The price of crude oil was higher in afternoon trade on Tuesday, with August contracts for West Texas Intermediate adding $1.95 to $76.90 per barrel by around 1:30 p.m. local time on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while at last report Brent crude had gained $2.15 to $76.52 per barrel on the ICE Futures
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Robot aircraft–UAVs–are going to be big news in the future of warfighting, as the reveal of the U.K.’s new one proves. But have you thought about tiny UAVs for spying? Check out this robot insect to see the future of surveillance. It’s called the DelFlyII from the Technical University of Delft , and it just got to show its…
Got a bright idea? How about an energy-saving one? GE announced today a $200 million “open innovation challenge” that invites inventors, entrepreneurs, and startups of all stripes to compete to develop the next-generation of power grid technologies. Called the Ecomagination Challenge, this huge investment comes only weeks after GE announced a $10 billion injection into its own eco-R&D projects.…
This man is Andrew McLaughlin. A former Googler–he was their Head of Public Policy–he’s been hired by the Obama administration as the White House’s Deputy Chief Technology Officer, invoking the wrath of a House Oversight Committee member in the process. Rep. Darrell Issa has written to Google to demand an explanation as to how McLaughlin could have “used his…
Oil giant BP is hopeful that a new sealing cap will stop oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico, although it warned the cap had never been deployed at such depths or under such conditions. The old cap, which it replaces, only managed to contain about half the oil escaping from the damaged well so BP
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Goldfish are perhaps the most popular aquarium fish in the world, and a species most first-time fish hobbyists start off with. Their bold colors, gracefulness and gentle demeanor have endeared them to people of different generation, and they are ideal pets for children as they are relatively easy to care for. History of the Goldfish The goldfish, Carassius auratus…
While you were sleeping, innovation was pulling on its flares and platform shoes and practising its disco moves in front of the mirror. The reason? What with oil, dissident scientists, spies, Castro and recession, we’re so back to the 70s–and here’s our first track, from BP and the Sunshine Band. 1. According to BP, the latest containment cap over…
Starbucks has launched two new quick-brew products to expand the coffee giant’s presence in the UK and Japan. Read more here . Pictured (the original VIA product).
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T his is an article from our regular real estate columnist Rachelle I’ve been self employed for most of my career. It can be very exciting at times and offers a lot of freedom with your time that conventional employment doesn’t. You must also have an inordinate amount of faith in yourself and what you are doing. Whenever you…
Microsoft launched the Outlook Social Connector earlier this year , beginning with the integration of LinkedIn into all the elements of Outlook. Now, Mashable is reporting that Microsoft is about to integrate both Facebook and Windows Live Messenger into Outlook in much the same way. Outlook will pull both pictures and status updates from Facebook friends directly into your…