Alibaba giant IPO announced
The long-awaited Alibaba giant IPO (initial public offering) has been announced as China’s leading e-commerce company files documents in the US. Analysts predict possibly...
UK manufacturing output rose 0.8% in September
Manufacturing output in the UK increased 0.8% in September, the biggest monthly jump in over a year and a significant improvement from a summer...
Vikings traveled with their families when colonizing new lands
A recent study has found evidence to suggest that Viking women travelled with men as they explored for new lands to colonize.
This is in...
NASA launches 4 spacecraft to study Earth’s and Sun’s magnetic field interactions
At 10:44 EDT on Thursday, NASA launched four Magnetospheric Multiscale spacecraft to study a phenomenon called magnetic reconnection – a process thought to trigger...
Sun superflare could destroy life on Earth warn scientists
A Sun superflare could destroy life on Earth, and not just completely frazzle our electronic equipment, says an international team of scientists. Those who...
Co-op to spray ATM thieves and stolen cash with traceable gel
The Co-op is rolling out a new scheme across the United Kingdom that sprays ATM thieves and the money they steal from the group's...
Panasonic is making some of its technologies royalty free to spur growth in the...
Panasonic is making some of its own software and patents royalty free in an effort to boost the development of the Internet of Things...
Finland’s basic income trial boosted well-being, but not employment
Finland’s basic income scheme didn’t help unemployed people find jobs as much as the government had hoped for, but it did have a positive...
Huawei half year sales rose 19 percent
Huawei half year sales increased by 19% year-on-year to 135.8bn yuan ($21.9bn). The Chinese multinational networking and telecommunications equipment and services giant reported an...
Airbus has spent millions preparing for a possible no-deal Brexit
Airbus has spent millions preparing for a no-deal Brexit scenario in which the UK leaves the European Union without a deal.
Senior vice president Katherine...