Image caption Google’s plans for a Chinese search engine have reportedly halted Google has reportedly “effectively ended” plans for a censored search engine in China. The Intercept, which revealed the existence of Project Dragonfly in August, says Google has been “forced to shut down a data analysis system it was using” to feed the project. …
Image caption Towns and cities are still much better served by mobile and fixed communication services Large parts of the UK are “poorly served” by broadband and mobile services, a report from communications regulator Ofcom says. Rural areas suffered most when it came to browsing speeds and network availability, the annual Connected Nations study revealed. …
Image copyright Angling Direct Angling Direct has bucked the recent trend of poor figures from retailers by revealing bumper sales over the four months to November. The fishing equipment retailer’s sales rose by 31.5% to £14.6m in the period, helped by a record Black Friday week when sales jumped 56% to £1.3m. The Norfolk-based firm’s …
Image copyright Getty Images The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Alfonso Ribeiro is suing Fortnite’s creators Epic Games, accusing them of copying his character’s dance moves. Ribeiro is also suing NBA 2K series creators Take-Two Interactive for using the “Carlton Dance”. The actor claims the companies unfairly profited from his “creative expression, likeness and celebrity”. …
Image copyright AFP Image caption Islamabad’s new airport opened this year British Airways is to restart flights to Pakistan next year, more than 10 years after it halted services following a major hotel bombing. The airline stopped flying to the country after the Marriott hotel in the capital, Islamabad, was bombed in 2008, killing more …
Image copyright PA Image caption Victoria Beckham at this month’s British fashion awards where she was nominated for Designer of the Year Victoria Beckham’s fashion business has reported another annual loss. Despite sales growth of 17% to £42.5m, Victoria Beckham Ltd posted an operating loss of £10.2m in 2017, up from £8.2m a year earlier. …
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Twitter says those directly affected have been informed Twitter has warned of “unusual activity” from China and Saudi Arabia related to a bug in a help form. The bug – discovered on 15 November and fixed the day after – could have revealed the country code of users’ phone numbers …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Mitra’s success saw him become a brand ambassador for the UK One of the great hopes of the UK tech sector, Blippar, has collapsed into administration over a funding row. The augmented reality firm was co-founded by Ambarish Mitra, and its technology was used in a partnership with …
Image copyright Cindy Toth Cindy Toth dipped into an overdraft to pay for an emergency but, like millions of people in the UK, she then found it tough to climb back out. She said daily overdraft charges meant her family had nothing to spend after rent and grocery bills and were “one bill from financial …
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 …