Marks & Spencer profit drops revealed after massive cyber attack

Marks & Spencer’s revealed the impact of a massive cyber attack earlier this year. The retailer says profits were hit hard when hackers took them offline at Easter, knocking out online sales and leaving shelves bare for weeks.

Elsewhere, scientists in London are looking at whether wireless power could be used to keep lunar rovers running in space. The collaboration between Imperial College London and MSA Space is being funded by the UK Space Agency.

Suze Cooper speaks to Professor of Electrical Energy Conversion at Imperial, Paul Mitcheson, about what it could mean for future space exploration.

Also in this episode…

• Plans to block scam mobile calls from abroad within a year
• Is Government red tape causing UK science and tech to ‘bleed out’?
• Scientists warn geoengineering could trigger droughts and hurricanes
• Sky Live to be discontinued less than three years after launch
• WhatsApp officially arrives for Apple Watch wearers
• An extra reason to look to the skies this bonfire night

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