Human-to-robot empathy is possible, say researchers
Is human-to-robot empathy possible? That is, can we feel empathy toward humanoid robots? Researchers from Toyohashi University of Technology and Kyoto University believe we...
Europe’s oldest tree is changing sex
A 5,000-year-old Fortingall Yew in Perthshire, Scotland, possibly the oldest tree in Europe, is changing sex, a scientist from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh informed....
AIG third quarter earnings dropped 60 percent
American International Group Inc (AIG) posted a steep decline in quarterly earnings on Monday.
The insurance giant posted third quarter after-tax operating income of $691 million,...
ClearSky Data raised $27 million in Series B funding
ClearSky Data, a new startup firm focusing on technology solutions in enterprise infrastructure, landed $27 million in its Series B funding round to boost...
ConAgra selling private-label unit to TreeHouse Foods for $2.7 billion
ConAgra Foods Inc is offloading its private-label unit to TreeHouse Foods Inc for $2.7 billion after difficulties turning the business around.
ConAgra acquired the Ralcorp...
Snapchat offers the most positive social media experience, says study
According to a recent study, the communication experience on Snapchat is more positive than Facebook and other social media.
Researchers at the University of Michigan...
BAE systems acquires 20% stake in Reaction Engines
BAE Systems acquired a 20% stake in Reaction Engines for £20.6 million.
Reaction Engines is an aerospace manufacturer based in Oxfordshire developing a hybrid...
Antarctica is gaining ice, new NASA study shows
After years of gloom and doom warnings by experts that the poles are melting rapidly and sea levels will shoot up, a new NASA...
Acid fog in Mars eats at rocks
Mars has acid fog that scientists believe may have eaten at rocks in a 100-acre area on Husband hill in the Columbia Hills of...
Ancient Kazakhstan patterns baffle NASA scientists
NASA scientists cannot explain how some huge Kazakhstan patterns got there, what they are, how or who made them, or what they are for....