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NASA's Perseverance rover fails to collect rock in first Mars drilling attempt

NASA's Perseverance rover has failed in its first attempt to collect a rock sample from Mars as part of the search for signs of ancient life on the planet, the space agency has confirmed.The rover is...

2296 17/08/2021

Manchester United to be renamed on Football Manager following trademark settlement

Football Manager players will no longer be able to manage 'Manchester United', following a settlement between the club and the games developer Sports Interactive.Instead, from FM22 onwards, the Manche...

2389 16/08/2021

Footballers' position and length of career increase their risk of dementia, says study

Professional footballers are at an increased risk of developing dementia depending on the length of their careers and their playing position, according to a landmark study.The research was based on th...

2362 15/08/2021

Seven key takeaways from the IPCC climate change report - and it's not all bad news

The latest major report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has issued a stark warning to the world about what to expect as the planet warms.The 1,300-page document attempts to pul...

2442 14/08/2021

Left 4 Dead zombie shooter sequel aims to live up to fans' expectations

A "spiritual successor" to the genre defining Left 4 Dead games, Back 4 Blood, is slated for release in October.Developed by the architects of the co-operative zombie shooter genre, Turtle Rock Studio...

2433 13/08/2021

Apple to scan iPhones for images of child abuse

Apple has announced a new system to be included in iPhones that will automatically scan those devices to identify if they contain photos featuring child sexual abuse before those images are uploaded t...

2455 12/08/2021

4th person in US mysteriously stricken with deadly bacteria from South Asia

Burkholderia pseudomallei grown on sheep blood agar for 24 hours. B. pseudomallei is a Gram-negative aerobic bacteria, and it's the causative agent of melioidosis. (credit: Getty | CDC/Courtesy o...

2276 11/08/2021

iPhone 13, 1TB storage, Prospect of applying lidar sensor

It is predicted that Apple will apply ‘one terabyte (TB)’capacity, which is twice as large as its predecessor, to ‘iPhone 13 (tentative name)’ this year. Citing a report from Wedbush Securities in the...

2562 11/08/2021

5 web design tips for service-based businesses

The design of your website can have a huge impact on how many sales you make and how many clients you attract. If people find your design tacky and unprofessional, then they won’t want to do business...

2488 10/08/2021

Twitter pilots a new shopping section for brands

Twitter is piloting a new feature that allows businesses to add a shopping section to the top of their profiles, the company has announced. The Shop Module launches in the US today and offers a carous...

2468 09/08/2021

Google begins showing what its new Play Store safety listings will look like

There's still half a year to go before you start seeing Google Play's new safety section, which will show you an Android app's privacy information, in listings within the store. Google ann...

2547 08/08/2021

QuotaPath raises $21.3M in Insight Partners-led round to help sales teams better track commissions

QuotaPath, which has developed a commission-tracking solution for sales and revenue teams, has raised $21.3 million in a Series A funding round led by Insight Partners.Existing backers ATX Ventures, I...

2560 07/08/2021

Walmart’s latest business: Selling its e-commerce tech to other retailers

Just as Amazon Web Services is the profit center that powers much of Amazon’s other businesses, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon has been increasingly interested in expanding his company’s profit pools beyon...

2474 06/08/2021

Israel begins investigation into NSO Group spyware abuse

Israeli government officials visited the offices of the hacking company NSO Group on Wednesday to investigate allegations that the firm’s spyware has been used to target activists, politicians, busine...

2480 05/08/2021

Facebook requiring U.S. employees to be vaccinated to return to work

Facebook will require U.S. workers returning to its offices to be vaccinated, the company said on Wednesday.“As our offices reopen, we will be requiring anyone coming to work at any of our US campuses...

2465 04/08/2021