UK government to fund waste-based fuels for planes and lorries
The UK government is offering £22 million to back projects that will develop waste-based fuels for planes and lorries.
The scheme is part of a...
AI assistants Cortana and Alexa collaborating for first time
Microsoft has announced a "first-of-its-kind collaboration” with Amazon between its voice-enabled virtual assistant Cortana and Amazon’s AI assistant Alexa.
The collaboration means that Cortana will...
BMW unveils design of the fully electric MINI
German automaker BMW has unveiled the basic design of its upcoming electric version of the next Mini car.
BMW says that the MINI Electric Concept...
UK’s Brexit papers are not “satisfactory” says EU’s Jean-Claude Juncker
Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission, has reiterated that trade negotiations between the UK and the EU will not begin until the so-called...
Sky stops broadcasting Fox News in the UK
Sky announced that it will stop broadcasting Fox News in the UK, stating that it is not commercially viable given the low viewer numbers.
21st...
Hurricane Harvey has caused billions in damages
Hurricane Harvey, the largest storm to hit the US in over ten years, has caused billions in damages, with analysts forecasting the financial impact...
UK car production ‘bounces back’ in July
Car production in the United Kingdom rose 7.8 percent in July, reversing a 7-month decline in the home market, an industry body reports.
The latest...
Partially self-driving lorries to be tested on major UK roads by end of 2018
Partially self-driving lorries are going to be tested on major roads in the UK by the end of 2018, the Department for Transport (DfT)...
Fed Chair Yellen warns against scrapping banking regulations made since 2008
US Fed Chair Janet Yellen has distanced herself from President Donald Trump, stressing that increased financial regulation since the 2008 global financial crisis has...
Samsung confirms it is making a smart speaker
Samsung has confirmed that it is developing its own voice controlled smart speaker set to be announced “soon”.
DJ Koh, the president of Samsung's mobile...