All Amazon staff in its US warehouse are now required once again to wear masks indoors, irrespective of their vaccine status
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SpaceX Assembles Biggest Rocket Ever Constructed
SpaceX Super Heavy booster and Starship vehicle combine to make tallest rocket ever constructed, as company plans manned voyages to Moon and Mars
Virgin Galactic Prices Spaceflight Tickets at $450,000 Per Seat
Does that include an inflight meal? Single seat on Sir Richard's Virgin Galactic spacefight priced at an eyewatering $450,000
Apple To Scan US iPhones For Child Abuse Images
Slippery slope? Apple accused of creating encryption backdoor as it becomes first tech firm to scan for child abuses images on-device
Uber CEO: Governments, Not Companies, Should Push Vaccinations
Boss of ride hailing firm explains reasoning behind why Uber office staff must have vaccinations, but not its fleet of drivers
Facebook Seeks To Analyse Encrypted Messages – Report
Social network reportedly studying 'homomorphic encryption' in order to analyse encrypted WhatsApp messages without decrypting them
Boeing Postpones Starliner Launch Over Glitch
Test launch on Tuesday of Boeing's uncrewed Starliner astronaut capsule to the ISS has been postponed, after a glitch was detected
Accelerating AI: Managing the Machines
As the Biden administration creates a national AI task force, how will AI develop over the next few years? And how will these developments be managed to ensure safety and ethics are maintained?
Dropbox Data Centres Achieves 100 Percent Renewable Energy Goal
Going green. Dropbox achieves a lower carbon footprint with news its data centres now run on 100 percent renewable energy
Regulator Rejects Blue Origin’s NASA Lunar Contract Challenge
US' Government Accountability Office rejects challenges by Blue Origin and Dynetics after NASA awarded $2.9bn lunar lander contract to Elon Musk's SpaceX
Twitter Offers ‘Bug Bounty’ Contest For AI Biases
Twitter offers 'bug bounty' contest with cash prizes of up to £2,500 to help locate biases in image-cropping algorithm amidst growing concerns around AI
Neuralink Rival Synchron Wins FDA Approval For Brain Interface Trial
Elon Musk's Neuralink business faces competition, after Synchron gains approval for a second trial with humans for its implantable brain computer interface
Facebook Pauses Sales Of Oculus Quest 2 VR Headset Over Skin Complaints
Temporary pause of sales of the Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headset, after issues with a foam pad causing skin problems
TSMC: Too Early To Consider German Chip Factory
Hard to get...World's largest contract chip maker TSMC says reports of it eyeing chip factories in Germany is “too early to say”
Jeff Bezos Offers NASA $2 Billion For Lunar Contract
Tempting offer? Jeff Bezos offers to cover costs of up to $2 billion, if NASA awards Blue Origin a contract for moon landing spacecraft
Amazon-Backed Rivian Raises Another $2.5bn From Investors
Electric vehicle start-up raises another $2.5bn from existing investors such as Amazon, as it looks to deliver first vehicles this year
DeepMind Uses AI To Predict Human Protein Shapes
Google sister company DeepMind releases massive database of AI-predicted protein shapes in human body and other organisms in 'transformative' breakthrough
Facebook Outlines ‘Metaverse’ Strategy
Company wants to transition from social media to 'metaverse' technology, creating immersive experiences that connect to work, games and real-world events
Tesla To Open Supercharger Network To Other EVs
Elon Musk confirms he will open Tesla's DC fast-charging stations (Tesla Supercharger network) to other types of electric vehicles in 2021
Amazon To Halt Covid Testing For US Workers
Too soon? E-commerce giant Amazon has confirmed it is to end testing for Coronavirus for warehouse workers at the end of this month
Japan Sets Data Transfer Speed Record Of 319Tbps
Researchers in Japan have set a stunning data transmission speed record of 319Tbps, over a long distance of 3,001km or 1,864 miles
Biden Backtracks Over Facebook ‘Killing People’ Comment
President Biden backs down after he made a surprise comment last week that Facebook was “killing people” over misleading online information
Apple Delays Staff Office Return As Covid Cases Rise
Delayed return. Staff at Apple will not return to the office until at least October, as Covid cases in US from Delta variant increase
Jeff Bezos Completes Blue Origin Spaceflight
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos briefly lost his title as the richest man on earth, after he blasted off into outer space today
Government £375m Fund For UK Tech Firm Growth
Government opens £375 million scheme to deliver funding for British startups including tech players, to bolster UK’s post-pandemic economy
Amazon-Backed Rivian Delays First Electric Vehicles
Start-up Rivian, backed by Amazon and Ford, delays first deliveries of R1T pickup truck and R1S SUV as pandemic disruption affects semiconductor supplies
TSMC Founder Warns Semiconductor Plans Could Fail
Plans by US, EU and others to bring semiconductor production into their own countries could result in a costly, unworkable system, says TSMC's Cheng
China Launches ‘Reusable’ Sub-Orbital Space Vehicle
Chinese demonstration vehicle reaches sub-orbital altitude, then lands at airstrip as China looks to develop reusable space launch system
Silicon UK Podcast: How Much Technical Debt Does Your Business Have?
OutSystems reports that 69% of IT leaders identify technical debt as a major threat to their companies’ ability to innovate. With COVID-19 exposing vulnerabilities in organisations around the world, this latest industry survey from Out ...
Binance Pulls Digital ‘Stock Tokens’ After Crackdown
Hong Kong becomes latest in string of regulators around world to issue warnings about Binance 'stock tokens' as company pulls the offering