Tech

FYI: BMW Puts Heated Seats, Other Features Behind Paywall

Turn signals have been optional add-ons for decades, mind you BMW is changing up a gear in its drive to charge people s... Read more

Juniper Drills Into Indias Oil Industry, Finds Racks To Fill

Nation's second-largest petroleum producer to deploy switches, firewalls Juniper Networks scored a win in India’s oil... Read more

Meta Asks Line Managers To Identify Poorly Performing Staff For Firing

Zuckerberg makes good on headcount threats he issued last month Meta will carry out a backdoor layoff by asking line ma... Read more

Intel, Accenture Put Bow On Open-source AI Kits To Push Adoption

Think ML is hard to implement? That excuse is getting harder to make as you avoid the rush Intel and IT consultancy Acc... Read more

IBM Expands Power10 Line-up With Four New Systems

Big Blue chases data-intensive and business-critical workloads, with pay-as-you-go consumption options IBM has expanded... Read more

Heathrow Tells Airlines To Stop Selling Summer Tickets

The UK's biggest airport has been struggling to cope with the rebound in demand for air travel. Read more

Train Drivers Very Close To Going On Strike, Union Warns

Aslef boss Mick Whelan says a walk-out could happen within weeks if pay talks with management fail. Read more

Henan: China To Repay Customers After Mass Bank Protests

Financial regulators in Henan said "advance payments" will be made in batches from this Friday. Read more

Kingfisher Tycoon Vijay Mallya Sentenced To Jail In India

India has made efforts to extradite the former billionaire, who is believed to still be in London. Read more

Can The Right Smell Make You More Productive?

With more people working from home there's growing interest in making the home smell better. Read more

Retail Sales Fall At Fastest Rate Since Lockdown

The current drop in sales has not been seen "since the depths of the pandemic", a UK retail body says. Read more

The Soaring Costs Stretching Holidaymakers' Budgets

Brits heading abroad could face paying more for everything from car hire to meals out. Read more

To Fight TSMC And Samsung, Intel Hires Execs From Foundry Rivals

x86 giant wants to manufacture more of the world’s chips, regardless of whether it designs them Intel wants to build ... Read more

No Plans For Windfall Tax On Electricity Producers

Unlike a one-off tax on oil and gas firms, electricity generators will not be subject to the policy. Read more

Energy Bills To Rise More Than Predicted, Says Ofgem Boss

The regulator's chief executive tells MPs its previous estimate on winter bills will prove to be too low. Read more