Apple boss Tim Cook makes surprise China visit
VCG/Getty Images Tim Cook, centre, is mobbed during his visit to an Apple store in Chengdu, China Apple chief executive Tim Cook has made a surprise visit to China. Though in an upbeat mood as he met gamers in the city of Chengdu, the company faces flagging iPhone demand in the country, analysts suggest. It […]
Remember Pastygate? Budgets that backfired
Getty Images Budget day is a chancellor’s day to shine. It’s when the prime minister’s number-crunching sidekick finally gets a chance to step out of the shadows. The pay-off for all that poring over the figures is that for once they are the most important person in the room. But despite all the preparation and […]
Glasgow 2014: Fran Halsall and Liam Tancock in England squad
Experienced swimmers such as Halsall – 50m butterfly gold medalist – and Tancock – 50m backstroke and 100m backstroke winner – will be joined by a large number of Commonwealth debutants in the squad. London Paralympic SM8 200m individual medley champion Ollie Hynd will be one of three swimmers representing England in the Para-swimming events, […]
Zuckerberg to meet with UK culture secretary
Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg has said his company is, in theory, open to regulation Mark Zuckerberg is to meet with the UK’s culture secretary at the company’s headquarters in California on Thursday. It follows 18 months in which the Facebook founder refused to address a parliamentary committee investigating accusations of significant failings at the social […]
Apple farmers struggle amid rising costs, grower says
Adam Fradgley Apple growers were being hit by increased energy and other costs, Ali Capper said Apple farmers are going out of business because they are not getting a fair price during the cost-of-living crisis, a grower said. Ali Capper, an apple and hops grower and former NFU horticulture board chair, said it was clear […]
Professor predicts record Glasgow 2014 medal haul for Scots
“The performance of Scotland in the three Commonwealth Games since 2002 is particularly noteworthy,” suggested Shibli. “These are three full cycles of Sport Lottery Fund support for athletes and show that, after three cycles of continual decline from the peak of 1986 to the low of 1998, Scotland has achieved a step change in its […]
Will Covid-19 speed up the use of robots to replace human workers?
Getty Images As a pandemic grips the world, a person could be forgiven if they had forgotten about another threat to humanity’s way of life – the rise of robots. For better or worse the robots are going to replace many humans in their jobs, analysts say, and the coronavirus outbreak is speeding up the […]
Camera tech catches motorists using their mobiles
Cameras which can spot motorists using their phones while driving have been officially rolled in New South Wales, Australia. The company behind the technology says the system is capable of working in day or night, in all weather conditions and automatically filters out the majority of people who are driving correctly. Those caught face fines […]
Chemical Brothers to headline Bristol event
Luke Dyson The Chemical Brothers will headline the festibal The biggest music festival to ever take place in Bristol has been announced for this summer. Forwards, a new event on the city’s Downs green space, will have a capacity of 60,000 over two days. The festival in September will be headlined by The Chemical Brothers […]
‘I can win Tokyo gold’ – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce targets 2020 Olympics success
Four-time 100m world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce says she believes she can keep the younger generation at bay to win Olympic gold in Tokyo. The 33-year-old became the oldest women to win a world or Olympic 100m title with victory in Doha in September. She only came back to competition early last year after spending two […]