Learning to play an instrument as a child can help you focus for longer and remember more throughout your life, a study has concluded. Neuroscientists from Chile conducted tests with musically-trained children and found they have greater brain activity in regions related to hearing and attention. Therefore, they suggest, kids who learn instruments may enjoy … Read more
Meghan Markle spoke out about how she handles public criticism during a virtual summit on Tuesday afternoon, using a quote from artist Georgia O’Keeffe to insist that she pays no mind to negative or positive opinions about her. The 39-year-old mother-of-one joined the Fortune’s Most Powerful Women summit to discuss ‘humane tech’ with the publication’s … Read more
Meghan Markle spoke out about how she handles public criticism during a virtual summit on Tuesday afternoon, using a quote from artist Georgia O’Keeffe to insist that she pays no mind to negative or positive opinions about her. The 39-year-old mother-of-one joined the Fortune’s Most Powerful Women summit to discuss ‘humane tech’ with the publication’s … Read more
Children’s books with lots of really detailed pictures ‘make it harder for kids to focus and understand the story’, study shows US researchers modified half of a kids’ book to remove all its needless pictures 6–8-year-olds were given it to read while their eye movements were tracked The kids were less distracted and learnt more … Read more
Thousands of Ford Focus cars are urgently recalled – here’s what to do if yours is affected 2787 Ford Focus vehicles from model year 2019 have been recalled Defective transmission studs could cause the engine to stall Several recalls affecting tens of thousands have hit Ford Australia this year By Alison Bevege For Daily Mail … Read more
Eye hospital firms focus on a sale that could be worth hundreds of millions of pounds A private equity fund backed by Fidelity is working on a potential sale of Optegra Optegra’s hospitals carry out laser eye surgery and also cataract removals Newmedica is working on a ‘strategic review’ that may lead to the sale … Read more
NQ Minerals is a project developer and miner with Australian assets that have plenty of near-term appeal. The company is led by an experienced team that includes veteran venture capitalist Walter Doyle, who is CEO, and serial entrepreneur David Lenigas, who chairs the business. Its holdings include the Hellyer mine in Tasmania, the Mount Block … Read more
TRUSTWATCH Witan Pacific is shifting its focus to China and wants to appoint Baillie as sole manager By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 15:26 BST, 22 August 2020 | Updated: 15:26 BST, 22 August 2020 Trust aims to provide investors with long-term growth and an income What is is? Witan Pacific is the … Read more
For a huge company like Google, it still surprises us that their communications products are still a mess even after all these years. While they did sort of simplify the messaging parts by getting rid of Allo, when it comes to the video calling apps, they still have two. Duo and Meet are basically both … Read more
Software giant Micro Focus shed a fifth of its value after a huge loss sent investors scrambling for the exit. The struggling company swung to a loss of £820million between November and April, as it said ‘economic uncertainty’ triggered by the pandemic meant it had to write down the value of its assets by £730million. … Read more