The stereotypical rude and stand-offish image of a banker may be well-deserved, while teachers are typically conscientious , according to new research. The study assessed thousands of people within the same profession and compared them to other job roles. It found many long-standing prejudices to be true, such as ‘disagreeable’ beef farmers, bankers and car dealers … Read more
Facebook is the most downloaded app of the DECADE – and the social media Goliath owns three of the other four companies in the top five A report from App Annie has measured the most downloaded apps of the decade Facebook was the most downloaded smartphone app between 2010 and 2019 The top five include Facebook … Read more
SpaceX will attempt to break its own record by recovering both pieces of its nosecone as they fall from space SpaceX will try to recover both pieces of its Falcon 9 nosecone for the first time The company will use two ships equipped with large nets A launch will also deliver a communications satellite covering Southeast … Read more
Google has rolled out RCS messaging on Android phones in the US that many are comparing to Apple’s iMessages, but with the same iconic green bubbles. The messaging protocol has an 8,000 character limit, read receipts, typing indicators and can use WiFi to send messages. Users just have to make Google’s Messages app their default … Read more
Feeling stressed? Flirt with a coworker! Study finds harmless banter among peers improves your self-image – but has the opposite effect with a superior Study surveyed more than 100 people in the US, Canada and Philippines Found that people enjoyed banter with co-workers and it even relieved stress Harmless flirting improves one’s self-image which protects them from … Read more
Elderly people in Japan ‘are wearing mechanical exoskeletons to extend their working life into their 70s’ as the country’s population becomes one of the oldest in the world Japan has one of the oldest populations in the world with 28% over 65 The country is considering raising the retirement age to 70 in order to … Read more
Climate change is causing birds to migrate earlier in the spring to find food and reach breeding grounds before they are ‘crowded out’ US migratory birds are passing certain stops sooner in spring than 20 years ago Dramatic shifts were found in places where temperatures are rising quickly Changes brought on by climate change as … Read more
Airport security and payment systems that use facial recognition can be fooled by using a 3D-printed mask of a different person’s face, researchers find Researcher printed a lifelike mask to see if they could fool facial recognition Mask was able to trick payment systems and boarder checkpoints Team suggest that facial recognition is not as safe … Read more
Honda is set to launch a partial self-driving car during in Japan the summer next year. Its Legend sedan will boast a Level-3 autonomy system, which enables the vehicle to pilot itself for extended periods. According to a report, the car will retail for 10 million yen, roughly $91,000, compared to 7.2 million yen for … Read more
Samsung backtracks on its claim that it sold a million bendable Galaxy Folds, blaming its president for confusing the figure with sales targets Samsung is now denying previous claim that it sold 1 million Galaxy Folds The figure was suggested by Samsung President Young Sohn last week Previous sales estimates totaled around 500,000 units in … Read more
Samsung says it has sold ONE MILLION bendable Galaxy Folds since September despite disastrous launch The Galaxy Fold has reportedly sold 1 million units worldwide Sales have come despite initial issues documented with the phones design Display problems cause the device’s screen to cease working earlier this year By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 16:27 … Read more
Stunning high-resolution image of the central region of the Milky Way uncovers evidence of an ancient ‘star burst’ that caused more than a hundred thousand supernova explosions The image was taken by the Very Large Telescope in Chile’s Atacama Desert Analysis revealed three different phases in the central Milky Way’s evolution The star burst took place … Read more
Easter Island in Polynesia is famed for its mysterious carved figures known as Moai, which the indigenous Rapanui people believed helped food grow on the land. Now new analysis of the quarry where more than 90 per cent of the monoliths were created – Rano Raruko – suggests that they may have been right. In … Read more