Why AI is being trained in rural India
Priti GuptaTechnology Reporter, MumbaiNextWealthIndia's Virudhunagar is home to ancient templesVirudhunagar, a town in southeastern India, can boast temples that date back thousands of years.But not far from those ancient sites,…
Have plans on paper in case of cyber-attack, firms told
Joe TidyCyber correspondent, BBC World ServicePeople should plan for potential cyber-attacks by going back to pen and paper, according to the latest advice.The government has written to chief executives across…
Thousands of homes with botched eco insulation ‘must be fixed’
Tens of thousands of homes fitted with botched eco insulation need fixingZoe ConwayCorrespondent, BBC News andPritti MistryBusiness reporterBBCMohammed Muhedi noticed problems almost immediately following insulation work in his home in…
Vodafone down: Thousands of UK customers report broadband issues
Vodafone admits 'major outage' as more than 130,000 report problemsLiv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesThousands of Vodafone customers across the UK have reported its services are down.Downdetector, which monitors web outages, showed…
Click Energy announces first electricity rise in more than three years
Click Energy has announced it will implement a 3.5% increase in household electricity rates, "due to a rise in wholesale and market costs".It said this would result in the typical…
Lloyds warns car finance scandal could cost it £2bn
Emer MoreauBusiness reporterLloyds Banking Group is setting aside an additional £800m for car finance compensation claims, bringing the total amount allocated by the bank for redress to nearly £2bn.The company…
Mortgage rates creep back up as lenders show caution
Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentAverage mortgage rates have risen for the first time month-on-month since February as lenders approach the winter with caution.Following a series of drops in mortgage interest…
Nexperia: Dutch government takes control of China-owned chip firm
Osmond ChiaBusiness reporterThe Dutch government has taken control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned chipmaker based in the Netherlands, in a bid to safeguard the European supply of semiconductors for cars and…