The year 2014 ranks as Earth’s warmest since 1880, according to two separate analyses by NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists. The 10 warmest years in the instrumental record, with the exception of 1998, have now occurred since 2000. This trend continues a long-term warming of the planet.
Retail bank IT investment in 2015 will be focused squarely on driving revenue growth, according to new research from Ovum. The large majority of investment made in 2015 will be focused on progressing with an omni-channel experience for customers.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX succeeded in delivering supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), but failed to land its rocket on a platform designed to retrieve it and allow it to be re-used. SpaceX attempted to land the first stage on an autonomous spaceport drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean after stage separation. While the rocket made it to the drone ship, it landed hard, the company reports.