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Commercial spaceflight sector receiving £10m UK government boost

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Her Majesty's government plans to make £10 million of commercial spaceflight funding available to projects that will launch people and satellites into space from...

Facebook LiveRail acquisition agreed

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A Facebook LiveRail acquisition has been agreed between the start-up company that allows for more relevant banner ads to be targeted at online videos...
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SME export orders ‘racing ahead’ says CBI report

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SME export orders showed strong growth last quarter, according to a survey of small and medium manufacturers in the United Kingdom. This is in contrast...
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Ford investing $1 billion in Argo AI startup to develop autonomous technology

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Ford is investing $1 billion (£801 million) in the artificial intelligence startup Argo AI to help bring autonomous vehicles to the marketplace. The investment will...
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Gravitational waves detected for third time by LIGO scientists

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Gravitational waves have been detected in space for the third time, say scientists from the LIGO Scientific and Virgo Collaboration. Gravitational waves are ripples...
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Interest rates should rise sooner as wages reach turning point, says McCafferty

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Bank of England hawk Ian McCafferty says interest rates should rise sooner rather than later as UK wages reach a potential "turning point". Mr....
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Weird UFO-type orb found in field in Spain

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A weird UFO-type orb was discovered in a field in Clasparra, Murcia, Spain, on Tuesday by two goat farmers. Technically, it is not a...
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Replace corporation tax with tax on shareholder earnings urges think tank

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The UK government should replace corporation tax with a system that taxes income distributed to shareholders, says a right-wing think tank in a new...
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Electric vehicles in the UK to be given priority at traffic lights under new...

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Under new government proposals electric cars could be given their own special lane at traffic lights and be exempt from one-way systems. The proposals...
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Tiny Blackpoll Warbler migrates thousands of miles non-stop

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The 12 gram (0.42 oz) Blackpoll Warbler travels from the northeast of North America, flying non-stop for three days during its trip to South America,...