Image copyright AFP Image caption Elections are getting help to stay free of unwanted interference When the Deep Fake technology first appeared in early 2018, it was used to put famous faces on the body of porn performers and produce reasonably convincing videos. But some fear that Deep Fakes will soon serve a much darker …
Image copyright Network Rail Image caption Network Rail’s properties house a broad variety of businesses Network Rail is selling its commercial property portfolio in a deal that will raise £1.46bn and shore up the railway operator’s finances. It said the proceeds of the sale to Blackstone Group and Telereal Trillium would help fund railway upgrades. …
Image copyright AFP Image caption Data on millions of JP Morgan customers is believed to have been taken by the attackers A Russian man extradited to the US has been charged with hacking into US banks, brokers and financial news firms. Andrei Tyurin is accused of being part of a gang that conducted an “extensive …
Image copyright Traffic Image caption Among the species for sale were Asiatic black bears and common palm civets More than 1,500 listings of live animals for sale have been found on Facebook in Thailand by a wildlife trafficking watchdog. Traffic, which monitors such activity, said many of the species, despite having international protection, were not …
Image copyright Getty Images The pound rose more than 1% against the dollar on Monday, after the EU’s chief negotiator said a Brexit deal was possible within eight weeks “if we are realistic”. Sterling later fell back slightly to $1.3042 by the end of the afternoon. It is the second time in less than a …
Image copyright Tesco Chef and author Jamie Oliver is teaming up with Tesco for the first time to promote the company’s food products. He has created a series of recipes and tips for Tesco, which will include “healthier” recipes from scratch. His fee has not been disclosed. Mr Oliver earned more than £10m from a …
Image copyright Getty Images Debenhams has rushed out a statement to try to reassure investors over its finances, but says annual profits will be below June’s downgraded forecast. It says profit will be £33m, compared with previous guidance of £35-40m. The new estimate was in line with current market forecasts, the retailer said. Shares plunged …
Image copyright Twitter Image caption Nike’s new advertising campaign, featuring Colin Kaepernick, celebrates the 30th anniversary of its ‘Just Do It’ slogan Nike sales appear to have increased in the wake of its controversial advertising campaign, using Colin Kaepernick as the face of the brand. Online sales grew by 31% in the bank holiday weekend …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Volkswagen’s head lawyer, Markus Pfueller, speaks to the press at the conference centre where the case is being held Volkswagen has gone on trial in Germany in what is the first court case against the carmaker over the diesel scandal. Investors are pursuing VW for about €9.2bn (£8.2bn) in …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Alexei Navalny is an outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin Google has taken down YouTube videos by Alexei Navalny, a critic of President Vladimir Putin, ahead of elections for regional governors in Russia. The videos showed Mr Navalny calling for Russians to take part in protests on 9 …