The fall of Nokia: How this Finnish city fought back
Thousands lost their jobs in the remote Finnish city of Oulu – but locals weren’t prepared to accept defeat. Source by [author_name]
Microsoft pauses Windows 10 update after files disappear
Image copyright Getty Images Microsoft has paused the October update of its Windows 10 operating system after reports that some users found their documents disappeared once it was installed. On its support page, the firm asks affected customers to use their device as little as possible and to phone their local helpline. It is also …
Facebook Portal: Hands-on with new video gadget
Facebook’s Portal offers video chat around the home – but do consumers trust Facebook enough? Source by [author_name]
Boz: Defending Facebook’s Portal gadget
Image copyright Facebook/Getty Images Image caption Andrew Bosworth has been with Facebook for more than 12 years One of Mark Zuckerberg’s longest-serving and most trusted lieutenants is making the case for Facebook to put a microphone and camera in your home. It’s not the easiest of jobs. Facebook is launching its Portal video chat devices …
Reality Check: Does the UK export many of its services?
The claim: The vast majority of services produced in the UK economy are not traded internationally. Reality Check verdict: That is true. But the vast majority of goods produced in the UK are not traded internationally either. Chancellor Philip Hammond was on BBC Radio 4 on Monday morning talking about the proposals in Prime Minister …
Ex-Tesco directors on trial over fraud and false accounting
Image copyright AFP Image caption Former Tesco executives Chris Bush (left), John Scouler (centre) are on trial, Carl Rogberg (right) is not well enough to attend the hearing Two former directors at Tesco have gone on trial, accused of manipulating figures that resulted in the firm’s profits being overstated by £250m. Chris Bush, Tesco’s former …
Hope Hicks: Trump’s ex-adviser joins Fox
Image copyright AFP / Getty Images Hope Hicks, the former communications director for the White House, is joining Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. Ms Hicks, 29, will serve as chief communications officer for Fox, the parent company of Fox News and other news outlets. She left the White House in April, after rising to prominence as …
Jaguar Land Rover plans two-week closure as demand falls
Image copyright Getty Images Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is planning a two week shutdown of its Solihull plant at the end of October. Britain’s biggest carmaker blamed weakening global demand, especially in China, and has faced falling diesel sales in recent months. JLR said employees at the West Midlands plant would be paid for the …
Heathrow fined £120,000 for data breach
Image copyright Getty Images Heathrow Airport has been fined £120,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for “serious” data protection failings. It comes after a staff member lost a USB stick last October containing “sensitive personal data”, which was later found by a member of the public. Reports at the time claimed this included the Queen’s …