we start with the technology sector it s making more money than ever as the pandemic shifts more of our lives online. in the last few hours we have heard from facebook and apple. starting with facebook it has reported a surge in earnings over the holiday season thanks to heavy advertising spending by online retailers. facebook made revenues ofjust over $28 billion in the three months to the end of december. that s a jump of a third on the same time last year. that s not surprising given social media use keeps rising. 3.3 billion people use at least one of facebook s platforms facebook, instagram or whatsapp at least once a month. that s a jump of 14% on last year. if you think those are big numbers take a look at these from apple. it made record sales of one hundred and eleven $111 billion over the holiday season. that s up 21% on last year and much better than investors were expecting. here s our technology correspondent james clayton in san francisco. i t
hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are broadcaster and psychotherapist lucy beresford and joe twyman, director of the polling organisation deltapoll. tomorrow s front pages, starting with. the guardian says borisjohnson is facing the most perilous 48 hours of his premiership, with sue gray s report into downing street lockdown parties due to be published. the same story makes the front page of the telegraph, which reports that borisjohnson is facing mounting pressure to publish sue gray s report in full. the pm is in peril so says the i newspaper, which leads with the news that the police are to investigate the lockdown parties in number 10. the metro also leads with that investigation launched by the metropolitan police. it comes after the inquiry led by sue gray passed information to the force. according to the times, the pm now faces being interviewed by police either under caution or as a witness. the financia
no time to stop between the super sets, although i do need to quickly look at my phone. we look at how ai is helping doctors diagnose neurological diseases. and we meet an inspiring sportswoman who s using tech to help her stay at the top of her game. i can put the glasses on and obviously watch training as normal, but as my coach is speaking, obviously i get live captions as well. rigorous training to hone modern soldier skills is essential, as at any time they can be thrown into the heart of a war zone or humanitarian crisis. yes, so marc cieslak has been to meet the soldiers of 16 air assault brigade to see how technology is helping to train troops. for these soldiers from 2nd battalion the parachute regiment, anything could be waiting behind this door. i ve always wanted to join the army, ever since i can remember. there was nothing else that i really wanted to do. experience in places like iraq and afghanistan has taught the british army that entering a building in a con
out isn t inevitable. so, how about the idea of being able to increase our health span live the better years of our life for longer, till, like, we re a0 at 60. there is 15 17 years of healthy life that is up for grabs for all of us. we head to california to meet the scientists and founders who want to make it a reality. ageing by itself is the largest risk factor for every single disease, this chronic disease of ageing, so by targeting it, you target all disease together. but how do we separate science from snake oil? the longevity industry is worth billions with hopes of delaying disease, extending our sprightly years and maybe even throwing in a few extra. i let a system of science and data run my body. it does a betterjob taking care of me than i can. maybe even our furry friends can be with us for longer. he sneezed in my face. and the things some people will do to stay young! push it out, push it out. you got this. do you consider yourself a guinea pig? no, i don t! i