Innovation

Neuralink Chip Implanted In Pig’s Brain

Elon Musk and his Neuralink team implant a computer chip in the brain of a pig, in the first stage…

4 years ago

Electric Vehicle Maker Xpeng Shares Soar On New York Debut

China-based maker of high-tech electric vehicles Xpeng sees shares rise more than 40 percent amidst heavy investor demand driven by…

4 years ago

Amazon Goes Electric With Order For 1,800 Mercedes-Benz Vans

Amazon orders 1,800 Mercedes-Benz electric vans for its European delivery fleet, including the UK and Germany, as it aims to…

4 years ago

Elon Musk’s Net Worth Surpasses $100bn

Tech entrepreneur Musk's fortune briefly surpasses $100bn amidst a fivefold increase in the share price of electric carmaker Tesla so…

4 years ago

Your Post Tap Business: The Future Is Voice

Learn how voice is about to become an essential component of your business. Discover why your business must use voice…

4 years ago

Amazon Enters Wearables With Halo Band

Health market entry for e-commerce giant after it unveils the Amazon Halo Band, which can track a user's sleep and…

4 years ago

Trump Administration Pledges $1 Billion For AI, Quantum Computing Research

White House pledges $1 billion for research push in the United States into artificial intelligence (AI), 5G and quantum computing

4 years ago

Elon Musk Promises Working Neuralink Demo This Week

Bold next step? Working demonstration of Neuralink's human brain to machine interface is promised by Elon Musk late on Friday…

4 years ago

Elon Musk Touts Capacity Increase Ahead Of ‘Battery Day’

Ahead of its widely touted 'battery day' event, Elon Musk hints at a 50 percent rise in battery capacity within…

4 years ago

Carmakers Urge FTC Intervention After Defeat In Qualcomm Appeal

Tesla, Ford, Honda, HP, and Intel ask the US tech regulator to carry on its case against Qualcomm after US…

4 years ago

The Tech Of Crime Part 2: Policing And Data

Much of the work being done today to fight crime is analyzing the vast quantities of data every police force…

4 years ago

Uber, Lyft Granted Emergency Injunction By California Court

Gig economy development. No California shutdown yet for Uber and Lyft, after court grants emergency injunction over worker status

4 years ago

Apple Becomes First US Company Valued At $2 Trillion

Wall Street has gained its first ever American company valued at a whopping $2 trillion, in the form of iPhone…

4 years ago

UK Could Allow Self-Driving Cars On Motorways In 2021

British motorways in 2021 could see self-driving cars in the slow lane, under proposals being considered by the government

4 years ago

Uber Will Close Down In California After Court Ruling, CEO Warns

Court ruling to classify Uber and Lyft drivers as employees means Uber and Lyft will probably shut down temporarily in…

4 years ago

Tim Cook Now A Billionaire After Apple Share Surge

Welcome to the club. CEO Tim Cook now said to be a billionaire after almost a decade in charge of…

4 years ago

Police Use Of Facial Recognition Breached Privacy, Court Rules

Milestone ruling. The UK Court of Appeal rules use of automatic facial recognition (AFR) tech by South Wales Police is…

4 years ago

Microsoft Expands Teams Meetings To 20,000 People

Microsoft extends Teams amidst broad shift to remote working, with 'view-only' meetings up to 20,000 people and a new one-on-one…

4 years ago

Asus VivoBook Flip 14 Sports 360-Degree Hinge, Touchscreen

VivoBook Flip 14 features 14-inch touchscreen in 13-inch chassis, powered by AMD's Ryzen 4000 series mobile chips with tablet-laptop hybrid…

4 years ago

Uber Expands UK Reach With Autocab Buy

Amid consolidation in the taxi sector caused by Coronavirus lockdown, Uber purchases British rival Autocab for undisclosed amount

4 years ago

The Tech Of Policing: Part 1: The Digital Police

In this first part of a three-part series, Silicon UK considers how UK police forces are using technology today? With…

4 years ago

Former Google Executive Sentenced To 18 Months Prison For IP Theft

Former senior executive at Google’s self-driving car project sentenced to 18 months in prison for large trade secret theft

4 years ago

Apple Hit With $1.4bn Lawsuit From Chinese AI Firm

Long running dispute. Xiao-i alleges in a Chinese court that Apple's voice-recognition tech in Siri infringes on its artificial intelligence…

4 years ago

EU Launches Antitrust Probe Into Google’s Fitbit Acquisition

European competition regulators launch formal antitrust investigation of Alphabet's Google and its decision to acquire Fitbit

4 years ago

Co-Creator Of Computer Mouse, Bill English, Dies

Another departure of a true computing pioneer, after Bill English, co creator of the computer mouse, passes away in California

4 years ago

What’s Your Next Tech Job?

With the potential for mass redundancies across many businesses, what skills should you gain to land a new job? Silicon…

4 years ago

Google Fitbit Data Pledge Not Sufficient To Offset Antitrust Probe

Offer by Google not to use Fitbit data for adverts is unlikely to offset an official antitrust investigation by EC…

4 years ago

Google Closes Down North Smart Glasses

Weeks after Google purchased Canadian smart glass provider North, customers are warned their devices will stop working this week

4 years ago

Elon Musk: Tesla Open To Supplying Batteries To Other EV Makers

Makers of rival electric vehicles (EVs) could potentially be able to licence batteries, powertrains and software from Tesla for their…

4 years ago

Garmin Obtained Ransomware Decrypt Key – Report

Did they pay and how much? Garmin regains control of its systems after obtaining ransomware decrypt key from Russian hackers

4 years ago