Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Apple blames China as it cuts forecast

Apple boss Tim Cook says the firm 'did not foresee the magnitude of economic deceleration' in China.

Tesla shares drop on disappointing quarterly performance

The electric carmaker misses vehicle delivery expectations and says it will cut prices in the US.

Asimov's 2019 predictions - fiction or fact?

How accurate were predictions for the coming year made by science fiction writer Isaac Asimov in 1983?

New York new year drone plan scuppered by rain

NYPD plans to use a camera-equipped drone in Times Square were spoiled by rain and wind.

Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Australian police Google Maps blunder 'missed location of body'

Australian authorities should have used better tools when looking for a missing man, a coroner says.

Netflix removes comedy episode after Saudi complaint

The episode of Patriot Act, with US comedian Hasan Minhaj, was critical of Saudi Arabia's rulers.

The firm whose staff are all autistic

A California father set up a company where his sons could work - and now employs more than 150 people.