Innovation

Waymo Goes Public With Self-Driving Ride ServiceWaymo Goes Public With Self-Driving Ride Service

Waymo Goes Public With Self-Driving Ride Service

Google-affiliated Waymo to go public with fully driverless rides within 'weeks' after shutting down earlier this year due to pandemic

5 years ago
Apple Sues Recycling Firm For Selling Dismantled DevicesApple Sues Recycling Firm For Selling Dismantled Devices

Apple Sues Recycling Firm For Selling Dismantled Devices

Apple takes former business partner to court in Canada for allegedly selling devices that should have been recycled or scrapped

5 years ago
Tesla Autopilot Scored Lower Than Systems From Mercedes, BMWTesla Autopilot Scored Lower Than Systems From Mercedes, BMW

Tesla Autopilot Scored Lower Than Systems From Mercedes, BMW

Beaten by rivals? European safety assessment scores Tesla Autopilot system lower than similar systems from Mercedes, BMW, and Audi

5 years ago
Amazon One Scanner To Use Veins In Palm For PaymentsAmazon One Scanner To Use Veins In Palm For Payments

Amazon One Scanner To Use Veins In Palm For Payments

Amazon One device will scan the veins in a human hand to authorise supermarket checkout payments for example, or entry…

5 years ago
Google Concessions Likely To Win EU Approval For Fitbit Deal – ReportGoogle Concessions Likely To Win EU Approval For Fitbit Deal – Report

Google Concessions Likely To Win EU Approval For Fitbit Deal – Report

Alphabet division Google likely to win EU antitrust approval over its contrversial acquisition of wearable fitness provider Fitbit

5 years ago
Amazon’s Flying Home Security Camera Sparks Privacy DebateAmazon’s Flying Home Security Camera Sparks Privacy Debate

Amazon’s Flying Home Security Camera Sparks Privacy Debate

Always Home Cam drone from Amazon subsidiary Ring is designed to fly around homes to offer 'peace of mind', but…

5 years ago
Google Maps To Track Local Coronavirus HotspotsGoogle Maps To Track Local Coronavirus Hotspots

Google Maps To Track Local Coronavirus Hotspots

Useful Covid-19 tracking data in your area. Google Maps will from this week being to show how prevalent coronavirus is…

5 years ago
Tesla Sues US Government Over Chinese TariffsTesla Sues US Government Over Chinese Tariffs

Tesla Sues US Government Over Chinese Tariffs

Electric car maker Tesla is suing Uncle Sam, in an effort to halt tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump…

5 years ago
Is Data the Answer To Business COVID-19 Recovery?Is Data the Answer To Business COVID-19 Recovery?

Is Data the Answer To Business COVID-19 Recovery?

As businesses of all sizes build their strategies for COVID recovery, data will play a vital role. As the commercial…

5 years ago
EU Regulators Extend Fitbit Antitrust ProbeEU Regulators Extend Fitbit Antitrust Probe

EU Regulators Extend Fitbit Antitrust Probe

Fitness data probe. European antitrust regulators have given themselves more time to investigate Google's acquisition of Fitbit

5 years ago
The Tech Of Health: How Wearable Technology Is the Key To Long-Term FitnessThe Tech Of Health: How Wearable Technology Is the Key To Long-Term Fitness

The Tech Of Health: How Wearable Technology Is the Key To Long-Term Fitness

News that Amazon has moved into the wearable health and fitness area with its Halo Band, Silicon UK considers the…

5 years ago

Tesla Battery Day: Elon Musk Touts New Advances

Tesla's Elon Musk 'battery day announcements include 'tabless' batteries for improved range; goal of making a $25,000 Tesla; and cobalt…

5 years ago
Twitter Investigates Picture Cropping Tool Over Racial Bias ConcernsTwitter Investigates Picture Cropping Tool Over Racial Bias Concerns

Twitter Investigates Picture Cropping Tool Over Racial Bias Concerns

Twitter confirms its algorithm used for picture-cropping is being investigated over racial bias concerns, and opens up its source code

5 years ago
EU Plans To Bring In Crypto-Asset Rules By 2024EU Plans To Bring In Crypto-Asset Rules By 2024

EU Plans To Bring In Crypto-Asset Rules By 2024

Proposed EU rules to be published this month aim to bring crypto-assets into line with existing regulatory framework, but risk…

5 years ago

Amazon’s Zoox Obtains California Permit For Fully Driverless Car Tests

Amazon subsidiary Zoox receives permit to test driverless vehicles without a backup driver in California, one of only four granted…

5 years ago

Tesla Wins Case Against Former Staffer Who Stole Data

Tesla wins court case against former employee at Tesla's Giga Nevada factory, who hacked systems and supplied data to unknown…

5 years ago

Tesla Driver Charged For Sleeping As Car Drove At 90mph

Unbelievable! Driver in Canada charged with dangerous driving, after he slept in fully reclined seat as his Tesla car drove…

5 years ago

Uber Safety Driver Charged With Homicide Over Fatal Crash

Backup safety driver involved in autonomous driving test in Arizona that killed a pedestrian is charged with negligent homicide

5 years ago

Apple One Subscription Bundle, Fitness+ Service Launched

Apple continues its move into the services segment with a bundled subscription package called Apple One, plus the Fitness+ virtual…

5 years ago

Apple Unveils Watch 6 And New iPads

Apple launches new Watch Series 6 that measures blood oxygen levels to help in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic,…

5 years ago

Microsoft Raises Orkney Undersea Data Centre

Up she rises! Microsoft’s moonshot project to build more environmentally sustainable data centres under the ocean is deemed successful

5 years ago

Google Achieves Carbon Neutral Footprint

Alphabet division becomes first major company to reach carbon neutrality, and is also world's largest corporate buyer of renewable energy

5 years ago

Renault Rolls Out Blockchain-Based System For Auto Industry Compliance

Renault's XCEED system uses Hyperledger Fabric blockchain technology to create neutral compliance-tracking platform for auto components

5 years ago

Tesla ‘In Talks’ To Establish Carbon-Neutral Nickel Mine

Tesla reportedly in talks with Canada's Giga Metals to establish environmentally friendly nickel mine in British Columbia as it expands…

5 years ago

Tesla To Expand Charging Infrastructure In Europe

Tesla plans to build more Supercharger fast-charging points in Europe as it targets city centre dwellers who may not have…

5 years ago

Tesco To Trial Drone Delivery Service

Late to the party? UK's biggest supermarket Tesco to trial drone deliveries for small basket-sized shops in southern Ireland

5 years ago

Uber Pledges Electric Only Rides By 2030

Firm pledges to rid itself of combustion engine powered vehicles in US and Europe by 2030, and will be zero-emission…

5 years ago

Apple Teases Event On 15 September

Arrival of the delayed iPhone 12 portfolio? Smartphone maker Apple schedules Tuesday 15 September for unspecified media event

5 years ago

Visualizing Data: How Data Insights Could Be About To Change

Gartner recently noted a shift away from data dashboard. Is this a trend that will continue? As businesses collect vast…

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