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Tech: social media giants hit mute on the spoiler

Tech: How Twitter & Facebook hit mute on spoilers

Social media feeds that give away plot details of hit films and TV series have angered fans and forced Facebook and Twitter to act.
Published 22 July 2018

Pay-as-you-drive car insurance now offered in UK

A new pay-as-you-drive car insurance initiative has been launched in the UK, with the service being designed with low mileage drivers in mind.
Published 21 July 2018
Aston Martin aims high with Volante Vision autonomous plane concept

Aston Martin unveils Volante Vision plane concept

Aston Martin's product portfolio could reach new heights, if its Volante Vision Concept autonomous private plane design study ever takes off.
Published 17 July 2018

Test Bench: Sleep aids

Struggling to nod off at night? It might be worth looking at sleep aids like these.
Published 15 July 2018
Apps: Google's music apps

Apps: Google's music apps

The lowdown on Google's three premium music player apps
Published 15 July 2018

OK Google, er, cancel the driverless taxi

AI can imitate speech — and pauses — but in unpredictable arenas such as conversation and driving it is still liable to come a cropper.
Published 15 July 2018
Norfolk Council announces trials for roadside mobile phone detection tech

Trials for tech that detects drivers using mobiles

The first trials for technology that can detect if someone is using a mobile phone when driving are now being conducted in Norfolk.
Published 13 July 2018
Classic Ford Mustang will attempt first ever autonomous Goodwood hill climb run

Classic Mustang in autonomous Goodwood attempt

The technology firm Siemens will conduct the first ever autonomous hill climb run at Goodwood, in perhaps the most unlikely of cars.
Published 11 July 2018
Buy your car before April 1 to avoid tax change shock, advise experts

Neutral fuel strategy calls as diesel declines

Car sales in June fell by 3.5% compared with the same period last year as buyers continue to shun diesel vehicles.
Published 05 July 2018
Full car autonomy "will not be allowed", BMW exec believes

Driverless cars 'won't be allowed' on most roads

Fully autonomous cars may never become a reality on most UK roads, one of BMW's board members has predicted.
Published 04 July 2018
Apps: make your own emojis

Apps: make your own emojis

Do these emoji maker apps get a smiley face from us?
Published 01 July 2018

Tech: Spoke in the rental revolution's wheel

“Dockless” bicycles are changing our cities, but hire schemes have yet to solve the issues of oversupply and poor parking etiquette
Published 01 July 2018