The cost of cyber attacks on businesses has doubled in the last year June 2, 2015 The threat of cyber attacks on UK businesses is rising steeply, a government report has warned. Over the last year, the total cost of malicious attacks on business software and cyber breaches by employees came to £1.46m – over twice as much as the £600,000 they cost a year earlier. Nine out of 10 companies [...]
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras offers a “realistic” agreement to creditors June 2, 2015 After months of unpromising talks between Greece and its international creditors, could a bailout agreement finally be in view? Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras said today he had submitted a “realistic plan” for Greece to exit its current economic crisis, which includes a number of concessions, although the details are not yet known. Read [...]
Have humans reached their maximum IQ? Intelligence is starting to plateau for the first time June 2, 2015 Over the last century, humans have become much, much cleverer. In fact, new research by the University of Vienna shows how across the world, the average IQ has risen by 30 points during that time. Why this has happened is not entirely clear, but the researchers say it's a combination of better food quality and [...]
Sit-stand desks and walkabouts: Experts say we should all be on our feet for four hours of the working day June 2, 2015 If you spend all day sitting in front of the computer at work, only to go home and sit on a sofa for a few more hours, it's time to reassess your lifestyle. People should aim to be on their feet for four hours of the working day, Public Health England has said – in [...]
Bad weather forces Solar Impulse 2 to take a break in Japan June 1, 2015 Solar Impulse 2 has had to take a short break from its round-the-world flight due to dangerous weather conditions. The fully solar-powered plane is landing at Nagoya airport in Japan before making its way across the Pacific ocean. The pilot was just 36 hours into a journey expected to take six days when the emergency [...]
Former British Gas director Michael Uzielli spends first day as Heathrow CFO June 1, 2015 Former British Gas financial director Michael Uzielli has taken up the reins as chief financial officer of Heathrow, weeks before the Airports Commission announces its decision over a third runway for the airport. Read more: Sir Howard Davies says third runway will deliver more benefits at Heathrow than Gatwick. Uzielli's appointment was announced in [...]
On the path to curing cancer: Scientists say immunotherapy could open a “new era” of treatment June 1, 2015 For decades, chemotherapy has been the main treatment used to prolong the lives of cancer sufferers, but scientists believe a new kind of treatment could completely transform how we tackle the disease. Immunotherapy, which involves harnessing the body's own immune system to attack cancerous cells in the same way it would attack a virus, [...]
At least one German believes a deal with Greece is possible – EU commissioner Guenter Oettinger says agreement could be reached by end of week June 1, 2015 Against a background of pessimism from everyone involved, there is one German official who believes a deal between Greece and its creditors is in sight. Guenter Oettinger, Germany's EU commissioner, said this morning a deal could be achieved this week. "We will need progress at the working group level, in order that we [...]
This study shows why wife bonuses are a bad idea – earning more than your spouse makes them more likely to cheat June 1, 2015 Could the "wife bonus", revealed by the New York Times last month, be fuelling unfaithful marriages? A study by the University of Connecticut has suggested the arrangement, under which a wife is financially rewarded for "good wifing", could make her more likely to stray. Actually, this doesn't just apply to wives – the researchers looked at the propensity to [...]
Grexit is “not inevitable”, says Moody’s May 29, 2015 Greece is likely to remain in the euro even if it defaults on a €300m repayment to the International Monetary Fund on 5 June, credit ratings giant Moody's said today. Although analysts have speculated over the likelidhood of a Greek exit from the Eurozone, today it would not happen automatically, according to the report, which [...]
