Author: BBC

BBC’s Paul Adams asks whether US strikes on Iraq and Syria made a regional conflagration more likely. Source link

It once dominated the payments industry but firms like Apple, Zelle and Block are taking market share. Source link

Only six UK firms became a unicorn last year by achieving a valuation of more than a billion dollars. Source link

The court voids Khan’s marriage with a faith healer, in the latest case against the Pakistani ex-PM. Source link

Rachel Reeves tells the BBC that she would not reinstate the cap scrapped last year. Source link

Conservative MP Miriam Cates has called on Rishi Sunak to consider banning under 16s from social media and smartphones.Speaking during PMQs, Ms Cates claimed there has been a rise in “poor teen mental health” and “children addicted to pornography” since 2010.Rishi Sunak said that the Online Safety Act “protects children from harmful or inappropriate” material. Source link

The British Antarctic Survey hope the new technology will change what we know about global warming. Source link

The court found the process of deciding Elon Musk’s huge 2018 pay award was “deeply flawed”. Source link

Artificial intelligence is being increasingly used by police forces, but critics are worried. Source link

Singer-songwriter Raye has been nominated for seven Brit awards, including artist of the year and best album.She overtook Craig David, Gorillaz and Robbie Williams, who previously held the joint record with six each.It is in start contrast to last year, when there was an all-male best artist line-up following the merging of the best British male and female categories. Source link