Image copyright Getty Images Energy regulator Ofgem wants to produce a “smarter, fairer and cleaner” energy system that, added to reforms proposed last month, could cut consumers’ bills by £45 a year from 2021. Its plans for revising the energy system would help customers benefit from new technology such as electric vehicles and renewables. Ofgem …
Image copyright Dengeki Online Image caption Virtual YouTubers are animated characters, often anonymously controlled by human users A different kind of internet celebrity is emerging; virtual characters that talk on YouTube or pose on Instagram like living, breathing people. Is this the dawn of a new breed of star? Kizuna AI has 2.3 million YouTube …
Image copyright AFP The UK’s Big Four accountancy firms are facing a major shake-up under reforms proposed by the competition watchdog. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) wants to separate audit from consulting services, while also encouraging a wider choice of auditors. The review follows high-profile company collapses such as construction firm Carillion, which was …
Image copyright Getty Images Reports of a New Year jobs cull at Jaguar Land Rover (JRL) underline the scale of the challenge facing Britain’s biggest carmaker. JLR has not confirmed the stories, which first appeared in the Financial Times. But, then again, it hasn’t denied them either. According to JLR, speculation that up to 5,000 …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHuda Kattan is a celebrity in the make-up world, she meets her UK fans for the first time. How many times in life have you thought about quitting your job to do something you love instead? Huda Kattan made that decision 10 years ago and now runs …
Image copyright Getty Images Leslie Moonves, the former boss of CBS, will not receive a $120m (£95m) severance package after an inquiry into alleged sexual misconduct. The US broadcaster said it had found that were grounds to fire Mr Moonves “for cause” including his “willful and material misfeasance”. Mr Moonves stepped down in September following …
Image copyright Pippa Park Image caption Pippa Park was in less celebratory mood when a present for her sister went astray Over the Christmas holiday season the number of parcels being delivered goes through the roof, causing headaches for delivery companies and frustration for customers when orders go astray. Can technology cope with the rise …
Image copyright Met Police Image caption The device was used to access bank accounts containing more than £500,000 An “audacious criminal” who built a homemade device to help him defraud hundreds of people has been jailed. Tony Colston-Hayter, 53, used the machine to trick people into thinking he was their banking provider. The Met Police …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Metropolitan Police Service is testing the technology around Soho on Monday and Tuesday Christmas shoppers could have their faces scanned in central London this week as part of a police trial. The Met says it will invite people to take part in testing the technology rather than scanning …