Innovation

US Congress Probes ‘Risky’ SpaceX Launch

US Congress says it is investigating regulators' handling of SpaceX flight that violated safety rules and other launches that 'raise…

4 years ago

Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: The Speed of Change: How Fast Are You?

In this week’s podcast we focus on the recently published report ‘The Speed of Change: How Fast Are you’ from…

4 years ago

More Institutional Investors Shun Deliveroo IPO

Legal & General and M&G, two of the world's biggest institutional investors, lambast Deliveroo over share structure and workers' rights

4 years ago

New York Times Column Sells For Over £400,000

New York Times column in the form of a nonfungible token sells for over £400,000 at auction in latest sign…

4 years ago

Disintegrating SpaceX Rocket Creates Light Show

Second stage of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket falls into Earth's atmosphere over Seattle and Vancouver, creating a spectacular light show…

4 years ago

Tesla In-Car Camera Prompts Privacy Worries – Consumer Reports

Privacy issue? Tesla's use of in-car cameras to record and transmit video, worries influential US magazine Consumer Reports

4 years ago

Apple Fined $2 Million For Selling iPhone 12 With No Charger

Fined for breaking consumer law as Brazilian agency rejects Apple green claim for not including charger, as well as 'misleading'…

4 years ago

Jack Dorsey’s First Tweet Sells For £2m

Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey sells first tweet as non-fungible token for £2m as digital art and collectibles grow in…

4 years ago

Musk Denies Tesla Cars Could Be Used For Spying

Elon Musk reassures China over privacy of data collected by Tesla cars' sensors after vehicles are banned from sensitive military,…

4 years ago

UK Faces ‘Catastrophic’ Fall In Youth Seeking IT Skills

UK faces potentially 'catastrophic' digital skills shortage amidst plummeting numbers of young people seeking IT-related studies

4 years ago

Facebook Shows Neural Wristband For AR Interactions

Facebook wristband prototype could read neural signals transmitted to hands for AR interaction, but device raises host of privacy questions

4 years ago

Deliveroo Targets Up To £8.8bn Valuation In London IPO

Deliveroo targets range of up to £8.8bn valuation in forthcoming London listing, as it sees transactions double year-on-year for first…

4 years ago

NASA Successfully Tests Moon Rocket

NASA successfully tests Space Launch System, a rocket intended to send humans back to the the lunar surface and eventually…

4 years ago

Europe Looks To Ease Red Tape For Start-Ups

European Commission proposes new rules to lessen red tape for start-ups, including stock option reform and easier immigration visas

4 years ago

Virtual Spaces: The Future of Events

The use of virtual meeting spaces has been developing for decades. Can this technology and the arrival of low-cost untethered…

4 years ago

India ‘To Propose Ban’ On Crypto-Currencies

India reportedly planning to criminalise trading and even holding crypto-assets, even as Bitcoin continues to set records

4 years ago

British Airways To Add Covid-19 ‘Passport’ To Travel App

British Airways trials in-house system for verifying passenger vaccine certificates and Covid-19 tests, with plans to add the features to…

4 years ago

Bitcoin Falls From $60,000 High As Investors Show Caution

Bitcoin surpasses $60,000 in value for first time amidst growing acceptance from mainstream institutions, while some investors remain cautious

4 years ago

Elon Musk Changes Title At Tesla To ‘Technoking’

Musk becomes 'Technoking' of Tesla and chief financial officer Zach Kirkhorn becomes 'Master of Coin', as company pushes ahead with…

4 years ago

Honeywell Quadruples Quantum Computing Power

Honeywell claims performance crown for latest generation of System Model H1 quantum computer, which pairs fewer qubits with higher fidelity

4 years ago

Elon Musk, Tesla Board Sued Over ‘Erratic’ Tweets

Tesla's Musk and company board sued over failure to rein in 'erratic' Twitter messages that allegedly violate 2018 SEC settlement

4 years ago

Clearview AI Sued In California By Immigrant Groups

Another legal headache for facial recognition firm Clearview AI to halt use of its tech, despite ban in some Californian…

4 years ago

Right To Repair Law To Tackle E-Waste Problem

End to throw-away society? The UK to introduce 'right to repair' laws in the summer to tackle long standing e-waste…

4 years ago

Tesla Shares Rally After Expensive Share Slide

Shares in the world's most valuable car maker rose nearly 20 percent, after selloff wiped off $300 billion market capitalisation

4 years ago

Analyst: Apple AR Headset Could Arrive ‘Next Year’

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo sees Apple AR + VR headset arriving next year, with a lightweight design and a price around…

4 years ago

Tesla Share Slide Wipes £200bn Off Market Capitalisation

Latest slide takes Tesla shares to more than one-third below their 27 January all-time peak, with Elon Musk personally losing…

4 years ago

Isle Of Wight Drone Medical Delivery Trials Set To Continue

Delivery trials of medical goods to the Isle of Wight set to recommence next month as authorities look at expanding…

4 years ago

Coursera Files To Go Public As Revenues Surge

Online education platform Coursera plans for public listing as it reveals revenue surge due to Covid-19-related shift to remote learning

4 years ago

Instacart Considers Direct Listing After Major Funding Round

Grocery delivery app Instacart reportedly considers bypassing IPO in favour of direct listing amidst surging investor demand

4 years ago

Oppo Shows ‘Expanding Phone’ Prototype

Oppo provides hands-on demonstrations of Oppo X 2021 smartphone prototype with flexible OLED display that rolls and unrolls inside device

4 years ago