Ken Clarke: The House of Lords needs to be reined in November 1, 2015 After the House of Lords twice voted to delay the implementation of the government's controversial tax credit cuts, former chancellor Ken Clarke has said the upper house needs to be reined in with new laws. Last week the Lords backed amendments from both Labour peer Baroness Hollis and crossbench peer Baroness Meacher, which frustrated the government's plans. [...]
Galloper’s £1.5bn wind farm off Suffolk coast gets green light October 30, 2015 German utilities giant RWE has been given the go-ahead to build a £1.5bn wind farm off the coast of Suffolk, creating nearly 800 jobs, after it found three partners to back the project. The Galloper wind farm’s future was jeopardised when electricity and gas supplier SSE shelved plans to invest in it, citing concerns over the viability of the UK's offshore [...]
How to avoid Uber’s surge pricing: Science explains how to beat the algorithm October 30, 2015 Uber may have changed our lives (for the better or worse, depending on which side of the "black cab" argument you're on), but there's no denying when that surge pricing screen pops up, it's a disappointment. Now scientists in the US have worked out a way to beat it. Troubled by what they call "Uber's [...]
Cambridge scientists make breakthrough on “super battery” which can power a car from London to Edinburgh October 30, 2015 Cambridge scientists are a step closer to developing a so-called "super battery", which could power a car from London to Edinburgh in one charge. Lithium-air batteries have been touted as the next generation of batteries, due to their theoretical ability to store ten times more energy than lithium-ion batteries. But their development has been beset with problems, such as low efficiency and [...]
UK police forces “lobby” to get access to internet browsing histories October 30, 2015 Police want to be given access the internet browsing histories of everyone in the UK, according to reports. They have lobbied the government ahead of next week's unveiling of the new surveillance bill in the House of Commons, during which home secretary Theresa May is expected to put forward the new measures. Internet service providers [...]
EA results don’t impress investors but management stays cheery ahead of Star Wars Battlefront launch October 29, 2015 Shares in games manufacturer Electronic Arts (EA) fell by 1.99 per cent in after hours trading, despite the company's results for the second quarter of the 2016 financial year beating expectations. The figures Revenue fell to $1.15bn (£750m) from $1.22bn in the same period of last year. Digital revenue was $502m, down from $508m, whereas the [...]
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 [...]