Image copyright Getty Images A couple of months ago I wrote a wildly optimistic piece about how we’ve all probably bought our last cars. It drew on analysis that suggests that the convergence of electric cars and Uber-style ride hailing networks, together with autonomous driving technology, could completely reshape the car market. These new “robo-taxis” …
Image copyright Getty Images China said talks with the US “laid the foundations” to resolve a damaging trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies. The negotiations in Beijing this week were “extensive, deep and detailed,” China’s commerce ministry said. The US highlighted China’s pledge to purchase more agriculture and other goods, without providing specifics. …
Image copyright Getty Images Japan will end a ban on British beef and lamb that has been in place since the mad cow disease epidemic. The move comes ahead of a meeting between Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Theresa May. The leaders are expected to announce funding for technology collaborations at the Downing Street …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption There were a number of discounts in stores in the run-up to Christmas Retail sales were flat in December, as UK businesses experienced their worst Christmas in a decade, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Total retail sales showed 0% year-on-year growth during the month, the worst December …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Qatar’s vast natural gas supplies have made it resilient to the embargo When four of Qatar’s neighbours hit it with an economic and diplomatic embargo back in June 2017, one expert says it faced two big problems. “The Qataris had a two-fold battle to fight,” says Michael Stephens, Middle …
Image copyright Getty Images Rolls-Royce Motor Cars sold a record number of cars last year, with sales driven by the new eighth-generation Phantom model. The BMW-owned company sold a total of 4,107 vehicles, a rise of 5% on its previous record in 2014. Roll-Royce, which exports more than 90% of its production, said sales grew …
Image copyright Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg is to hold a series of public discussions on the subject of technology and its future in society. The Facebook boss plans to tackle issues such as artificial intelligence (AI) and jobs, free speech on the net and the growth of online communities. He said he would talk to …
Image copyright Lora DiCarlo Image caption The Ose robot massager has been banned from CES A sex toy designed for women has been banned from the technology show CES. Lora DiCarlo said it had been invited to display its robotic Ose vibrator at CES, after winning an innovation award. CES organiser the Consumer Technology Association, …
LG Display continues to push organic light-emitting diode (OLED) screen tech as its premium option at 2019’s CES tech trade show in Las Vegas. BBC Click’s Spencer Kelly took a brief tour of its latest developments. Read and watch all our CES coverage at bbc.com/ces2019 Source by [author_name]
A robot that can draw on walls with marker pens and then erase its designs is on display at the CES tech show in Las Vegas. Scribit has already raised more than $2m (£1.6m) in a crowdfunding campaign. Read and watch all our CES coverage at bbc.com/ces2019 Source by [author_name]