Some media outlets have reported that Earth is expecting a “massive magnetic storm” on March 18. That’s wrong, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). And they would know: Not only does NOAA help people build forecasts for weather here on Earth, they also predict space weather events like geomagnetic storms. […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s high-profile ouster of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sent the U.S. dollar down slightly on Tuesday, with crude oil falling after an initial jump. Trump gave Tillerson the boot on Tuesday after a series of public rifts over policy on North Korea, Russia and Iran, and replaced […]

Broadway bridge project wins top honor The project to replace the Broadway bridge drew the top honor at the American Council of Engineering Companies of Arkansas annual Engineering Excellence Awards Gala. The bridge spanning the Arkansas River connecting downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock was named Grand Conceptor at the annual event, held Thursday […]

Thai ‘big four’ banking institution Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) is adding euros and sterling to its Ripple-powered blockchain remittance platform. The SCB, one of Thailand’s biggest banks, is adding the euro and the sterling pound to its retail remittance offering powered by San Francisco-based blockchain giant Ripple, the Bangkok Post reports. SCB strategy chief Arak […]

Foxbit, Brazil’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has been down for over 72 hours, reportedly because of a bug that allowed its users to withdraw their bitcoin balances twice. The problem saw the company lose a total of 30 Bitcoins, at press time worth roughly $270,000. Through a livestream on YouTube, the company’s CEO João Canhada and […]

Programme open to computer science, electronics or software engineering students Students will have the opportunity to design software for future Jaguar Land Rover vehicles this summer after the company said it would fast-track placement applications. The programme is open to computer science, electronics or software engineering students at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Successful applicants will […]

Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan make their judging debut. Opening with a dramatic montage about music’s impact narrated by Carrie Underwood, American Idol returned for its new life on ABC. Idol ended its 15-season tenure on Fox in 2016. For the ABC revival, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan were tapped as […]

The way consumers use smartphones is changing, so the tech giants say, with photos and videos posted online having replaced calls and texts as the main way to communicate. In response, flagship smartphones are increasingly focusing on cameras as the centrepiece of their device, and Samsung’s new Galaxy S9 is a fine example of this. […]

China’s Mars 2020 probe is undergoing testing for atmospheric entry, descent and landing on the red planet, a researcher involved in the mission has stated. Zhou Weijiang, a researcher with the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and participant in the country’s ongoing annual parliamentary sessions, told Science and Technology Daily over the weekend […]

In an open letter Tim Berners-Lee, the man who invented world wide web, has said that the big WWW is now under threat and has lost its character that gave people ability to innovate. In his letter, that marks the web turning 29, Berners-Lee notes that the WWW not only faces challenges that include misinformation […]