Innovation

Facebook Shuts Down ‘Aqulia’ Drone Program

Bye bye to Somerset-based aerospace outfit Ascenta, as Facebook cancels high altitude drone connectivity program

6 years ago

Microsoft Rolls Out Juggernaut Blockchain Payments System For Gaming Industry

The new blockchain-based offering, backed by services giant EY, is expected to turn into one of the world's biggest enterprise…

6 years ago

Details Emerge Of Qualcomm’s ARM-Based Desktop Chip

The 'Snapdragon 1000' aims to take on Intel in laptops and desktops with smaller chips that use less power

6 years ago

HMRC Voice ID Scheme ‘Breaks GDPR’, Claim Campaigners

The voice identification programme has collected more than 5 million citizens' voiceprints to date

6 years ago

Google’s Android Messages Comes To The Desktop

A new web-based messaging system lets users keep up with SMS conversations through any browser

6 years ago

Microsoft Working With M&S On ‘Game-Changing’ AI Tech

Marks & Spencer is the latest retailer to work with Microsoft on revamping the high-street shopping experience

6 years ago

Former Telsa Staffer Sued For Hacking

Disgruntled former employee alleged to have hacked IT system and transferred sensitive data to third party

6 years ago

Marriott To Install Amazon Echo In US Hotel Rooms

The next time you check into a Marriott hotel in the US, Amazon's Alexa might be there to help you…

6 years ago

IBM AI Machine Draws In Debate With Humans

“Open the pod bay doors, HAL”. IBM AI machine holds its own in public debate with human

6 years ago

US Military Backs Research Into AI ‘Common Sense’

The Defence Department's Darpa agency wants machines that can adapt to their environment and are better at spotting counterfeit imagery

6 years ago

Microsoft Working On Shop Automation Tech To Rival Amazon Go

Microsoft is working with retailers to build checkout-free systems like the Amazon Go shop that opened to the public in…

6 years ago

Home Office Launches ‘Start-Up’ Visa Programme

The move aims to attract more entrepreneurs, following criticism of immigration restrictions from the UK's tech industry

6 years ago

US To Retake Supercomputing Crown With ‘Summit’

The new Oak Ridge National Laboratories system will be used to help build an exascale computer running at 100 petaflops

6 years ago

Xiaomi Reports $1bn Quarterly Loss Ahead Of Blockbuster IPO

The smartphone maker's listing is expected to be the biggest since Alibaba's US market debut in 2014

6 years ago

Swiss ‘Crypto Valley’ Tests Blockchain-Based Voting

The city of Zug is to hold a small-scale test referendum using its blockchain-based electronic ID system

6 years ago

Google Pledges AI Halt For Weapon Systems

Alphabet signals u-turn after military project, and publishes its core principals for AI development going forward

6 years ago

Microsoft Sinks Second Data Centre Under The Sea Near Orkney

No more worry about cooling costs, when you sink a data centre deep within the ocean, claims Microsoft

6 years ago

Apple Unveils iOS Features To Combat Gadget Addiction

WWDC 2018: iOS 12 also includes Group FaceTime, improved Face ID and a feature that blocks cops' phone unlocking tools

6 years ago

Google To End Military AI Drone Project – Report

Internal pressure from staff forces a rethink by Google over little-known Pentagon drone project

6 years ago

Japan Drives Ahead With Self-Driving Car System For Tokyo

The system could be in place in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with commercialisation planned for 2022

6 years ago

Google Nest Launches Ring Rival Doorbell In UK

Watch out Amazon's Ring.com as Google's Nest division launches facial recognition video doorbell in UK

6 years ago

Uber In Tech Sharing Talks With Alphanet’s Waymo

Possible thaw in frosty relationship between Uber and Alphabet's Waymo as talks begin over self driving tech

6 years ago

Google Launches Project Sunroof Tool In UK

Teams up with E.ON for tool to work out cost savings for individual roof structures fitted with solar panels

6 years ago

Amazon Defends Work On Police Face Recognition

The ACLU and other civil liberties campaigners said Amazon Rekognition could turn into a mass surveillance tool

7 years ago

AI, Cloud And Blockchain ‘Creating New Risks’ For Banks

Financial organisations must work with authorities to revamp banking regulations, study finds

7 years ago

China’s Tianjin Forms £11.6bn Fund To Boost Artificial Intelligence Growth

The move comes amid a growing 'arms race' that has fuelled major AI initiatives from the UK, France and the…

7 years ago

Google Staff Quit Over Military Drone Project

Project Maven with Pentagon sees 4,000 Google staff petition management against it, with some resigning in protest

7 years ago

Google Ramps AI Technologies At Key Conference

Google I/O 2018: New tech includes Duplex, which phones businesses on a user's behalf to book appointments

7 years ago

NASA, Amazon Look To France For Drone Air-Traffic Control System

Both organisations to utilise French drone expertise and less onerous laws to develop drone control systems

7 years ago

Deutsche Telekom Switches On 5G Mobile Data In Berlin

Operator trials 'Europe's first live 5G data link' in the centre of the German metropolis

7 years ago