Shropshire heating oil users face tough choices as prices rise
With the summer gone and the central heating going on, people who use heating oil in their homes are facing the prospect of filling their tanks, at much higher prices…
Not building third runway would be ‘missed opportunity’, says Heathrow boss
Not building a third runway at Heathrow Airport would be a "huge missed opportunity" for the UK, the boss of the country's busiest airport has warned.Thomas Woldbye told BBC Radio…
Bank of America fined $1.2bn over failing to stop money laundering
Bank of America has been fined $1.2bn (£910m) for failing to detect potential money laundering and other illegal activity, the US Treasury Department said on Tuesday.The banking giant failed to…
How long will humans be needed for translation?
"Il pleut des cordes," say the French when it's raining hard."It's raining ropes," is the direct translation. It's the kind of idiom which can trip up an AI translator."You can…
Is it OK for jobseekers or employers to use AI?
Figure caption, Could using AI in your job application be ruining your chances of getting hired?ByDaniel Thomas and Oliver SmithBBC NewsWould you use AI to help you write a CV or cover…
Royal Mail losing 400 postal workers a week, says union
About 400 postmen and women are leaving Royal Mail per week, according to the Communication Workers Union (CWU), who claims this number has gone up since the company introduced a…
Saudi employee charged with planting recording device at OpenAI office
A Saudi national has been charged with secretly planting a recording device in one of OpenAI's offices in California, federal prosecutors announced. Abdulrahman Alfozan, who worked at the AI firm…