One ton rodent with a bite like a tiger’s related to modern-day guinea pig
The largest fossil rodent ever found was an animal that weighed 1,000 kilograms, had huge front tusk-like teeth, and a bite as powerful as that...
Twitter rolling out “instant timeline”, hopes to boost rate of user growth
Twitter is rolling out a new feature called "instant timeline" which allows new users to instantly see a stream of content from the social network without...
Tesco rewards disastrous ex-bosses with £2.1m Golden Goodbyes
Tesco plc, the world’s second largest retailer, is rewarding two ex-bosses who were at the helm as the company rapidly lost market share and...
UK construction activity picks up in January, but outlook falls
UK construction activity accelerated in January after December’s low, according to Markit Economics. However, job creation fell to a 13-month **trough while construction companies’ assessment...
Doubling distance of optical fibre communications with new technique
British scientists have managed to double the distance optical fiber communications can travel error free by eliminating the interactions between optical channels. This could...
Graphene means semi-transparent, flexible electronics is a real prospect
Thanks to graphene - the strongest and thinnest material currently known in science - semi-transparent, flexible electronics may no longer be just science fiction,...
What is Dark Matter? New fundamental particle may help
Nobody knows what Dark Matter is, even though 85% of the Universe’s mass is thought to be made up of it. Researchers from the...
Raspberry Pi 2 on sale now at $35
The next-generation Raspberry Pi 2 is now on sale, replacing the original Raspberry Pi 1 Model B+, offering a faster processor and more memory...
Chip Wilson steps down from Lululemon board
The founder of Yoga-wear manufacturer Lululemon, Chip Wilson, is stepping down from the company’s board of directors.
Wilson said that the company is back on...
Uber opening research lab to develop self-driving-cars
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick often talks about the futuristic and innovative technology of self-driving cars, once he even said that they could replace Uber’s...