BAE Systems buys Collins Aerospace’s GPS unit from America’s United Technologies business for £1.7bn

Defence giant BAE Systems buys Collins Aerospace GPS unit from America’s United Technologies for £1.7bn BAE shares rose 2.9 per cent, up 17.8p to 642.4p in trading on Monday Move comes just six months after United Technologies and Raytheon merged The GPS business has designed military receivers for more than 40 years By Sara Scarlett … Read more

Apple buys VR company NextVR, which builds software to let people attend live concerts virtually 

The company’s journey to the summit of the technology industry has been a rocky one, having seen Jobs (pictured right in 1976) leave the firm in the mid-1980s after his pet project, the first Macintosh computer, struggled and he attempted to oust then chief executive John Sculley. Wozniak is pictured left   1976: Founders Steve Jobs, … Read more

Vanessa Kirby looks stylish as she buys fruit at a petrol station

Vanessa Kirby looks stylish in a black jacket and floral-print trousers as she buys fruit at a petrol station… after Mission: Impossible 7 stopped filming amid coronavirus By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 16:48 BST, 15 May 2020 | Updated: 17:15 BST, 15 May 2020 She was forced to head back to London after Mission: Impossible … Read more

Helena Bonham Carter shows off her quirky style as she buys a watermelon on shopping trip

Helena Bonham Carter shows off her quirky style in a colourful outfit as she buys a watermelon on shopping trip… after revealing Harvey Weinstein made a pass at her By Roxy Simons and Joanna Crawley For Mailonline Published: 11:22 BST, 15 May 2020 | Updated: 12:49 BST, 15 May 2020 Earlier this week she revealed … Read more

Zoom buys security service in bid to address safety concerns and introduce end-to-end encryption

Zoom buys online security service in bid to address safety concerns and introduce end-to-end encryption The platform has acquired Keybase in a bid to bolster security Zoom’s acquisition will help it introduce end-to-end encryption Stronger encryption will require some Zoom features to be altered  The acquisition is a part of Zoom’s 90-day commitment to strengthen security  By … Read more

Fisher Island in Florida buys thousands of coronavirus tests for its 800 families

A luxury private island in Florida has purchased thousands of coronavirus tests for its private residents and workers – even though only one percent of the state has been tested for COVID-19.  Fisher Island, located off Miami, is the wealthiest zip code in the country, home to multimillion-dollar condos and about 800 families and is … Read more