Innovation

Apple Adds Notch To New MacBook Pro

Why, why? Apple takes a leaf out of 2017's iPhone X design, and opts to add a notch cut out…

3 years ago

Qubits Are Coming: Your Quantum Computing Future

As investment in the development of practical quantum computers and with key breakthroughs in this technology, are we poised to…

3 years ago

Facebook To Hire 10,000 In EU For Metaverse Concept

With no mention of the UK, Facebook says it is to create 10,000 across the EU to help build its…

3 years ago

Dorsey: Square May Develop Bitcoin Mining Hardware

Square chief executive Jack Dorsey says fintech company looking into custom-built Bitcoin mining hardware that could increase accessibility, efficiency

3 years ago

Facebook Developing ‘Egocentric’ Artificial Intelligence

Facebook wants to make wearable tech more useful with artificial intelligence trained on massive set of first-person videos

3 years ago

Waymo Vehicles Clog Quiet San Francisco Street

Self-driving test vehicles from Google sister company Waymo jam otherwise quiet San Francisco cul-de-sac after encountering unexpected traffic rules

3 years ago

BT Eagle-i Seeks To Predict, Prevent Cyberattacks

Proactive security approach. New security platform from BT Security, dubbed 'Eagle-i', seeks to predict and prevent cyberattacks

3 years ago

Moscow Metro Facial Recognition System For Speedy Payments

Privacy concern. Moscow's Metro system has launched 'Face Pay', a mass facial recognition system for passengers paying for fares

3 years ago

US Army Delays $22 Billion Microsoft Augmented Reality Headsets

United States Army pushes back deployment date of Microsoft's augmented reality headsets, but insists it still really wants them

3 years ago

US Watchdog Asks Tesla Why No Recall Over Autopilot Change

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration questions lack of recall of Tesla's Autopilot, amid official investigation of the driver assistance system

3 years ago

Star Trek’s William Shatner Becomes Oldest Person In Space

The original Captain Kirk (aka William Shatner) returns to planet earth after brief journey to space aboard Blue Origin rocket

3 years ago

Apple 18 October Launch Event – MacBooks, AirPods Expected

Invites dispatched to a virtual Apple launch event on 18th October - new MacBook laptops and AirPod headphones are expected

3 years ago

TSMC, Sony Mull Joint Chip Factory With Japanese Gov Help – Report

TSMC and Sony reportedly consider building a chip factory together, with financial assistance from the Japanese government

3 years ago

Dutch Data Centres Seek Government Help Over Rising Prices

Operators of data centres in Holland have called on the Dutch government to financial support, amid surging electricity prices

3 years ago

MoD Web Gaffe Exposes Special Forces Weapon Data

Secret data of enhanced weapons exposed in embarrassing cut-and-paste blunder, mirroring similar mistake in 2011 of data concerning nuclear submarines

3 years ago

IBM To Require US Staff To Be Vaccinated

Want to continue working at IBM? Big Blue staff in the US told they must be vaccinated by 8 December…

3 years ago

Uber Sued In UK Over Alleged Facial Recognition Bias

Coloured drivers and couriers allege Uber's facial recognition system failed to effectively identify people of colour, or those with a…

3 years ago

Tesla Moves Headquarters From California To Texas

Elon Musk follows through on his warning, after clashing repeatedly with Californian officials last year, and moves Tesla's corporate headquarters…

3 years ago

CTO 3.0: The Neo Chief Technology Officer

As businesses continue to transform, what has this meant for the development of the CTO? Tasked with managing new working…

4 years ago

Experimental AI Hones Forecasts For Short-Term Weather Events

Experimental AI from Google sister company DeepMind and University of Exeter could improve accuracy of weather predictions within one to…

4 years ago

E-Scooter Company Looks To Thwart QR Code Theft

E-scooter and e-bike rental company Lime redesigns vehicles after users in London and New York report theft of QR codes,…

4 years ago

US, Europe Reach Agreement On Chip Supplies, China, Tech Rules

Inaugural agreement between US and Europe to deepen co-operation centred around chip supplies, rules governing big tech, and trade with…

4 years ago

Chip Shortage Forces Opel To Close German Factory Until 2022

Real world impact of chip shortage sees 1,300 staff in Germany laid off, as Opel halts production at German factory…

4 years ago

Amazon Settles Lawsuit With Two Fired Staffers

Undisclosed lawsuit settlement reached with two former Amazon employees, who alleged they were fired over their 'workplace activism'

4 years ago

Texas Police Officers Sue Tesla, Allege Autopilot Is Unsafe

Lawsuit in Texas against Tesla raises Autopilot safety concerns again, after Model X crashed into two police cruisers

4 years ago

Amazon Unveils New Devices For The Home, Including Astro The Robot

E-commerce giant Amazon launches a rolling robot called Astro, as well as a slew of new devices for the home…

4 years ago

Ford Touts EVs For The Masses With $11.4bn For New Factories

New 'mega campus' in Tennessee and battery plants Kentucky will bring electric cars to the masses, not just the few,…

4 years ago

Tesla’s Musk Sees Chip Shortage Ending Next Year

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk sees chip constraints ending next year, as IDC projects 'normalisation' by mid-2022 – but others…

4 years ago

Connected Business: The Post-COVID Supply Chain

With supply chains being massively disrupted as the pandemic took hold, what does a post-pandemic supply chain look like? How…

4 years ago

UK Appeals Court Finds Artificial Intelligence Not A ‘Person’

Appeals Court of England and Wales rejects case by man who cited 'creativity machine' artificial intelligence as inventor in two…

4 years ago