the goal is to fly a drone through a doughnut shaped goal, which is harder than it looks. now start using the left stick, and start moving. 0oh! engines whirr. as you can tell, it takes a little bit of practice to fly. ok, so how would you how would you rate that out of ten? that was about a two. but the big theme of ces this year is al. it s everywhere. this is samsung s section, and probably more than any other company i ve seen, they have gone fully on board with al. they have ai fridges, ai vacuum cleaners, even an ai washing machine. now, when you turn it on, you re going to see the ai. oh, so there s like an ai function? exactly. right. and so here, once you go into a different type of flooring, give itjust a second and you ll see that it s going to change. so it s definitely got some more power. ah, right.
it s been nearly 30 years since the computer problems started with the horizon it system. designed by the japanese company fujitsu, it was rolled out in post offices across the uk. our business editor simonjack looks at the company s role in this scandal and the questions that still need to be answered. the private company at the centre of this scandal is fujitsu a £20 billionjapanese company whose uk arm won in 1996 a multi million pound contract to computerise nearly 20,000 post offices. the horizon it system rolls out three years later in 1999 but within weeks, some sub postmasters report problems. post office denies any systemic issues. over the next decade, hundreds of branch managers are prosecuted, dozens convicted with many sent to prison, declaring bankruptcy, losing their homes and in some cases taking their own lives.
tomorrow as the public inquiry kicks off again. but for tim and his partner, they ve a different excitement on the way. with a new baby due this summer, there s fresh hope for the future. coletta smith, bbc news, in salford. at the centre of this scandal is the horizon computer system, designed and operated by the japanese company, fujitsu. it s nearly 30 years since it was rolled out in post offices across the uk, and simonjack has been looking at some of the questions now surrounding the firm. simon? thank you, clive. the private company at the centre of this scandal is fujitsu a £20 billionjapanese company whose uk arm won in 1996 a multi million pound contract to computerise nearly 20,000 post offices. the horizon it system rolls out three years later in 1999 but within weeks, some sub postmasters report problems. the post office denies any systemic issues.