Over the past few months the idea of mobile payments has suddenly taken off. With the introduction ofNFCinto at least one production phone (with the iPhonerumored to follow suit) many people can’t help but wonder what the technology holds as far as mobile payments are concerned. Rightly so, quite frankly, as consumers should have a lot of concerns about any sort of transition that deals with their finances. But it’s more than just NFC, our phones and the things that we’re used to using....

As astronomers search distant star systems looking for exoplanets, many hope to find the telltale signs of life on other worlds. A new study examines this search from the opposite point of view — identifying worlds where extraterrestrial astronomers may be able to discover life on Earth. Astronomers (the human kind) have found 1,715 stars within 326 light years of Earth where astronomers (the alien kind) would have been able to detectlife on Earthduring the last 5,000 years....

It wasreportedyesterday that location reviews, discussion and deals serviceYelpis in the early stages of preparing to float on the stock market. With significant competition from the likes ofGoogle PlacesandGroupon, Yelp – a grandaddy in the market having been around since 2004 – may not seem like the sexiest of investment opportunities, but it has something its rivals don’t. One of the key benefits of running an Internet business is that you don’t need to have staff situated around the globe in order to serve the whole world....

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How your city will transform as mobility tech catches on What the construction industry needs to be aware of It would be sensible for the construction industry to embrace these changes with some modicum of preparedness. The growing call for employee safety, filling the skills gap, sustainability and more in construction, mean that the sector needs to embrace innovations such as those coming from AVs and emerging mobility. Ignoring such market changes will be at unprepared firms’ peril....