Image copyright Getty Images/Twitter Image caption The data trove covers 3,800 Russia-linked accounts and 770 Iran-attributed accounts More than 10 million tweets posted by suspected state-backed Russian and Iranian “troll farms” have been shared online by Twitter. It has published more than 360GB of material to aid studies into how its platform has been used …
Image copyright Getty Images Former government adviser Philippa Stroud has told the BBC universal credit was designed around monthly payments because the “majority of people in work are paid monthly” and its creators wanted the “out-of-work experience mimic the in-work experience”. Across the UK, 85% of all employee jobs had monthly or four weekly pay …
Mitsubishi has developed a new indoor lighting system that mimics blue skies, sunrises and sunsets. The company hopes the system will prove popular in offices and homes that lack natural light. BBC Click’s Dan Simmons finds out more. See more at Click’s website and @BBCClick. Source by [author_name]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption 5G could transform a smartphone and headset into a virtual reality device outside Superfast 5G mobile broadband sounds exciting, but there’s a major drawback: we’ll need to buy new phones. Will the extra expense be worth it and when will we be able to buy one? To benefit from …
Image copyright John Lewis Image caption Is personalised shopping the future of retail? John Lewis is trying to tempt shoppers to its new Cheltenham store by offering them a chance to have the shop to themselves if they spend £10,000. The private shopping experience is one of several experiences the department store chain is offering …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The latest raft of trade tariffs imposed by the US and China have come into effect The United States has refrained from labelling China a “currency manipulator” in a move which may help defuse escalating tension over trade between the two countries. President Trump has previously accused China of …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Attendees gathered for the first Future Investment Initiative conference in 2017 Major companies registered for a business conference in Saudi Arabia next week still plan to attend, despite growing pressure for a boycott. Senior executives from firms including Goldman Sachs, Pepsi, Thales and EDF are expected to be there, …
Image copyright Getty Images The low-cost airline Cobalt has cancelled all flights from midnight Wednesday according to a statement on its website. The carrier, which has operated flights in and out of Cyprus since 2016 – including flying UK holiday-makers to the island – has suspended operations. Local media said Cobalt had failed to reach …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption EBay wants Amazon to stop trying to tempt sellers away from the auction site EBay has filed a lawsuit against Amazon, accusing the US retail giant of using illegal tactics to recruit sellers. It says Amazon representatives abused eBay’s internal email system to contact sellers – a violation of …