Tech giants want rules on facial recognition, but critics warn that won’t be enough
Some are calling for a ban of live facial recognition, where surveillance cameras equipped with the technology scan people in public places.
Google finds ‘indiscriminate iPhone attack lasting years’
Criminals used previously unknown vulnerabilities to implant monitoring software, research shows.
China will likely wait out the trade war as it bets on its own economy
Waiting out the trade war is the best option for China, while it boosts its economy which is largely driven by consumers — not trade, say analysts.
Has President Trump’s trade war cost China three million jobs?
President Trump says that China has lost at least three million jobs – is this true?
How the umbrella became a million dollar idea
The BBC’s Aaron Heslehurst explains how the umbrella became a million dollar idea.
‘Costs soar at hotel of mum and dad’
Offspring returning to the parental home increasingly enjoy free meals, laundry and lifts, a survey has found.
US intel assessment says mysterious Russian explosion was not from testing nuclear-powered missile
U.S. intelligence says the explosion off Russia’s northern coast occurred during a mission to recover a nuclear-powered missile from the ocean floor.
Goals Soccer puts itself up for sale amid fraud probe
The five-a-side football pitch operator continues to face the fallout from an accounting scandal.
Climate change: Big lifestyle changes ‘needed to cut emissions’
Reaching Net Zero emissions will be a huge challenge, says UK’s outgoing chief environment scientist.
S Korea ex-leader and Samsung heir face retrials
The Supreme Court also orders a retrial for Samsung’s Lee Jae-yong for bribery in the same scandal.