The trillion dollar Tech Industry gathers in las vegas In Search Of The gadgets that will get it growing again. Plus polarising opinion we find out whats behind the scramble for lithium and whether the boom is heading for bust. Welcome to World Business report. Im Sally Bundock also in the Programme Alibaba cracks down on counterfeiters. Details in a moment. But first. We start in las vegas where thousands of Technology Executives are gathering for the annual Consumer Electronics show which opens today. Its the most important event of the year for the Tech Industry a chance for companies to show off the gadgets we will, they hope, soon be buying. Its a huge business and also an increasingly tough one. According to the Consumer Technology association which organises the las vegas show we will buy Gadgets Worth close to a trillion dollars this year. The problem is the industry as a whole is not growing. If its accurate that figure would be down around 2 on 2016. And it would be the the f
Manufacturing are up thanks to a stronger pound but prizes in the shops are expected to go up and we wont get a pay rise to match. Cash prices. Prices. In sport, chelseas winning run comes to an end as the League Leaders are beaten at tottenham. Two goals from delle alli do the damage at White Hart Lane as they win 2 0 and move up to third. I will be live from las vegas as the worlds biggest gadget show gets under way, the big thing this year, intelligent machines, Artificial Intelligence baked into everything from your car to your toothbrush. And carol has the weather. A cold and frosty start to the day, temperatures in some parts have fallen two 7 but there will be a lot of Crisp Winter Sunshine but in the west there will be a bit more clout fallen to. More details in a few minutes. Bit more clout. Cloud. Good morning. Our main story is a warning from the childrens commissioner for england that young people are left to face the dangers of bullying and grooming online alone. Anne long
This little device is paired with a pad under the pillow which detects me snoring and moves just enough to stop me without waking me up. Good morning, its thursday, january five, welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. A Record Number of cars were registered in the uk last year but as more of us than ever before splashed out on a brand new vehicle, the industry is warning that this could be the peak of sales. There were nearly 2. 7 million new cars on the roads in 2016. This is largely because the way were buying cars is changing with more affordable Finance Deals on offer. In 2015 nearly three quarters of cars were bought using something called a personal Contract Purchase or pcp. Thats when you pay a deposit, make Monthly Payments for three orfour years, and at the end of that you have a choice to buy the car outright or give the car back to the dealer and upgrade. Manufacturers are also predicting a 5 fall in new car sales this year with the weaker pound pushing up prices. One more detail, th
To the bbc news at one. Young people are being left to fend for themselves when it comes to digital dangers such as bullying and grooming, according to the childrens commissioner for england. Anne longfield says children should be taught in school what they need to stay safe online. She also warned that children are frequently giving personal information away without knowing how their data will be used. Heres our correspondent gillian hargreaves. Look familiar . Teenagers stuck to their mobile phones. Millions are connected to their friends via social media but the childrens commissioner says too many are allowed to roam in a cyber world with limited protection and regulation. The girls at this high school in warrington think there is a risk. Teenagers dont know what theyre signing up to. The important thing you need to know about setting up thing you need to know about setting upa thing you need to know about setting up a profile, you need to be talking about it and kids need to be to
The appointment ofjudge gorsuch. His Battle With Democrats against right now over the appointment of george gorsuch. That would be an absolute shame if a man of this quality was caught up in the web. Congress gets a warning the International Order is under unprecedented threat. We speak to a former us Defense Secretary about how to face it. It didnt seem real to me, it didnt seem real. And the moment a us veteran gave away his purple heart award to an iraqi stranger at an airport. Well find out why. Today we are keeping an eye on the Supreme Court in washington and parliament in london. Here, mr trumps made his pick for for a new Supreme Courtjustice. For a new Supreme Courtjustice. Here he is. Neil gorsuch. Youll get to know him because he could be on the bench for life. And hes only 49. Well look at how he could change American Life in a moment. Here in britain, katty, we are turning our attention to the House Of Commons, the lower house in parliament. Its a historic vote because its