UK wants fully autonomous cars on road
The Department for Transport wants to see fully autonomous cars – driving with no human oversight – and cars with no steering wheels tested on UK roads. Currently, the rules around trials require a human remote driver – not necessarily inside the vehicle but ready to take over control if needed.Any new trial must, however, […]
Microsoft really, really, really doesn’t want you to buy Office 2019
Microsoft launched a new ad campaign for its Office suite today. Usually, that’s not something especially interesting, but this one is a bit different. Instead of simply highlighting the features of Word and Excel, Microsoft decided to pitch Office 365 and Office 2019 against each other (as an extra gimmick, it used twins to do […]
Disability-themed emojis approved for use
The introduction of dozens of new accessibility-themed emojis has been welcomed by disability rights campaigners. The new characters include hearing aids, wheelchairs, prosthetic limbs, white “probing” canes and guide dogs. They follow a complaint by Apple that few existing emojis spoke to the experiences of those with disabilities.Their inclusion in 2019’s official list means many […]
Facebook Messenger gets 'unsend' feature
Facebook has come out with a feature that lets you delete messages from a conversation after you have sent them, as previously spotted in leaks. So in case you send the wrong message to the wrong person or make an egregious typo, you’ll be able to remove it in Messenger now. It works when you […]
