Category: Technology, Culture, Food, World
‘Sliver’ of growth in Scottish shop sales, SRC figures show
PA Media Shoppers are facing a “winter costs crunch”, retailers have warned Retail sales showed a “sliver” of growth in September with a real terms…
Bedford art show aims to bring ‘new technology to the masses’
Alex Pope BBC News, Bedfordshire Andy Willsher Four groups helped create a film by using new technology to create brush strokes, with the final work…
Ex-Google boss Eric Schmidt fears for ‘Bin Laden’ AI scenario
The former chief executive of Google is worried artificial intelligence could be used in a “Bin Laden scenario” or “rogue states” to “harm innocent people.”…
What if we only ate food from local farms?
Mary McCool BBC Scotland news Getty Images Eating only local produce would involve having more vegetables in our diets, according to industry professionals In recent…
Medical trial helps paralysed Bedfordshire woman be a mum again
Nikki Fox Health correspondent, BBC East NIKKI FOX/BBC Sarra Wilson, from Bedfordshire, says the Pathfinder2 trial has been “life changing” A woman paralysed seven years…
TfL trial new way to cut construction vehicle emissions
Transport for London TfL hopes this technology will help reach net zero carbon by 2030 Transport for London (TfL) is trialling zero emission construction vehicles…
Hotpot chain Haidilao on fire ahead of Hong Kong listing
Sarah Porter BBC News, Singapore Getty Images It has a reputation for keeping customers waiting for more than two hours for a table, and has…
Quarantine rules for some countries set to be relaxed
Tom Burridge Transport correspondent, BBC News Getty Images The government is planning to relax its travel quarantine rules in early July for some countries. UK…
What might really be behind failed bid for OpenAI
Lily Jamali North America Technology Correspondent Reuters OpenAI’s board of directors has officially rejected Elon Musk’s nearly $100bn offer for the maker of what is…
Is Netflix’s Seaspiracy film right about fishing damaging oceans?
Reality Check team BBC News Lucy Tabrizi Ali Tabrizi, director of Seaspiracy, observing a shark fin A documentary about the fishing industry’s impact on sea…