MPs say that HMRC is “still failing UK taxpayers”
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said that Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is “still failing UK taxpayers” because of its “abysmal” performance in dealing...
Zynga CFO resigns as number of monthly active users drops
Zynga Inc, the company behind the popular “FarmVille” game, announced that its Chief Financial Officer David Lee will be stepping down.
Chief Accounting Officer Michelle...
US factory orders fell 1% in September
Orders for factory goods in the US dropped for the second consecutive month in September as manufacturers continue to face the effects of a...
Google responds to EU antitrust regulators, says a fine would be “inappropriate”
Google has been under fire from EU antitrust regulators for the past few months. The company has been accused that it distorted search results...
Burberry to open £50 million manufacturing facility in Leeds
Burberry announced plans to build a new £50 million manufacturing and weaving facility in South Bank, Leeds.
In this context, 'factility' means 'factory.'
The development, which...
Activision Blizzard acquiring King Digital for $5.9 billion
Activision Blizzard is acquiring King Digital Entertainment plc (creators of the popular mobile game Candy Crush) for $18.00 in cash per share - a...
Osborne pushes for UK to be given EU renegotiation demands
Chancellor George Osborne warned Germany on Tuesday that the UK will not veto a treaty to save the Euro from collapse as long as...
Ant Man said the black ants tasted quite good
Reginald Foggerdy, aged 62, who survived for six days on his own in the Australian outback with no food or water, said the black...
A crashed drone on Mars?
A photograph of what looks like a machine that has crashed on Mars or was abandoned there, may have been a drone, says a...
14,000-year-old hunter-gatherer settlement found in Jersey
Remains of a 14,000-year-old hunter gatherer settlement have been discovered by archaeologists from University College London (UCL) and the University of Manchester. They say...