Dyson hoovers up £801m profit in Asian spending boom Almost 75% of growth comes from growing far east markets as Dyson sales hit £3.5bn
Apple to launch ‘technology enabled’ healthcare service Following Amazon’s lead, iPhone maker creating in-house clinics and health service for employees
Is it worth buying a cordless vacuum cleaner? Will pricey brands such as Dyson really pick up the dirt, or should I stick with a conventional one?
Netflix: would you be happy to pay more for the streaming service? Shows such as Stranger Things and Altered Carbon have got us talking – some might argue subscribing is relatively cheap
Is this the beginning of the end for cash? Readers on the rise of digitised payments We asked you about the UK’s declining cash usage and the difference it makes to your lives. Here’s what some of you said
NatWest Bank tests Cora, an AI bot that will answer customer questions Bank promises life-like experience with artificial intelligence system
Should I let my neighbours use my wifi? I’m worried I won’t be able to watch Netflix at the same time, or they may visit dodgy sites
Should I use Spotify for streaming or sign up to another service? My brother’s a keen fan of their ad-free service – but what Amazon, Apple and Deezer?
No laptops allowed – the cafes bringing back the art of conviviality A growing number of cafes are ditching wifi and outlawing computers in an attempt to bring back old-fashioned hospitality – and increase their revenue
BT broadband user charged £5,000 after exceeding usage limit My grandmother unwittingly bust her allowance – and the charges add up to thousands
BT to hire 3,000 engineers in drive to fill broadband ‘not-spots’ BT Openreach push to provide ultrafast service to 1m more homes and firms than planned
Automation to take 1 in 3 jobs in UK’s northern centres, report finds Workers in Wakefield and Mansfield worst affected as tech advances risk widening north-south divide
‘A sign that you’re not keeping up’ – the trouble with Hotmail in 2018 Car insurers have been accused of discriminating against people with Hotmail accounts. But how did the once-popular address end up with a bad rep?
Boohoo says its ‘sale’ will end in minutes – why is it back in a couple of hours? Countdown clocks and phrases such as ‘hurry now’ are used to to panic shoppers into buying
The Amazon worker: paid £18,000 a year to shift 250 items an hour Aaron Callaway is 24 and works four nights a week alongside robots in the retailer’s warehouse