Here’s everything you need to know about the EU’s Sentinel Earth-watching mission June 23, 2015 Late last night, the EU launched the Sentinel-2a satellite into space, from where it will take detailed photos of the world's food crops. Read more: How to stop climate change: Drop the hamburger The satellite was developed by the European Space Agency, and was sent up from Kourou in French Guiana aboard a Vega [...]
“Undo send” feature for Gmail is officially here June 23, 2015 Google has added "undo send" as a formal setting in Gmail for the web, giving users up to 30 seconds to cancel emails after they've hit "send". The feature was available in Gmail Labs, a section that lets users trial experimental, pre-release features. However, most users don't use this section, and "undo send" has now [...]
Stunning image of the red aurora taken from International Space Station June 23, 2015 The American astronaut Scott Kelly posted these powerful images of the red aurora – or "red curtain" – on Twitter today. Day 87. The red curtain of an #aurora closes on another day. Good night from @space_station! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/NUyJkGKy9y — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) June 22, 2015 Aurora borealis is caused by cosmic rays, solar wind [...]
London FinTech startup Currency Cloud raises $18m series C funding from Rakuten, Sapphire Ventures and other investors June 23, 2015 One of London’s FinTech stars has landed a new round of funding as investors scramble for a piece of London’s booming financial technology sector. Currency Cloud has landed $18m (around £12m) from investors, including ecommerce giant Rakuten, in its latest funding round, just a week after London cemented its status as the tech capital of [...]
Bad news, beer drinkers – drinking a couple of pints a day could be toxic for your health June 23, 2015 Drinking a litre of beer a day – about two pints – isn't just bad for you: it's actually toxic, a study by the University of Valencia has found. Researchers looked at levels of Deoxynivalenol (DON) and HT-2, two toxic metabolites produced by microscopic fungi often present in beer, and found over half of [...]
Google wants volunteers to try its virtual reality camera Jump June 23, 2015 Capturing the world with 16 GoPro cameras in a 360-degree view? If you’ve been looking for that one-of-a-kind volunteering opportunity to impress your friends with, this might just be it. Google has developed a 16-camera virtual reality video capture platform called Jump – and now the tech giant is looking for volunteers to try it [...]
New cancer screening by GPs will “save thousands” in England June 23, 2015 New guidelines for diagnosing cancer in GP surgeries will “save thousands” of lives each year if implemented properly, according to the government's health watchdog. Read more: Scientists say immunotherapy could open a "new era" of cancer treatment The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) is giving doctors in England basic diagnostic tests [...]
Altice and Bouygues share prices rise as takeover talk gets louder June 22, 2015 French telecoms firm Altice has confirmed that it has made an offer for smaller rival Bouygues Telecom, via its subsidiary Numericable-SFR. Shares in both Altice and Bouguyes were up on Monday morning after the statement this morning. Altice was up 19.5 per cent to €137.55, with Bouygues up 13.37 per cent to €38.09. Altice, founded by [...]
Koenigsegg’s One:1 “megacar” has broken the world record for car sprinting June 22, 2015 A Swedish "megacar" has smashed the record for acceleration and deceleration, making it the fastest sprinting car in the world. Koenigsegg's One:1 managed to go from stationary to 300km/h in just 17.95 seconds during a test run in Angelholm, Sweden. This is 3.24 seconds faster than the current record set by the Koenigsegg Agera R [...]
Britain’s world-leading financial services industry is more than just the City June 21, 2015 Financial services” does not equal “London”. This is my message overseas – but it is equally important to say it on these shores as well. Like all lord mayors, I speak to and for the whole of the UK’s financial and professional services community – of which London is only a part. Our work is [...]