Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A hug is fine – so long as that what’s both of you are comfortable with, says Alison Whatever happened to the simple handshake at work? asks author Alison Green, and the creator of the workplace advice column Ask a Manager. You’re greeting a colleague who you haven’t seen …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Allen announced his diagnosis earlier this month Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft, has died aged 65 from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He had revealed the disease’s return only two weeks ago, after previously being treated for it in 2009. He had said he and his doctors were “optimistic” about …
A semi-autonomous robot that can take different types of measurements from the skin has been developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Fitted with suction cups to help it move, the prototype can be fitted with a dermatoscope to help look for signs of abnormalities, including skin cancer, something normally done manually …
Image copyright Getty Images Virgin Media says it is investigating a problem which has left many customers in London without internet access and TV services. The company tweeted that the problem “might be fixed this evening”, but said a separate “system issue” left it unable to provide more information. The problems were first reported on …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Air India is India’s biggest international carriers An Air India flight attendant has been injured after falling from the door of a parked aeroplane at India’s Mumbai airport. Harsha Lobo was preparing the flight for boarding to Delhi on Monday morning when the incident happened. Ms Lobo, 52, suffered …
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionDragons’ Den star says he owes his success to dyslexia Businessman and former Dragons’ Den star Theo Paphitis has credited dyslexia for his success. Mr Paphitis told BBC 5 live’s Wake Up to Money that the disorder, which affects reading, writing and spelling, had forced him to …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The car is essentially built; it just needs funding to go and set records The project to race a car at over 1,000mph has run into a financial roadblock with the company behind the venture going into administration. The Bloodhound supersonic vehicle is all but built but needs a …
Businessman and former Dragons’ Den star Theo Paphitis has credited dyslexia for his success. Source by [author_name]
Ford’s European boss has said a no-deal Brexit “would be pretty disastrous” for British industry and could affect the company’s future in the UK. Steven Armstrong said he was “still confident” a tariff-free frictionless trade deal would be done. But he told the BBC that a no-deal outcome would “force us to think about what …