Joanna Shields resigns, black rhinos hunted and gene eye injections

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B U S I N E S S Joanna Shields steps down as CEO of Tech City UK Joanna Shields, CEO of Tech City UK, has announced today that she will be stepping down as chief exec and taking a seat on the board of the London Stock Exchange. Gerard Grech has been appointed as her successor, effective from 3 February » N E W S UK expert: Texan auction of black rhino kill permit is 'perfectly reasonable' conservation method A UK research fellow currently running a rhino conservation project in South Africa has told Wired.co.uk that the $350,000 (£214,000) Texas auction of a permit to hunt a black rhino in Namibia is a "perfectly reasonable" conservation method » S C I E N C E Injecting genes into the eye improves eyesight, could treat blindness one day Gene therapy treatment for rare eye disease choroideremia has been shown to not only stall degeneration, but improve the sight of patients involved in the first UK trial » S C I E N C E Cold fusion continues to progress stealthily into the mainstream The developments over the last few months have been in business rather than science, with focus shifting towards commercialising a technology claimed to be able to generate unlimited energy » C U L T U R E This is what a computer sees when it watches The Matrix Artist Ben Grosser has explored computer vision through a project that investigates how a machine might watch movies such as The Matrix, Inception, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Taxi Driver and Annie Hall » G A M I N G Tom Chatfield on video games: difficulty is the point, not the problem A good game is one that is rewarding to play; where the journey of discovery and incremental mastery is balanced between excessive frustration and simplicity » S C I E N C E Study: coffee enhances long-term memory retention Coffee is the gift that keeps on giving thanks to the discovery that the substance appears to also significantly aid memory » Promotion Revealed. The all new C-Class. With sporty looks, a responsive drive and cutting-edge technology at your fingertips, it's the car designed around you. BE THE FIRST TO FIND OUT MORE. Click here C U L T U R E Where data-viz began: a brief history of infographics The infographic reigns supreme today, but in 1920s and 30s Germany, Fritz Kahn struggled for his work to be accepted Listen » T E C H N O L O G Y Toshiba Encore review The Toshiba Encore offers a neatly portable way to use Windows 8.1 and crams in an HD screen, quad-core processor and 8-megapixel camera too, all for a very reasonable price Listen » P O D C A S T Wired.co.uk Podcast 157: £60 prosthetic limbs, Coinye West and agile emperor penguins Listen this week for an entertaining 30-minute look at the most interesting technology and science stories from the last seven days Listen »

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