Image copyright Reuters Image caption The robots served drinks and cleared tables in the cafe A cafe staffed by robot waiters controlled remotely by paralysed people has opened in Tokyo, Japan. A total of 10 people with a variety of conditions that restrict their movement have helped control robots in the Dawn Ver cafe. The …
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Meng Wanzhou is the daughter of the company’s founder Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government had no involvement in the arrest of a top executive from Chinese telecoms giant Huawei. Meng Wanzhou was detained at Vancouver airport on Saturday on an extradition request from the US. China has …
Image copyright YouTube/Dan osi Image caption YouTube has a ban on all essay-writing adverts YouTube has deleted thousands of videos promoting academic cheating in the last week after a BBC Trending investigation. The videos all advertised essay-writing services, which can lead to serious penalties for students. Facebook and Google have been asked by a regulator …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Facebook has faced several scandals over the course of 2018 Facebook’s staff feel like they are under siege. Every few days there seems to be a fresh accusation or leak that paints the social network in the worst possible light and calls into question whether it poses a threat …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption More hard up people are relying on food banks A million children under the age of 10, in England and Scotland, are facing “Dickensian” levels of poverty as they prepare for Christmas, a charity says. Action for Children drew on government figures for the number of low-income families with …
Image copyright Reuters Huawei, the Chinese telecoms giant, has hit the headlines over the arrest of the founder’s daughter in Canada for extradition to the United States. But the firm, which manufactures a range of technology from network equipment to mobile phones, is on the agenda for other reasons too. Some Western governments have blocking …
Image copyright AFP Image caption Chris Bush (L) and John Scouler (R) have been acquitted It’s one thing for a jury to deliver not guilty verdicts in a multimillion pound fraud trial. But for a judge to call a halt to the proceedings after hearing the prosecution’s case is far more unusual. This outcome now …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Peter Boizot wanted to “bring great pizza to the UK”, restaurant MD Zoe Bowley said The man who founded the Pizza Express restaurant chain has died aged 89. Peter Boizot discovered the Italian dish while working as an au pair in Florence between leaving school and starting national service. …
Image copyright Reuters Ride-hailing firm Lyft has moved closer to listing its shares on the stock market by filing a draft registration with US authorities for an initial public offering (IPO). The firm said the number of shares to be offered and the price range had not yet been determined. However, Reuters news agency quoted …
Image copyright Getty Images UK shares have fallen sharply in Thursday trading, dragging the FTSE 100 index to its lowest level since December 2016. Both London and major European markets were down more than 2% as a sell-off that started in Asia gathered pace. Oil prices also sank, with Brent crude about 3% lower at …