German industry holds ‘diesel summit’ on car emissions
German industry holds ‘diesel summit’ on car emissions Germany’s carmakers are expected to agree a plan to cut harmful diesel emissions, at a summit with top politicians in Berlin. The…
German industry holds ‘diesel summit’ on car emissions Germany’s carmakers are expected to agree a plan to cut harmful diesel emissions, at a summit with top politicians in Berlin. The…
Message encryption a problem – Rudd The major technology companies must step up their fight against extremism or face new laws, the home secretary has said. Amber Rudd said technology…
Cricket’s summer song making a comeback The cheep, cheep, cheep of a cricket in the grass is the quintessential sound of summer. As I crunch over heathland in search of…
Robot cracks open safe live on Def Con’s stage Using a cheap robot, a team of hackers has cracked open a leading-brand combination safe, live on stage in Las Vegas.…
Tesla Model 3: Elon Musk rolls out mass market model Electric car maker Tesla has rolled out its new Model 3 vehicle – the company’s cheapest car to date. The…
Deception tech helps to thwart hackers’ attacks In World War II, the Allies employed all kinds of sneaky tricks to deceive their enemies into thinking they had more troops and…
Diesel and petrol car ban: Clean air strategy ‘not enough’ The government’s £3bn clean air strategy does not go “far enough or fast enough”, campaigners have said. Moves including banning…
Ransomware ‘here to stay’, warns Google study Cyber-thieves have made at least $25m (£19m) from ransomware in the last two years, suggests research by Google. The search giant created thousands…
How facial recognition could replace train tickets A facial recognition system designed to replace the need for tickets on trains is being tested in the UK. An early version that…
Monster iceberg breaks up in NASA satellite’s infrared image NASA’s Landsat 8 shows a massive Antarctic iceberg that calved this month is already splitting into pieces. It’s pretty dark in…