Image copyright Creative Commons Image caption Among the company’s contracts is for cleaning at Network Rail stations One of the UK’s largest providers of public services is seeking a rescue deal as it struggles with £500m of debt, according to the Financial Times. Interserve, which works in prisons, schools, hospitals and on the roads, said …
New technology will enable the investigation of fires using virtual reality (VR). The system developed by RiVR can scan a scene of real fire damage and then re-create the fire in VR. It can show firefighters or police how a fire might have started or spread. It is also being trialled by government to train …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionYanny or laurel – what do you hear? And why? Think back to May and there was just one question which dominated the UK – can you hear Yanny or Laurel? An audio clip went viral which divided the internet into two camps. Now YouTube has revealed …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Amazon’s Fulfillment Centre in Robbinsville, New Jersey, where the accident took place Twenty-four Amazon workers have been hospitalised after a bear spray can was punctured at a warehouse in New Jersey in the US on Wednesday. One of those hospitalised is in a critical condition. Another 30 people were …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Australian police can now order tech firms to access the encrypted messages of suspects Australia has passed controversial laws designed to compel technology companies to grant police and security agencies access to encrypted messages. The government says the laws, a world first, are necessary to help combat terrorism and …
BBC Click’s Nick Kwek looks at some of the best of the week’s technology news stories including: The UK’s Ministry of Defence carries out its biggest ever exercise using autonomous vehicles A seven-year-old toy reviewer has been revealed as YouTube’s highest-earning star, according to Forbes Magazine. A cyber-plant hybrid that moves a robot and wheels …
Image copyright SONY The adventures of a Spartan and a rugged Wild West outlaw have swept the board at this year’s The Game Awards. Big budget titles God Of War and Red Dead Redemption joined Fortnite in taking home trophies at the event. God Of War won the big one – Game of the Year …
Image copyright Aurora44 Image caption Action game Ashen will be available via the Epic store Fortnite creator Epic Games has opened an online store to sell video games for PCs. The store has been set up to rival the massive online Steam run by developer Valve that offers thousands of PC games. Epic said it …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionGeorge Duke-Cohan’s arrest by NCA officers was captured on a bodycam A teenager who sent thousands of hoax bomb threats to schools and triggered an American airline security scare has been jailed for three years. George Duke-Cohan, 19, sparked nationwide panic and a transatlantic investigation from the …