Practical quantum computer a step closer, say IBM scientists
IBM is a step closer towards creating a practical quantum computer, company scientists announced on Wednesday. A quantum computer computes using superpositions of quantum...
MasterCard Inc. reports 17 percent increase in first quarter profit
MasterCard Inc. posted a better than expected 17% increase in first quarter profit, driven by lower operating expenses and higher purchase volumes.
The company's first...
Barclays set aside extra £800 million to cover potential settlements
Barclays set aside another £800 million to cover potential settlements for its alleged involvement in foreign exchange manipulation after posting a 9% increase in...
Whitening Arctic may halt sea ice melt, but not climate change
Artificially whitening the surface of the Arctic Ocean will reflect more of the Sun’s energy back into space and restore much of the sea...
Lakes under Antarctica desert may support life, so maybe life on Mars
Under the dry valleys in Antarctica there are several interconnected lakes and brine-saturated sediments that could sustain life, and if so, dramatically increase the...
Meteorite hunt underway from giant fireball, could be worth a lot of money
A giant fireball was seen flying over Britain and Ireland on Sunday evening. The meteor is believed to have crashed somewhere in Ireland or...
Saturn moon Hyperion looks like a porous sea sponge in stunning image
When unmanned spacecraft Cassini flew by Hyperion, one of Saturn’s outer moons, it took this stunning image of the potato-shaped celestial body that looks like a...
Twitter shares plummet by over 18 percent after Q1 results
Twitter shares plummeted by around 20 percent on Tuesday after poor first quarter results were leaked ahead of schedule.
Revenue was shy of market estimates...
GoPro Inc. buys French software maker Kolor
GoPro Inc. posted quarterly revenue of $363.1 million, a 54 percent increase versus the same period last year.
Analysts had expected revenue of $341 million, according to...
Ford expects 2015 to be “a breakthrough year” for profits
Despite lackluster net income in the first quarter, Ford expects performance to improve this year.
The automotive giant expects full-year pretax profit of $8.5 billion...