BBC Click’s Omar Mehtab looks at some of the week’s best technology stories including: Google is fighting plans to extend the ‘right to be forgotten’. Controversial new copyright laws have been approved by members of the European Parliament. Gaumard Scientific has developed a robot called Pediatric Hal which looks like a five-year-old child for medical …
Image copyright FBI.gov Image caption The FBI has released a ‘wanted’ poster for a man North Korea says doesn’t exist North Korea has said that a man charged with hacking Sony Pictures in 2014 is a “non-existent” individual and warned the US that its accusation could have a negative effect on relations between the two countries. The US …
Image copyright The Bay Image caption Calum Richardson was determined from the outset to eliminate plastic from his restaurant The BBC’s Circular Economy series highlights the ways we are designing systems to reduce the waste modern society generates, by reusing and repurposing products. This week we look at compostable and biodegradable packaging. Stonehaven, a seaside …
Image copyright Getty Images British law enforcement officers fighting money laundering are being frustrated by a lack of co-operation by the authorities in the Cayman Islands. The National Crime Agency said it was “asking for information we don’t get”. It says it has also significantly stepped up efforts to seize dirty Russian money coming into …
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWas 2008 the worst time to graduate? In 2008, I was one of the 1.5 million students who graduated from university in the US. And, like everyone else, I was caught off guard. Whatever we expected then, the reality today is that as a generation, we have …
Image copyright Reuters The luxury goods maker Chanel has told the BBC it’s elected to set up its global office in the UK. For the first time in its 110-year history, the brand is gathering the majority of its global business functions under one roof. Chanel, renowned for its tweed suits, handbags and perfume, had …
Image copyright Getty Images Ten years ago, investment bank Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy in the US. Its UK operations ceased shortly afterwards. The BBC talked to people involved about their recollections of the bank’s collapse, which gave the financial crisis fresh momentum before the worst economic downturn the world had seen since the 1930s. …
Image copyright PA Image caption A mock funeral procession was held as a marketing gimmick after Wonga collapsed Families will be unable to provide the extra financial support needed by their loved ones if lending from credit firms is choked off, a trade body has warned. The Consumer Credit Trade Association said its members were …