CES 2019: The sat nav of the future has arrived
A car dashboard that can display directions and points of interest as holograms has been developed. Source by [author_name]
Wife of ex-Nissan boss urges action on ‘harsh’ detention
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Carlos and Carole Ghosn in 2016 The wife of former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn has said he is suffering under “harsh treatment” in a Japanese jail, where he has been detained for nearly two months. In a letter to Human Rights Watch, Carole Ghosn described constant interrogations and appealed …
Cathay Pacific sells first class tickets at economy rates again
Image copyright Getty Images A group of lucky Cathay Pacific customers have scored first-class seats at economy prices, in the second fare blunder by the airline this month. Tickets on trips from Hong Kong to Portugal were sold on the airline’s website for $1,512, instead of $16,000 usually charged for similar journey. The carrier said …
Hitachi to decide on fate of UK nuclear plant
Image copyright Horizon Nuclear The UK government’s nuclear policy is under renewed scrutiny as the firm behind a £20bn reactor in Wales looks set to halt construction. Japanese media reports say Hitachi will suspend on its Horizon division’s Wylfa Newydd plant this week. The company says no formal decision has yet been made. But if …
‘Our vision is never to lay anyone off’
Image copyright Manuel Mazzaro Image caption Matias Fernandez Moore travelled the world to try to save his workers’ jobs The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles a different business leader from around the world. This week we speak to Matias Fernandez Moore, chief executive of Argentine leather products firm Vacavaliente. Matias Fernandez Moore knew he …
‘Treat your business partnership like your marriage’
Allbirds is an ecological shoe brand from California which uses wool and tree fibre instead of leather. The company sold a million pairs within two years of launching. But even while business was booming, the two founding partners realised their relationship was in crisis. Co-founder Joey Zwillinger discovered that working on the partnership was as …
US partial government shutdown becomes longest ever
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionJust why has the US government partially shut down? The partial shutdown of the US government has become the longest ever, with no end in sight to the political standoff. On Saturday it reaches its 22nd day, overtaking the previous record – the 21-day shutdown in 1995-96 …
Sharm el-Sheikh: UK should end flight ban – Egyptian ambassador
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The beach resort of Sharm el-Sheikh was hugely popular with Britons but visitor numbers dropped after the flight ban Direct flights from Britain to Sharm el-Sheikh should resume, the Egyptian ambassador to the UK has said. Tarek Adel told the BBC Egypt had finished working with British security teams to …
Guardian switches to potato starch wrapping
Guardian readers have been opening their weekend paper to find supplements wrapped in a compostable material made from potato starch. The paper says it ditched its polythene covers after feedback from readers. Advice on the wrapping says it should not be recycled but disposed of on a compost heap or in a food waste bin. …