Telecoms company Ericsson is testing a number of 5G prototypes, from VR games to robotic lawnmowers. But the company admits that there’s some way to go before the tech is small enough and cheap enough to be added to consumer gadgets. Video journalist: Cody Godwin Click here for more stories, features and videos about 5G …
Image copyright EPL Image caption InSight quickly returned its first image from Elysium Planitia The US space agency Nasa has landed a new robot on Mars after a dramatic seven-minute plunge to the surface of the Red Planet. The InSight probe aims to study the world’s deep interior, and make it the only planet – …
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Location data is being grabbed without users giving consent, consumer groups claim Google has been accused of flouting European data protection laws when it tracks users’ locations. A coalition of seven consumer organisations is filing complaints with local data protection regulators over Google’s tracking system. The complaints draw on research …
Image caption The One Planet York app allowed users to check bin collection dates and recycling advice. A council is seeking to reassure residents that a flaw in a council app allowing personal data to be breached was discovered by an “ethical hacker”. A developer for a Leeds-based digital agency found phone numbers, addresses and …
New Zealand government’s move to prevent Huawei supplying a local mobile network with 5G equipment has raised questions about why the UK appears less concerned about use of the Chinese company’s technology. A press release from Spark, the New Zealand company involved, said it had been deemed that the deployment posed “significant security risks” – …
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Mr Powell says gradual rate increases are the best way to balance risks Wall Street shares have risen sharply after the US central bank indicated there may not be as many future interest rate rises. In a speech, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said interest rates are “just below” a …
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has set out what could happen to the UK economy if the country left the European Union in a no-deal scenario. He said unemployment and inflation would rise and the pound would fall sharply, but expected the banking system would function. Source by [author_name]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Mark Carney has previously said stress tests would ensure banks could survive a ‘disorderly Brexit’ A no deal Brexit would send the pound plunging and trigger a worse recession than the financial crisis, the Bank of England has warned. It said the UK economy could shrink by 8% in the …
Image copyright Reuters Image caption China is seeking to stop pedestrians flouting traffic laws Over-zealous AI systems in China have accused a woman pictured on the side of a bus of jaywalking. The face of Dong Mingzhu, who heads China’s biggest air-conditioner maker, was briefly shown on a billboard used to shame those who flout …
Image copyright Getty Images The Restaurant Group will go ahead with its £550m deal to buy Wagamama despite objections from several major investors. The firm, which owns chains including Frankie & Benny and Garfunkel’s, said just over 60% of the votes cast were in favour of the tie-up. Big-name shareholders had opposed the deal over …