BBC Click’s Paul Carter looks at some of the best tech news stories of the week including: The BBC and ITV announce plans to launch subscription based streaming service BritBox in the UK later this year FedEx trials an autonomous delivery robot that they say can navigate unpaved surfaces, kerbs and steps A “breathing”, music-playing, …
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Image copyright Amazon Amazon says it has stopped selling its Dash buttons because shoppers are using other methods to buy products. The plastic Dash buttons were designed to be stuck around the home and pressed to reorder specific products on Amazon. When the buttons were launched in 2015, Amazon had to reassure the BBC’s Dave …
This is 19-year-old Santiago Lopez from Argentina. He’s the first millionaire bug-bounty hacker, which means he gets paid to find glitches in the software of some of the world’s biggest companies. Mr Lopez made his money on the world’s biggest ethical hacking platform: HackerOne. BBC News’ Joe Tidy has been to see how he spends …
Image copyright SPACEX Image caption Dragon is using an old shuttle/Apollo pad, which has been heavily re-modelled The US is about to take a major step towards being able to fly its astronauts into space once again. California’s SpaceX firm is performing a demonstration of a new rocket and capsule system, which, if it works …
Image caption Emily Burridge, 22, is a technical production manager for a string of quarries and concrete plants Why don’t more girls and young women opt for apprenticeships in well-paid, male-dominated industries like construction? The government’s annual celebration of apprenticeships, National Apprenticeship Week, starts on Monday, but, behind the fanfare, some of the statistics on …
Ex-forces veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have found a lifeline at a garage that runs an apprenticeship scheme with a difference. Forces Re-engineered, based in Andover, Hampshire, operates an environment that accommodates for the sensitivities of PTSD, keeping triggers such as noise sensitivity to a minimum and offering counselling to those who want it. …
Image copyright EPA Image caption Seaborne Freight had planned to launch services from Ramsgate by Brexit day on 29 March Funding for the Port of Ramsgate which was at the centre of a row over a no-deal-Brexit ferry contract has been axed. Thanet District Council has approved cuts of £730,000 saying it will no longer …
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Tax havens under UK jurisdiction could be forced to be more open about who owns assets held there if a group of MPs get their way next week. A group led by Tory MP Andrew Mitchell and Labour’s Margaret Hodge want UK overseas territories (OTs) to introduce a beneficial ownership register. …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Victims of phone scams can often be older or more vulnerable An increasing number of scammers are using landline phone calls to con people out of money, after a crackdown on bogus emails and mobile phone texts. HM Revenue and Customs said it received 60,000 reports of phone scams …