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ARM CEO Insists Nvidia Purchase Better Than IPO
Head of ARM strongly defends Nvidia acquisition, which he says is a much better alternative than being a standalone public company again
Jeff Bezos Steps Down As Amazon CEO
The king is dead, long live the king. Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos steps down today and is succeeded by veteran Andy Jassy
Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic To Beat Jeff Bezos To Space
Beating Bezos. Surprise from Virgin Galactic that its first spaceflight will carry Richard Branson to space before Jeff Bezos
Nissan To Build EV Battery ‘Gigafactory’ In UK
Nissan's £1 billion investment in electric vehicle hub in Sunderland, includes a Gigafactory for car batteries built by Envision
Jeff Bezos Selects 82-Year-Old Woman To Join Spaceflight
A 82 year-old woman who trained for NASA's Mercury program in the 1960s chosen by Jeff Bezos for a seat on inaugural spaceflight
Tim Berners-Lee’s NFT Source Code Sells For $5.4m
Auction of an NFT of Tim Berners-Lee's original source code for the World Wide Web sells for $5.4 million at Sotheby’s this week
Softbank Pauses Production Of Pepper Robot – Report
Japanese conglomerate Softbank seems like it is officially retiring its friendly and diminutive robot that was nicknamed Pepper
Mexico Bans Cryptocurrency Trades Or Services
Mexico's central bank and the country's finance ministry says financial institutions are not allowed to utilise cryptocurrencies
Chip Shortage Sees Land Rover ‘Pause’ Production Of Defender 4×4
Another car maker (Jaguar Land Rover) reveals production halt at factory, as chip shortage continues to batter the automotive sector
Apple Updates Magnet Warning For Pacemakers
Updated list of Apple devices that should be kept a safe distance away from pacemakers and other implanted medical equipment
China’s Envision Invests In French EV Battery Factory
Investment by China's Envision AESC into electric vehicle battery factory in northern France could create at least 1,000 jobs initially
Mobile World Congress Returns To Barcelona With ‘Hybrid’ Event
Mobile World Congress returns to Barcelona for Europe's first major tech conference since beginning of Covid-19 pandemic, with talks from Elon Musk and Samsung
Brothers Deny Involvement In $3.6bn South African Bitcoin ‘Heist’
Two brothers who operated cryptocurrency investment firm Africrypt deny involvement in 'hack' that made off with billions of pounds' worth of Bitcoin
Virgin Galactic Receives US Approval For Space Travel
Richard Branson's spaceship venture Virgin Galactic approved by US FAA to fly people to space after successful test flight
Amazon Signs 14 Renewable Energy Projects
E-commerce and cloud goliath Amazon signs 14 new renewable energy projects, as it races towards its 2025 renewable energy goal
Alan Turing £50 Bank Note Enters Circulation
New £50 polymer bank note bearing the photo of WW2 codebreaker and computing and AI pioneer Alan Turing enters circulation
Bitcoin Plummets To Below $30,000 Amid China Crackdown
Bitcoin digital currency falls below $30,000 in value on Tuesday for the first time since January, as China clampdown bites hard
Google Developing Own Skin-Tone System In Diversity Push
Google develops its own alternative to industry-standard skin-tone classification system as it seeks to ensure products work well across skin types
Facebook Begins Testing Ads In Oculus VR Games
Facebook is to begin testing advertisements in its Oculus virtual reality games, as it seeks to create a 'self-sustaining platform' for VR development
Chip Shortage Forces Subaru To Temporarily Shut Factories
Japan-based Subaru becomes latest car maker to close factories due to ongoing chip shortages hitting automotive sector hard
SpaceX Warned Over Spacecraft Launch Violations
Local authorities in Texas warn Elon Musk's SpaceX over repeated violations of state laws during the launches of spacecraft
Google Opens Doors Of First Ever Retail Store
Google retail store in a trendy New York neighbourhood open doors for businesses, to showcase hardware devices and online services to potential customers
Hiring In UK Tech Sector Hits Five Year High
Welcomed news. Tech hiring hits five year high, with 132,000 open jobs per week in May, new data for the government reveals
Tim Cook Warns Sideloading Apps Will Hurt iPhone Security
During a rare interview, Apple's Tim Cook warns EU that allowing the sideloading of apps by avoiding the App Store will hurt iPhone security
World Bank Rejects El Salvador Bitcoin Request
Crypto setback? World Bank refuses a formal request from El Salvador to assist with implementation of Bitcoin as legal tender
Alphabet’s Waymo Raises $2.5 Billion Funding
Fresh round of investment into self-driving division of Alphabet, to help grow Waymo and develop its autonomous driving tech
Sir Tim Berners-Lee To Auction Web Source Code As NFT
Sir Tim Berners-Lee is to auction off the original source code for World Wide Web as a NFT later this month, to raise funds for good causes
Passenger Bids $28 Million To Join Jeff Bezos On Blue Origin Debut
Blue Origin announces winner of live auction to join Jeff Bezos and his brother on debut spaceflight next month
China Regions Order Bitcoin Mining Shutdown
Two of China's biggest cryptocurrency mining regions order mining operations to cease operations, even as China aims for blockchain leadership