Ada Derana Big Focus | 23-12-2020

World News

• UK startup gets $1bn funding for self-driving car tech
  The funding being given to Wayve represents the biggest ever investment in a European AI firm.
• Boeing crewed space launch postponed for safety check
  First crewed space flight of Boeing's Starliner was postponed shortly before lift-off due to glitch.
• Acclaimed photographer cracks Instagram in his 80s
  Over a seven-decade career David Hurn has photographed everyone from the Beatles to Audrey Hepburn.
• From teenage cyber-thug to Europe’s most wanted
  Kivimaki rose through teen cyber gangs to become a Most Wanted criminal responsible for one of the most shocking hacks in history.
• From likes to votes: How influencers are changing Indian politics
  Politicians are roping in influencers to woo voters like never before. But is this a good thing?