Tesla’s self-driving video from 2016 appears to have been a ‘sham’
A video from 2016 released by Tesla to promote the self-driving technology it was developing appears to have been a “sham”, according to Sky News Business Reporter Edward Boyd.
“The engineer revealed that during filming, the drivers had to intervene …
Nepal rescuers search for bodies at plane crash site
Nepal rescuers have been working almost around the clock extracting human remains from the gorge strewn with twisted plane seats after a plane with 72 people on board crashed, the country’s worst aviation disaster in three decades. The Yeti Airlines fl…
Java, .NET Developers Prone to More Frequent Vulnerabilities
According to Veracode, more than three-quarters of applications written in Java and .NET have at least one vulnerability from the OWASP Top 10, a list of software weaknesses that developers typically use as a baseline for application security.
#TheFinal5: Why debt ceiling talks could pay off
The late Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) gained notoriety for his willingness to use the debt ceiling as leverage in cost-cutting talks. John Hart, who worked with Coburn and co-authored the book “The Debt Bomb” says he believes that could pay off again, as Tre…
Macau jails ‘junket king’ Alvin Chau for 18 years
Correctional services’ van, purportedly carrying Macau’s “junket king” Alvin Chau, arrives at the court before he was sentenced to 18 years in jail for running an illegal gambling empire. His wife Heidi Chan and son Chau Pak-hou leave the courthouse wi…
Aerial images of flooded Wadi Al-Rummah river valleys in Saudi Arabia
Aerial images of the flooding of the Wadi Al-Rummah, one of the longest river valleys in Saudi Arabia, with a length of about 600 kilometres, caused by two weeks of heavy rainfall in the eastern part of the Qassim region, after it had been almost dried…
Afghan men and women receive aid packages in Kabul
Afghans receive food packages distributed by NGO Aseel App in Kabul. Following a government order banning Afghan women from aid work, some NGOs have suspended their activities, but Aseel App tries to maintain their operations, despite some difficulties…
World’s biggest names in business give updates at World Economic Forum
Some of the biggest names in business and the economy gathered in the alpine town of Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum.
Day two included updates from the International Monetary Fund, BHP, and the Vice Premier of China.
Bank of Japan maintains yield curve control
Japan’s central bank “surprised” financial markets last month by widening the target trading band for 10-year government bonds yields, says Sky News Business Reporter Edward Boyd.
“Which investors took as a signal that the Bank of Japan would start m…