Innovation

Toyota Buys Lyft’s Autonomous Car Unit for $550m

Japanese car maker Toyota acquires the autonomous vehicle division of ride-hailing firm Lyft, after four years of development

4 years ago

EU Industry Chief To Meet With Intel, TSMC Execs Amidst Chip Crisis

EU industry commissioner Thierry Breton to meet with Intel chief Pat Gelsinger and top TSMC executive amidst pressure to increase…

4 years ago

GCHQ Boss: West Faces Tech ‘Moment Of Reckoning’

UK must invest in skills and ensure China does not take control of key technologies such as networking and quantum…

4 years ago

SpaceX Launches Third Crewed Flight Into Orbit

SpaceX's third-ever crewed flight reuses both Crew Dragon capsule 'Endeavour' and Falcon 9 booster, in a first for company

4 years ago

Tesla ‘Easily Tricked’ Into Driving Without Driver, Consumer Reports Finds

As official investigations continue, Consumer Reports warns Tesla cars can easily be tricked into driving without anyone in the driver's…

4 years ago

Amazon Now Largest Corporate Buyer Of Renewable Energy

With nine new wind and solar projects in UK, Europe and North America, Amazon becomes corporate buyer of renewable energy

4 years ago

European Commission Proposes Tough AI Regulation, Fines

Huge fines and tough rules for the 'unacceptable' use of artificial intelligence, has been proposed by European Commission

4 years ago

Fatal Tesla Crash: Elon Musk Says Autopilot Not Engaged

Tesla boss Elon Musk says Tesla Autopilot was not engaged during fatal crash in Texas, despite investigators insisting no one…

4 years ago

Automation is Dead: Welcome to Hyperautomation

Describing the application of AI and ML to vastly increase the use of automation across more business processes and even…

4 years ago

NASA Helicopter Makes History With First Flight On Other Planet

Historic first flight of small helicopter on an offworld planet, after NASA successfully launches small helicopter on Mars

4 years ago

Two People Die As Tesla With No Driver Crashes

Autopillot abuse? Tesla car crash in Texas kills two passengers, with police reporting that no one was actually in the…

4 years ago

Tesla Settles Lawsuit Against Ex Staffer Over Source Code

Tesla settles lawsuit against former employee who allegedly copied source code the Autopilot, before leaving to join rival

4 years ago

Apple $200m ‘Restore Fund’ Targets Climate Change

Apple reveals $200 million investment fund called the 'Restore Fund', to remove carbon emissions and support sustainable forestry

4 years ago

EU’s Proposed Rules For AI Usage Leaked Online

Leaked document shows European regulators are considering ban on indiscriminate surveillance and AI use in credit scoring etc

4 years ago

NHS Website Crashes Briefly Amid Rush For Vaccine Bookings

After the government authorises Covid-19 vaccines for over 45s, NHS booking website crashes briefly under the strain

4 years ago

AI Security Firm Darktrace Plans London IPO

Darktrace, a pioneer in applying artificial intelligence techniques to cyber-security, makes first major London IPO bid following Deliveroo flop

4 years ago

Microsoft Focuses On Healthcare With $20bn AI Buy

Microsoft's purchase of speech recognition pioneer Nuance Communications gives it leading cloud AI tools that are widely used in healthcare…

4 years ago

Neuralink Video Shows Monkey Playing Pong With Its Mind

Video posted by Elon Musk start-up Neuralink shows macaque monkey playing Pong with brain signals transmitted via wireless interface

4 years ago

Apple, Google Slammed For Links To China

Prominent tech investor and co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, Peter Thiel, criticises both Apple and Google over links to China

4 years ago

Microsoft Submerges Servers In Boiling Liquid

Keeping it cool. After submerging a data centre in the North sea, Microsoft now submerges its servers in so called…

4 years ago

Google Research Manager Resigns After Recent AI Firings

Timnit Gebru fallout continues at Google AI research unit, with Samy Bengio being the latest and highest profile staffer to…

4 years ago

Cryptocurrency Market Capitalisation Hits $2tn

Market capitalisation for all cryptocurrencies surpasses $2tn, with Bitcoin alone remaining over $1tn for a full week as large investors…

4 years ago

Google Wins Over Oracle In Decade-Long Case

US Supreme Court hands victory to Google in decade-long spat with Oracle over search giant's use of Java SE API…

4 years ago

Tesla Posts Record Deliveries, Beating Expectations

Tesla posts record electric vehicle deliveries for first quarter, as strong demand for less-expensive models offsets global chip shortage

4 years ago

Apple’s Siri No Longer Uses Female Voice By Default

Apple ends default choice of female voice for Siri, as Microsoft pulls plug on Cortana for Android and iOS

4 years ago

Apple Details Carbon Neutral Progress, Announces Energy Storage Project

New energy storage project for Apple, as it aims to achieve totally carbon neutral supply chain and products by 2030…

4 years ago

Microsoft Kills Cortana iOS, Android App

Protracted death of digital assistant continues, as Redmond officially pulls support for the Cortana apps on the Android and iOS…

4 years ago

Microsoft Wins US Army Contract For Augmented Reality Headsets

Win for HoloLens technology, as Microsoft signs ten year contract with US Army worth $21.9 billion for augmented reality headsets

4 years ago

Google Maps Adds Eco Friendly Routes

Eco option for cClimate change. Google Maps users will soon be able to compare the CO2 emissions of different available…

4 years ago

SpaceX SN11 Rocket Explodes During Descent

Another bumpy ride for Elon Musk's prototype spacecraft that will eventually be used to ferry mankind to the moon and…

4 years ago