Image copyright OpenWorks Engineering Image caption A New Orleans police officer shoulders a drone capture “gun” Rogue drones have nearly caused air accidents, have been used as offensive weapons, to deliver drugs to prisoners, and to spy on people. So how can we fight back? This summer a packed Airbus A321 came within 100ft (30m) …
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The bug made answering some video calls risky Answering a booby-trapped video call via the WhatsApp messaging service could force the app to crash and close, a security expert has found. The bug was a “big deal” said researcher Tavis Ormandy, who is part of the team that found it. …
Image copyright Microsoft Image caption Microsoft’s search engine has been suggesting people visit racist sites Microsoft has “taken action” to change its Bing search engine after it was found to give “horrifying” results for some terms. Journalist Chris Hoffman discovered Bing suggested racist topics when he looked up words such as “Jews”, “Muslims” and “black …
Image copyright Getty Images The price of electric and hybrid cars is set to rise after the government announced changes to the financial incentives for buying greener vehicles. Grants for cars which meet the toughest CO2 restrictions will be cut from £4,500 to £3,500, while discounts in two other categories will be scrapped. The Department …
Image copyright Getty Images More and more youngsters under the age of 21 are falling victim to money scams, according to the anti-fraud organisation Cifas. In the first nine months of the year, it said, 3,527 young people had experienced identity fraud, an increase of 24% on 2017. Most of the cases involved debit, credit …
Image copyright Coast Women’s fashion retailer Coast has gone into administration, putting 300 jobs at risk, in a sign of continuing pain on the High Street. The collapse means the immediate closure of its 18 UK outlets, at locations including Oxford Street and Westfield in London. Coast also has five stores in Ireland, two in …
Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption Imported goods could suffer supply constraints, says the OBR An “abrupt and disorderly” Brexit could have a severe short-term impact on the UK economy and public finances, the country’s fiscal watchdog has warned. If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, it could lead to shortages and …
Image copyright Getty Images Tens of thousands of the UK’s poorest householders are disconnecting their own power supplies, because they cannot afford to top up their meters. Energy regulator Ofgem said it was so concerned that it wanted further evidence on the scale of the problem. In the past year, 70,000 people on pre-payment meters …
Image copyright AFP US President Donald Trump has said his trade policies have hurt China’s economy, adding: “I have a lot more to do.” Mr Trump also told Fox News the Chinese had lived too well for too long. The US and China have slapped tit-for-tat tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of each …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Apple uses Dialog’s chips in its iPhones, iPads and Watches Apple is adding 300 computer chip engineers to its team after striking a deal to hire them from one of its British suppliers. It is paying Dialog Semiconductor $300m (£227m) for the acquisition, which also includes some of the …