Innovation

El Salvador To Build ‘Bitcoin City’, Powered By Geothermal

Powered by the Conchagua volcano, a city financed by government Bitcoin bonds has been pledged by El Salvador's president

3 years ago

Ford And Rivian Cancel Joint EV Development

Ford and Rivian call off plans for joint development of Ford-branded electric vehicle, as battery life of Rivian's Amazon delivery…

3 years ago

Japan Should Work With AUKUS For Cybersecurity, AI, Says Former PM

We want in. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcomes creation of AUKUS alliance, and calls for Japan to be…

3 years ago

Artists, Rights Groups Protest Use Of Amazon One Palm Scanner

Group of 200 artists and 30 rights groups have written an open letter demanding Amazon Palm Scanner is removed from…

3 years ago

Apple To Allow iPhone Users To Repair Their Own Device

Right To Repair win? Apple is to sell, for the first time, spare parts to techie-minded customers so they can…

3 years ago

Tesla Sued By JPMorgan Over Elon Musk Privatisation Tweet

Investment bank JPMorgan sues Tesla for $162 million, alleging Elon Musk's privatisation tweet in 2018 cost it millions of dollars

3 years ago

IBM Eagle Quantum Processor Delivers 127-Qubit

Hold onto your servers. Big Blue touts 'breakthrough' 127-Qubit capable Quantum processor, known as the 'Eagle' processor

3 years ago

Google To Invest $740 Million After Australia Clash

Clash that saw Google threaten to withdraw services from Australia altogether, to be settled with fresh investment in the country

3 years ago

Elon Musk Sells More Tesla Stock As Value Slides

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk sells another block of shares bring total to $5.8bn in matter of days, amidst looming…

3 years ago

Ancient Olympia To Be Preserved As Virtual Reality Archive

Olympia of more than 2,000 years ago turned into a virtual and augmented-reality experience under a collaboration between Greece and…

3 years ago

President Biden Tightens Restrictions On Huawei, ZTE

Tightening the screw. US President Joe Biden signs legislation to stop Chinese firms from receiving new equipment licences from US…

3 years ago

Tim Cook Says No Plans To Accept Crypto Payments

Cryptocurrency owner Tim Cook says there are no immediate plans to accept cryptocurrencies as payment, and discusses Apple Car, China…

3 years ago

Amazon-Backed Rivian Enjoys Successful Nasdaq IPO

Amazon-backed electric car start-up Rivian enjoys biggest public listing in the United States since Facebook back in 2012

3 years ago

Elon Musk Sells $5bn Of Tesla Stock After Twitter Poll

One of the world's richest men, Elon Musk, has sold 3 percent of his stake in Tesla, just days after…

3 years ago

Twitter Backs Elon Musk Selling 10 Percent Of Tesla

What SEC scrutiny? Elon Musk asks Twitter users whether he should sell 10 percent of Tesla, and majority back share…

3 years ago

Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: Cyrus Gilbert-Rolfe, CRO, EVRYTHNG

Today’s consumer is more well informed, and demanding than ever before. With unlimited information, exposure to the opinions of a…

3 years ago

Apple To Drop Mask Requirement For Many US Stores – Report

Customers visiting many Apple US stores on Friday will no longer be required to wear masks, although the requirement will…

3 years ago

Blue Origin Loses NASA Lawsuit After Judge’s Ruling

Bad news Jeff. US judge rejects Blue Origin's lawsuit, filed after NASA's decision to award the Lunar lander contract soley…

3 years ago

Google Actively Bidding For Pentagon Cloud Contract

Don't be evil? Google's cloud division is reportedly bidding to work on the Pentagon's Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability program

3 years ago

Bill Gates Doubts 1.5 Degree Goal Is Achievable, Praises UK Climate Efforts

Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates doubts the world can hit goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees, but praises…

3 years ago

Tesla Recalls 12,000 US Cars Over Software Glitch

NHTSA confirms Tesla is recalling 12,000 vehicles in the US over a 'software communication error' involving its FSD beta program

3 years ago

Former Google Boss Eric Schmidt Casts Doubt On Facebook’s Metaverse

Meta warning. Tech industry veteran Eric Schmidt sounds note of caution about Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse virtual world ambitions

3 years ago

The Price of Tech: The Challenge of Managing Technology Costs

Spend or not to spend is the question facing many businesses as they assess what technologies they will need to…

3 years ago

Facebook To End Facial Recognition Use – Cites ‘Societal Concerns’

Social networking giant confirms it is 'shutting down the Face Recognition system on Facebook', due to lack of rules and…

3 years ago

Tesla To Open Charging Network To Other EVs

For the first time Tesla opens its Supercharger network to electric vehicles from other manufacturers,with pilot in Holland

3 years ago

Electric Car Battery Prices Rise As Lithium Costs Soar

Batteries for electric vehicles see price hikes in China, in spite of expected economies of scale, as costs of lithium…

3 years ago

Panasonic Prototype Battery Lasts Five Times Longer

Prototype battery from Tesla supplier Panasonic, has five times the storage capacity of current batteries, and also costs 50 percent…

3 years ago

Mark Zuckerberg Explains Facebook Meta Name Change

Facebook, err Meta co-founder Mark Zuckerberg explains the rationale for name change to reflect shifting focus to an augmented reality…

3 years ago

US Copyright Office Adds Support For Right To Repair

With the right to repair movement supported by the Biden administration, US Copyright Office expands legal shield to fix tech…

3 years ago

Uber To Offer 50,000 Tesla Cars To Drivers

Mammoth Hertz deal to purchase 100,000 Tesla’s electric vehicles, will allow Uber to offer a Tesla for rent to its…

3 years ago