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 what s behind the scramble for lithium and whether the boom is heading for bust. welcome to world business report. i m 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. it s 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. it s 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 it s accurate that figure would be down around 2
manufacturing are up thanks to a stronger pound but prizes in the shops are expected to go up and we won t get a pay rise to match. cash prices. prices. in sport, chelsea s 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 world s 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 children s commissioner for england that young people are left to face the dangers of bullying and groom
day, we are talking you through the winners and losers! is that rory with make up on? cutting out the middle man. we ll talk to the boss of a tech company hoping to revolution ise we ll talk to the boss of a tech company hoping to revolutionise the way we transfer money abroad. and keeping with all things tech we want to hear from you. what are the gadgets that you can t live without and have changed your life? let us know use the hashtag bbcbizlive. welcome to the programme. iam i am predicting that for many of you you will be saying it is your smartphone but for me, it is my kettle, i cannot live without it! we start in las vegas where thousands of technology executives are gathering for the annual consumer electronics show which opens today. it s the most important event of the year for the tech industry a chance for companies to show off the gadgets they hope we will soon be buying. it s a huge business and an increasingly tough one. according to the consumer tech
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, it s 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 we re 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. that s 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. on
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 children s 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. here s our correspondent gillian hargreaves. look familiar? teenagers stuck to their mobile phones. millions are connected to their friends via social media but the children s 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 don t know what they re 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