a team at harper adams university in shropshire attempt a world first by using solely robots and drones to grow and harvest a field of barley. good morning. it s thursday 4th of may. i m annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the past hour buckingham palace has announced that the duke of edinburgh has decided to stop carrying out public engagements from the autumn. prince philip who is 95, is said to have the full support of the queen in taking his decision, she will continue with all her duties. the duke is the longest serving consort in british history. our royal correspondent sarah campbell is at buckingham palace. sarah, he is 95,96 sarah, he is 95, 96 next month. nonetheless it seems strange that the duke of edinburgh would be pulling back from these sort of duty, we are so used to seeing him out and about. that is right. and i have to say that the world s media, i have australian television next to me, there is new zealand, american networks, the crowds outside
back it up, spending hundreds of millions of dollars on infrastructure around the world. global news powered by 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 20 600 countries. from washington, i m alisa parenti, and this is bloomberg. emily: this is bloomberg echnology. bloomberg television and radio have been on the ground in boston showcasing diversity and power of the regional tech economy. we re joined now by caroline hyde at mass robotics live from boston. take it away. caroline: great to see you, as ever. to wrap up our coverage in boston, we are focusing on the emerging robotics industry in the area. massachusetts is home to more than 120 robotics companies in the area. the industry is growing, and so are its resources. .e are here at mass robotics the nonprofit is dedicated to fostering young boston-based robotics startups and keeping the talent in town. is autonomous drone belongs to a american robotics. one full of it one of a handful of startups based here in
a fast moving wave of huge cyberattacks has swept the globe affecting computers in thousands of locations. it s thought the hackers used tools developed by the us national security agency, and were leaked online last month. users have found themselves locked by a programme that demands a $300 payment to restore their access. there have been reports of infections in 99 countries. britain s national health service was one of those hit. hospitals and doctors surgeries were forced to turn away patients and cancel appointments. a number of spanish firms, including telecoms giant telefonica, suffered from the outbreak. there were reports that staff at the firms were told to turn off their computers. russia was also hit. the interior ministry there said it had localised the virus . our technology correspondent rory cellanjones has more. it looked, at first, like an attackjust on hospitals in the uk, but it s now becoming clear that this malicious software has run riot around the w
february. minister justin trudeau said he might consider retaliating with tariffs of his own. china s president xi jinping will host 30 world leaders at the center of his country s soft power push. it is designed to solidify his image as an advocate for globalization. and he s prepared to back it up, spending hundreds of millions of dollars on infrastructure around the world. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. from washington, i m alisa parenti, and this is bloomberg. emily: this is bloomberg techlo. i am emily chang. all this week bloomberg , television and radio have been on the ground from boston showcasing diversity and power of the regional tech economy. we re joined now by caroline hyde at mass robotics live from boston. take it away. caroline: great to see you, as ever. yes, to wrap up our coverage in boston, we are focusing on the emerging robotics industry in this area. massachusetts is home
yankee greats in the famed monument park. the former captain of the bronx bombers had his number 2 retired during a ceremony last night. those are some of your top stories on this monday may 15th. announcer: from abc news this is world news now. a good morning to you all. we begin this half hour with president trump facing some pressure from both sides of the aisle after hinting at possible recordings of conversations he had with fired fbi director james comey. president trump is not confirming nor goodnying that the tapes actually exist but he did signal that a pick for comey s replacement could come this week. abc s david wright has more. reporter: even as new candidates arrive at the justice department to interview for the fbi director s job, president trump is still being asked to explain this tweet suggesting he may have taped his conversations with director comey before he fired him. mr. president, are you recording any of your meetings in the white house, s