Robots that can hold simple conversations and learn people’s interests are to be deployed in some UK care homes after an international trial found they boosted mental health and reduced loneliness. The wheeled robots, called “Pepper”, move independently and gesture with robotic arms and hands and are designed to be “culturally competent”, which means that […]
Samsung’s latest, the Galaxy Watch 3, is an all-round refinement of its previous excellent smartwatch efforts – slimmer, lighter and with a larger screen. The GBP399 Galaxy Watch 3 comes in two sizes (41mm or 45mm), two colours and with or without 4G, aiming to be the Apple Watch of Android, here reviewed in black […]
The ethical smartphone maker Fairphone has released two camera upgrades for its Fairphone 3 that are available separately or as a whole new device: the Fairphone 3+. The Fairphone 3+ costs GBP425 and marks a new approach for the eponymous Dutch company. The new phone is identical to 2019’s Fairphone 3 apart from an upgraded […]
Play Video 1:29 Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s neuroscience startup Neuralink has unveiled a pig with a small computer chip implanted in its brain. Describing the implant as ‘a Fitbit in your skull with tiny wires’, Musk said the pig was ‘happy and healthy’ two months after initially having it fitted. He presented a demo displaying […]
Sign In/Free Sign Up 0 Stock Markets14 hours ago (Aug 21, 2020 08:09AM ET) (C) Reuters. By Peter Nurse Investing.com — Stocks in focus in premarket trade on Friday, August 21st. Please refresh for updates. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock rose 0.8% after its stock price closed above $2,000 for the first time […]
Stock Markets15 hours ago (Aug 21, 2020 07:15AM ET) (C) (C) Reuters By Peter Nurse Investing.com – U.S. stocks are set to edge lower Friday, consolidating at the end of a record-breaking week with investors focusing on the race for the White House. At 07:15 AM ET (1115 GMT), S&P 500 Futures traded 5 points, […]
Economy7 hours ago (Aug 21, 2020 06:43AM ET) (C) Reuters. By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com — Joe Biden accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination as its presidential candidate with a speech promising to end the ‘darkness’ of the current time. Europe’s economy slowed in August, but the pound rises after better-than-expected business and retail sales surveys. Stocks […]
Economy8 hours ago (Aug 21, 2020 05:45AM ET) (C) Reuters. Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the closing session of NPC in Beijing BEIJING (Reuters) – China will step up efforts to make breakthroughs in key technologies, President Xi Jinping said, according to state TV on Friday. Authorities will roll out more support measures to help […]
Economy8 hours ago (Aug 21, 2020 05:25AM ET) LONDON (Reuters) – The largest outflow in 15 weeks from U.S. equity funds occurred during the same week the S&P 500 hit a new record high, analysts at BOFA have estimated citing financial flow data. About $7.8 billion was yanked out of the stock market during the […]
Economy9 hours ago (Aug 21, 2020 04:45AM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: BA planes tail fins are seen near Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport LONDON (Reuters) – British Airways is increasingly likely to face strike action this autumn, as the trade union representing cabin crew said that new contracts offered to the airline’s remaining staff […]