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Amazon Extends Police Ban On Facial RecognitionAmazon Extends Police Ban On Facial Recognition

Amazon Extends Police Ban On Facial Recognition

With the deadline of its one-year moratorium on police use of its facial recognition software fast approaching, Amazon makes ban…

4 years ago
Tesla Crash In China Kills Policeman – ReportTesla Crash In China Kills Policeman – Report

Tesla Crash In China Kills Policeman – Report

Car maker Tesla says it will fully co-operate with authorities, after two police officers were reportedly struck by a Model…

4 years ago
Waymo Taxi In Arizona Confused By Blocked RoadWaymo Taxi In Arizona Confused By Blocked Road

Waymo Taxi In Arizona Confused By Blocked Road

Self-driving Waymo taxi blocks road after lane is closed down, and it escapes the roadside assistance staff sent to fix…

4 years ago
Bitcoin Plunges After Elon Musk Rules It Out For Tesla PurchasesBitcoin Plunges After Elon Musk Rules It Out For Tesla Purchases

Bitcoin Plunges After Elon Musk Rules It Out For Tesla Purchases

Bitcoin blow. Elon Musk says Tesla it has suspended use of Bitcoin by customers, due to its heavy use of…

4 years ago
Queen’s Speech: Government Targets Skills, Advanced Research, Online SafetyQueen’s Speech: Government Targets Skills, Advanced Research, Online Safety

Queen’s Speech: Government Targets Skills, Advanced Research, Online Safety

Government unveils ambitious raft of changes including a lifetime skills guarantee, an advanced research agency, online safety, and many more

4 years ago
NTSB Reveals Preliminary Findings On Fatal Tesla CrashNTSB Reveals Preliminary Findings On Fatal Tesla Crash

NTSB Reveals Preliminary Findings On Fatal Tesla Crash

Federal agency investigating 'driverless' Tesla car crash that killed two men, says Autosteer was unlikely to have been operating

4 years ago
Uber Seeks To Calm Investor Jitters Over US Regulatory ThreatUber Seeks To Calm Investor Jitters Over US Regulatory Threat

Uber Seeks To Calm Investor Jitters Over US Regulatory Threat

Uber shares fall after company discloses first costs in reclassifying UK drivers, while US administration promises review of contractor issue

4 years ago
US Bill Would Create White House ‘Chief Manufacturing Officer’US Bill Would Create White House ‘Chief Manufacturing Officer’

US Bill Would Create White House ‘Chief Manufacturing Officer’

US Senate drafts bill worth $110bn that would create White House-level manufacturing chief to build up supply chain resiliency, counter…

4 years ago
Germany’s Biggest Union Sets Sights On Upcoming Tesla PlantGermany’s Biggest Union Sets Sights On Upcoming Tesla Plant

Germany’s Biggest Union Sets Sights On Upcoming Tesla Plant

Germany's largest union IG Metall reportedly has its sights on organising labour at Tesla's upcoming Berlin factory, in spite of…

4 years ago
US Carmakers Urge Congress To Prioritize Auto ChipsUS Carmakers Urge Congress To Prioritize Auto Chips

US Carmakers Urge Congress To Prioritize Auto Chips

US automakers urge Congress to prioritise semiconductors for the auto industry after President Joe Biden proposes $50bn to boost domestic…

4 years ago
IBM Claims Breakthrough With 2 Nanometer ChipIBM Claims Breakthrough With 2 Nanometer Chip

IBM Claims Breakthrough With 2 Nanometer Chip

Research boffins at IBM are touting a major leap forward in performance and energy efficiency with a 'world first' 2nm…

4 years ago
SpaceX Starship Successfully Lands VerticallySpaceX Starship Successfully Lands Vertically

SpaceX Starship Successfully Lands Vertically

After a few explosions and failures along the way, the futuristic Starship from SpaceX successfully returns to earth and lands…

4 years ago
Intel To Invest $3.5bn To Expand New Mexico FactoryIntel To Invest $3.5bn To Expand New Mexico Factory

Intel To Invest $3.5bn To Expand New Mexico Factory

Chip giant Intel is to ramp up its manufacturing capability at its New Mexico factory, and will add 3D packaging…

4 years ago
Apple Hires Google AI Scientist Samy BengioApple Hires Google AI Scientist Samy Bengio

Apple Hires Google AI Scientist Samy Bengio

Apple hires another Google scientist, after Samy Bengio resigned from Google over its alleged 'firing' of Dr Timnit Gebru

4 years ago
Bill And Melinda Gates To DivorceBill And Melinda Gates To Divorce

Bill And Melinda Gates To Divorce

Microsoft co-founder and one of the world's richest men, Bill Gates has confirmed his 27 year marriage is to end

4 years ago

NASA Halts Moon Lander Work After Contract Challenge

NASA orders SpaceX to halt work on Moon rocket programme after Blue Origin accuses SpaceX of space exploration 'monopoly'

4 years ago

Intel Seeking ‘£7bn In Public Subsidies’ For EU Chip Fab

Intel chief executive Pat Gelsinger reportedly says company is seeking about £7bn in public subsidies for European chip fab as…

4 years ago

Australian Man Charged Over Falsifying Covid-19 QR Code

South Australian man charged over allegedly covering shop's Covid-19 check-in code with a false one that led users to an…

4 years ago

Darktrace Enjoys Successful London IPO

Darktrace enjoys successful public listing in London on Friday, valuing the AI security specialist at £1.7 billion ($2.4 billion)

4 years ago

Taiwan Dashes EU Hopes Of Advanced Chip Production In Europe

EU setback. Taiwanese government minister rejects EU plan, and points to TSMC decision to focus chip expansion in Taiwan, not…

4 years ago

Jeff Bezos Blue Origin Protests NASA’s SpaceX Contract

Battle between the world's richest men, sees Elon Musk mock Jeff Bezos, after Blue Origin files official protest over SpaceX's…

4 years ago

UK To Regulate Self-Driving Cars On Motorways

The future of driving? Self-driving cars are to be approved for slow speed use on British motorways, as soon as…

4 years ago

Telsa Executives Says Fatal ‘Driverless’ Crash Had Driver

Tesla contradicts official investigators and insist deformed steering wheel shows someone was behind the wheel at fatal crash

4 years ago

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