Image copyright Ultrahaptics Image caption High-frequency sound waves can give us the sensation of touch The QWERTY typewriter was introduced in 1872, and since then tapping on a keyboard or screen has become the standard way to interact with digital technology. But this isn’t always convenient or safe, so new “touchless” ways to control machines …
Image copyright Getty Images Huawei has reached out to Americans in an unusual, full-page advert in the Wall Street Journal, telling them: “Don’t believe everything you hear.” In an open letter, executive Catherine Chen invited US media to visit the firm to clear up “misunderstandings” created by the US government. The US has been pressuring …
Botox is the drug made from a deadly poison that magically rejuvenates the face… or sometimes destroys it. Hollywood actresses flocked to use it when it first came out, and millions of other people followed them. But the man who invented Botox never meant for it to eliminate wrinkles. He had his eyes on something …
Image copyright Getty Images Fashion firm Gap Inc has announced is shutting 230 stores and splitting off its Old Navy brand, a restructuring aimed at “revitalising” the company. It emerged as new figures revealed that like-for-like sales at Gap continued to fall while Old Navy’s revenue rose. Old Navy will be a standalone company while …
Image copyright EPA Image caption Seaborne Freight has had its contract for the Ramsgate-to-Ostend route revoked The government is facing a court challenge over the contracts it awarded to three shipping firms as part of its no-deal Brexit preparations. Eurotunnel, which operates railway services between the UK and France, says the contracts were handed out …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPremium Bonds numbers generator Ernie 5 is launched It has responsibility for drawing the winning numbers for three million prizes every month, worth £90m, and now it is getting a new lease of life. Ernie – or Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment – is the machine which …
Image copyright Reuters Image caption A Tesla Model 3 car is displayed at the Auto China 2018 motor show Tesla on Thursday said it would start accepting orders for its Model 3 in the US at a price of $35,000 (£26,400), finally delivering on a promise it made more than two years ago. To make …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Ofcom is trying to persuade more people to upgrade to faster broadband New rules forcing broadband firms to reveal to customers exactly how fast a new broadband service will be before they sign a contract, come into force on 1 March across the UK. It is part of regulator …
Image copyright Google Image caption The Nest Guard contained a microphone, but Google did not disclose that in the product’s specifications US senators have written to Google asking for more details about revelations that a hidden microphone had been built into its Nest devices. The existence of the microphone was revealed when Google announced that …
Image copyright Getty Images YouTube says it will switch off comments on almost all videos featuring under-18s, in an attempt to “better protect children and families”. Several brands stopped advertising on YouTube after discovering that paedophiles were leaving predatory comments on videos of children. YouTube had originally disabled comments on videos that were attracting predatory …