Walmart uses AI cameras to spot thieves
Reuters US supermarket giant Walmart has confirmed it uses image recognition cameras at checkouts to detect theft. The cameras identify when items are put in a shopping bag without first being scanned by a cashier, or at the self-service checkout. Walmart told the news site Business Insider than it used the technology in more than […]
Oil industry argues for maximum production levels
Getty Images The industry has argued for continuing at maximum levels The UK’s oil and gas industry has said the best response to tackling greenhouse gas emissions is to continue production at maximum levels. Oil and Gas UK’s “Roadmap to 2035” argued consumption would remain above the levels they could produce. It said maintaining output […]
Foyle Food Group pleads guilty to County Tyrone pollution charge
Google Foyle Food Group A meat processor has been fined for £6,000 for a pollution offence at a factory in Omagh, County Tyrone. Foyle Food Group pleaded guilty to exceeding the permitted level of chemicals in matter discharged into the Drumragh River. The firm, one of the UK’s largest beef processors, has two previous pollution […]
Norfolk and Suffolk flooding project gets £6.4m funding boost
Holly Jones-Warren Flooding is said to be a real “challenge” in Suffolk, where the B1064 in Long Melford had problems in September A project designed to tackle flooding in rural communities across two counties has been awarded £6.4m. It aims to work with at least six rural communities to find ways to manage and reuse […]
Doctors urged by charity to identify symptoms sooner
BBC “If we can diagnose cancers earlier, they’re much more easy to manage”, says Dr Lee Campbell, of Cancer Research Wales Cancer care should improve if more GPs get better at identifying symptoms sooner, a charity says. Doctors are being encouraged to focus on the disease by an initiative called “ThinkCancer!” when patients present with […]
Mobo Awards founder Kanya King reveals cancer diagnosis
Getty Images Revealing her diagnosis, Kanya King says she “never saw it coming” Mobo Awards founder Kanya King announced she has been diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer. Kanya launched the Mobos in 1996 to celebrate black talent across the entertainment industry including film, music and TV. The annual awards ceremony has become a major […]
Australia-PNG rugby deal signed to curb China influence
Getty Images A PNG side at a trial match in Sydney in 2013 Papua New Guinea (PNG) will join Australia’s national rugby league competition, after signing a deal that obligates them to shun security ties with China. The Pacific nation has produced many stars of Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) and has long been lobbying […]
Why there is serious money in kitchen fumes
Getty Images Kitchen fumes are hot – and that heat can be recycled On the windy roof of a Burger King in Malmö, southern Sweden, Maggad Khalidy points to a large metal box attached to a jungle of pipes and wires. From the outside, it’s far from an eye-catching innovation, but Mr Khalidy, who owns […]
Uber allows in-app tips for UK drivers
Getty Images Uber drivers will receive 100% of tips offered by passengers via the app Ride-sharing company Uber is to allow its drivers in the UK to receive tips from passengers via its app. Uber said the feature – first introduced in the US in June – would launch in the UK on Tuesday. The […]
US man found near Damascus after being freed from Syrian prison
An American man identifying himself as Travis Timmerman has been found near the Syrian capital Damascus after being freed from a prison as rebels took over the country. Mr Timmerman, who said he was arrested upon entering Syria seven months ago, told the BBC’s US news partner CBS that he had been trying to make […]