Image copyright Reuters Image caption Bosses in charge of Didi’s ride-hailing service were fined after passengers were killed Chinese man Zhong Yuan has been sentenced to death for raping and killing a female passenger in August 2018. Mr Zhong was a driver for Didi Chuxing’s ride-sharing service Hitch when he committed the crime. The fatal …
Spatial is a collaborative prototype environment where people can appear to be in the same room even if they are thousands of miles apart. When combined with an augmented reality headset like Microsoft’s HoloLens, it allows people to share the same images, videos and even 3D models which appear to float in the space around …
Hypezone, which runs on Microsoft’s streaming site Mixer, uses artificial intelligence (AI) to examine streams coming into the site and pick the most interesting moments to show to people. It means fans of games like Fortnite can use the system to automatically find the most thrilling battles. The software looks at character’s health, kill count, …
Developed by a team at MIT, the robot uses AI and may be used in industrial automation in the future. Source by [author_name]
Image copyright HM Government Image caption Products meeting the standard would carry the UKCA symbol, such as in this mock-up The government has drawn up plans to replace the CE safety symbol on products in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the BBC has learned. Household items such as kettles, light bulbs and toys are …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWATCH: Could Microsoft’s augmented reality change work? On Monday, it will be five years since Satya Nadella was announced as Microsoft’s chief executive. Since taking charge he has turned the tech firm’s fortunes around, making it the most valuable company in the world for the first time …
Image copyright Stacey MacNaught Image caption Self-employed marketing consultant Stacey MacNaught has 10 years of experience but is still asked to work for free “It happens all the time and not just for small things. I’ve been asked to work for two full weeks in exchange for the company sharing the work on social media.” …
Image copyright Getty Images Two energy suppliers which have been handed the domestic customers of collapsed firms are themselves under investigation by the regulator Ofgem. Economy Energy and Our Power recently ceased trading and their customers have been automatically switched to Ovo and Utilita respectively. Both Ovo and Utilita are themselves the subject of continuing …
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Trump has repeatedly promoted Foxconn’s investment in Wisconsin US President Donald Trump has intervened following news that Foxconn was adjusting the focus of its new factory in Wisconsin. Foxconn had said it was considering a high-tech research hub for the site, earlier planned for making LCD panels. That news …
Image copyright PA Image caption George Mason and two other men took part in “various sexual acts” in the “presence of the travelling public” A porn actor who filmed himself and his ex-partner having a threesome in front of passengers on the London Underground has been fined £1,000. George Mason, 35, and Nicholas Mullan, 24, …