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Hurricane Dorian: Bahamas battered by ‘monster’ storm
Hurricane Dorian, a category five storm, has sustained winds of up to 180mph (285km/h)
Heat from the London Underground will be used to heat 1350 homes
Waste heat from one of the tube lines will be channelled from the Northern Line to support the London Borough of Islington's district heating
Climate change: Big lifestyle changes ‘needed to cut emissions’
Prof Sir Ian Boyd said the public had little idea of the scale of the challenge from the so-called Net Zero emissions target
Elon Musk says the difference between human intellect and AI is comparable to the difference between chimpanzees and humans
What comes to mind when you hear the words "artificial intelligence"?
Mars mission readies tiny chopper for Red Planet flight
The mini-helicopter is regarded as a bonus on the 2020 mission
‘Worst of wildfires still to come’ despite Brazil claiming crisis is under control
The fires raging in the Brazilian Amazon are likely to intensify over the coming weeks, a leading environmental expert has warned, despite government
Apple ends contracts for hundreds of workers hired to listen to Siri
Hundreds of Apple workers across Europe who were employed to check Siri recordings for errors have lost their jobs after the company
The end is near for the Airbus A380 superjumbo jet. Here’s how it went from airline status symbol to reject in just 10 years
The end is looming for the Airbus A380, following Airbus' announcement earlier this year that it will end production of the double-decker in
Ex-Google and Uber engineer charged with theft
Anthony Levandowski was charged with 33 counts of trade theft involving Alphabet's self-driving car technology
Opioid crisis: Johnson & Johnson hit by landmark ruling
The company said immediately after the judgement that it would appeal
Microsoft Issues New Windows 10 Update Warning
While Microsoft deserves some sympathy for recent Windows 10 problems, typically the buck stops in Redmond. And with its latest Windows
Sri Lanka to sign deal for offshore oil joint study with Norway’s Equinor
The Sri Lankan government will sign an agreement on August 27 with Norwegian energy firm Equinor to survey the offshore blocks JS5
Nestlé plan to take 1.1m gallons of water a day from natural springs sparks outcry
The crystal blue waters of Ginnie Springs have long been treasured among the string of pearls that line Florida’s picturesque Santa Fe River
UN WARNING: FOOD IS GOING TO GET REALLY, REALLY EXPENSIVE
The global food supply is on the brink of disaster, according to a newly published report by the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Why Are We So Bad at Choosing the Right Job?
What would be your perfect job? Although there are well-defined parameters around what people actually want from work, our career-related
Why WeWork’s $47 billion private valuation could be a key stumbling block for its IPO — and might even derail it completely
It hasn't been a great year for unicorns. It could be an even worse one for WeWork
The Amazon in Brazil is on fire – how bad is it?
The northern states of Roraima, Acre, Rondônia and Amazonas have been particularly badly affected
VISION 8 ACADEMY
Leading business trainer, Amintha Sugath De Silva, Chief Visionary Officer of Vision 8 Academy received the prestigious "Best Trainer of
