The controversial machine sending CO2 to the ocean and making hydrogen
Equatic Equatic is among a wave of start-ups exploring how the ocean could be harnessed to capture and store carbon. But not everyone is sure it’s such a good idea. A separate challenge, but just as relevant to climate change, is the scale up of green hydrogen, which is often viewed as the key to […]
‘Italian’ purees likely to contain Chinese forced-labour tomatoes
Getty Images “Italian” tomato purees sold by several UK supermarkets appear to contain tomatoes grown and picked in China using forced labour, the BBC has found. Some have “Italian” in their name such as Tesco’s “Italian Tomato Purée”. Others have “Italian” in their description, such as Asda’s double concentrate which says it contains “Puréed Italian […]
Telegram app recommends extremist content to users, study finds
Getty Images The social media platform Telegram uses an algorithm that promotes extremist content, a new study shared exclusively with the BBC has revealed. The report, from the US civil rights organisation the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), found that the “similar channels” feature introduced last year recommends extremist channels even to users browsing subjects […]
Jersey shellfish exporters call for more government support
BBC Shellfish exporters in Jersey are awaiting a border inspection post in Granville Shellfish exporters have called for more support from the Government of Jersey amid delays in the opening of a new border inspection post in France. Since Brexit, all shellfish exports have had to go through St Malo, France, a costly and lengthy […]
Google unveils ‘mind-boggling’ quantum computing chip
Google The new Willow chip Google has unveiled a new chip which it claims takes five minutes to solve a problem that would currently take the world’s fastest super computers ten septillion – or 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years – to complete. The chip is the latest development in a field known as quantum computing – which is […]
Pubs warn Guinness limit may ‘cripple’ them
Steven Crosbie Steven Crosbie says he expects people to go from “bar to bar” in search of places that are still stocking Guinness if supply shortages reach a head “If I can’t get it in it will probably cripple me.” That’s what Steven Crosbie says about the current issues affecting Guinness supplies. As the landlord […]
General Motors pulls plug on Cruise robotaxi project
General Motors has announced that it will stop funding the development of the Cruise self-driving taxi. The company says it will now “refocus autonomous driving development on personal vehicles”. GM also pointed to the increasingly competitive robotaxi market as a reason for the move. In October, Tesla boss Elon Musk unveiled the electric car giant’s […]
Blake Lively’s claims against Justin Baldoni put spotlight on ‘sinister’ Hollywood tactics
Getty Images Blake Lively says there was a campaign to “destroy” her reputation Actress Blake Lively was arguably the internet’s public enemy number one for a couple of weeks in the summer. She’s now filed an explosive legal case that she claims lifts the lid on “sinister” tactics used to harm reputations in Hollywood – […]
The sushi delicacy threatened by climate change
Getty Images Bluefin tuna are highly sensitive to temperature changes (Credit: Getty Images) Once pushed to the brink of extinction by overfishing, bluefin tuna has experienced a spectacular rebound in recent years. But can it survive the onslaught of climate change? Tuna is the most commercially valuable family of fish in the entire world and […]
Jersey bus company trialling zero-emissions bus
Jersey’s bus company is trialling an “emissions-free” bus without passengers this month. LibertyBus said the double-decker bus would be trialled on some of its routes until 13 December, and then with paying customers on route 15 if the initial runs proved successful. The company said it had run electric bus trials previously but wanted to […]