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Facebook increases size of IPO

16 May 2012

Facebook will increase the size of its initial public offering by 25 per cent, and could raise as much as $16 billion.

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Broadband firms must improve speed info, says Ofcom

16 May 2012

Ofcom has urged broadband providers to give consumers clearer information about internet speeds.

The Elgin Well Head Platform A, where the G4 well is located.

Total starts ‘kill’ operation to stop gas leak

15 May 2012

Total has started pumping heavy mud into a leaking well on its North Sea oil platform.

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China and India airlines fail to comply with EU carbon law

15 May 2012

Most international carriers flying to and from Europe have complied with EU carbon laws, except 10 airlines from China and India.

The Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft blasts off from its launch pad at Baikonur cosmodrome.

Soyuz craft blasts off to ISS

15 May 2012

A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three crew has blasted off for a half-year stay at the International Space Station.

2nd-Generation AMD A-Series APU

AMD unveils Trinity processors for laptops

15 May 2012

AMD has launched its 'Trinity' processor family, the 2nd-Generation AMD A-Series Accelerated Processing Units (APUs).

Space Situational Awareness - Near Earth Object (Credit ESA - P.Carril)

Astronomers 'crowdsource' asteroid observations

14 May 2012

The European Space Agency is teaming up with the UK’s Faulkes Telescope Project on space hazards research.

Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic passengers can use mobile phones

14 May 2012

Virgin Atlantic passengers will be able to call and text while in the air.

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Motorways 'not safe' for 80mph speed limit

14 May 2012

Motorways are not safe enough to cope with raising the speed limit from 70mph to 80mph, a report has said.

Yahoo

Yahoo CEO leaves after CV controversy

14 May 2012

Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson has left the company after scrutiny into inaccuracies on his biography and in company filings.

Museum celebrates Strowger exchange’s 100th anniversary

14 May 2012

The centenary of the UK’s first automatic telephone exchange will be marked by a three-day celebration beginning on Friday 18 May at the Avoncroft Museum, home of the National Telephone Kiosk Collection.

Centrica Energy Brigg power station (credit Centrica)

Centrica warns of higher energy bills

11 May 2012

Centrica has warned that households will face higher energy bills due to rises in wholesale gas prices and costs.

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