LinkedIn share price rockets after revenues jump 37 per cent beating forecasts October 29, 2015 LinkedIn, the professional networking site, saw its shares shoot up 11.71 per cent after markets closed when it released its third quarter results. The figures LinkedIn beat expectations handsomely, with earnings per share of $0.78 compared to forecasts of $0.46. Revenue for the last three months was $780m (£509m), a jump of 37 per cent, [...]
Nissan unveils concept vehicle ahead of 2020 driverless car launch – and it can communicate with pedestrians October 29, 2015 Nissan has launched an autonomous driving "concept vehicle" as part of its plans to launch its own driverless car by 2020. The Japanese motor company is planning to roll out its autonomous car technology in stages. The company unveiled a concept vehicle that "embodies Nissan's vision of the future of autonomous driving” – Nissan Intelligent Driving [...]
Marriage is good for the heart – it helps people survive after cardiac surgery October 29, 2015 Being married makes a healthy heart, according to a new study published in the journal JAMA Surgery. By looking at survival rates after major cardiac surgery among those aged 50 or over, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found those who stayed married were had a much higher chance of staying alive for two years [...]
Is there another universe? Strange light in space hints there’s a second universe lying parallel to ours October 29, 2015 Distant light at the very edge of the universe could be seeping in from a neighbouring cosmos. This is the theory put forward by Ranga-Ram Chary, an astronomer at the California Institute of Technology, who argues the mysterious far-away light just doesn't fit into our current model of the universe. By comparing Plank's map of [...]
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate review: a stunning vision of Victorian London can’t save this series from feeling tired October 29, 2015 There have been nine Assassin’s Creed games since the original launched in 2007, which fans of maths will know works out to one and a bit games every year. That wearisome annual churn has reduced a once proud series to something familiar and formulaic, and Syndicate makes only a small attempt to buck this downward [...]
The Yoga Tab 3 is a stand-out tablet, packing a powerful built-in projector October 29, 2015 ★★★★☆ At first glance the Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Pro is a clunky looking thing, all swollen down one side like it’s been stung by an electric bee. Pick it up and hold it portrait-wise however and that beefy edge suddenly makes sense. The tablet sits comfortably in your palm with a grippy heft that [...]
Halo 5: Guardians review – multiplayer elevates franchise to new heights October 29, 2015 Platform: XBO | ★★★★☆ If you haven’t followed the intricacies of the Halo universe over the past 14 years, you’re never going to catch up now (if you have, I’ve got news for you: you’re old and your best days are behind you). Halo’s plot is labyrinthine and esoteric and, honestly, a bit silly. You’re not [...]
Guitar Hero Live aims for realism but lacks the party appeal of its bitter rival October 29, 2015 ★★★☆☆ In Guitar Hero Live, you perform in front of images of an actual, living crowd of real humans, who cheer and sing and dance along to the music as you strum away. It’s as if you’re actually there, living the rockstar dream through the eyes of a live-action guitar hero, and not sitting in [...]
Dong Energy to build world’s biggest wind farm in the Irish Sea off UK coast October 29, 2015 Denmark’s Dong Energy plans to build the world’s biggest offshore windfarm in the Irish Sea off the UK coast. The 660-megawatt Walney Extension windfarm will overtake the current record holder, Dong’s 630-megawatt (MW) London Array Offshore Wind Farm, when it completes in 2018. It will deliver electricity to 460,000 UK homes. The project will feature two different wind turbines [...]
Workers with a “male brain” earn more money October 29, 2015 Forget negotiating tactics and job changes. If you’re looking to raise your salary, the best thing you can do might be to make sure you’ve got the right kind of brain. Workers with a “male brain” (really) earn a significant amount more than those with a “female brain”, new research has shown, linking a male [...]