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SpaceX Test Fires Starship ‘Super Heavy’ Booster Rocket

Milestone test of one SpaceX Super Heavy booster rocket completed, ahead of debut orbital launch of Starship

2 years ago

SpaceX May Attempt Starship Launch In March

Elon Musk says first SpaceX Starship orbital launch may take place in March as company seeks critical test of long-range…

2 years ago

Google To Release ChatGPT-Style AI Chatbot

Google to release Lamda-powered AI chatbot in latest move to counter massive popularity of Microsoft-backed ChatGPT

2 years ago

Google ‘Invests $300m’ In AI Start-Up Anthropic

OpenAI competitors Anthropic and Cohere raising hundreds of millions as tech giants seek foothold in generative AI sector

2 years ago

ChatGPT Firm Trails Subscription Fee, Detection Tool

OpenAI plans trial of popular chatbot in US at monthly subscription fee of $20, offers tool to detect AI-generated text

2 years ago

China Start-Up ‘Delivers Quantum Computer’

A Chinese start-up has reportedly developed and delivered a working quantum computer, in a move likely to add to US…

2 years ago

NASA And DARPA To Develop Nuclear Rocket Engines For Mars

Partnership between NASA and DARPA seeks to develop nuclear thermal rocket engine for upcoming Mars missions

2 years ago

Tesla To Invest $3.6 Billion In Nevada Expansion

Multi billion dollar investment will add two factories to Tesla's Nevada Gigafactory complex for battery and semi electric truck production

2 years ago

Recharge Industries Makes Surprise Bid For Britishvolt – Report

Aussie battery startup Recharge Industries reportedly makes non-binding offer for collapsed UK battery firm Britishvolt

2 years ago

Elon Musk ‘Lied’ With Tesla Privatisation Tweet, Alleges Attorney

Trial begins in San Francisco between Elon Musk and Tesla shareholders over his controversial “privatisation” tweet in 2018

2 years ago

Tesla Executive Admits Self-Driving Video Was Staged

Damaging development? 2016 video used by Elon Musk to promote Tesla's self-driving tech was staged, senior engineer testifies

2 years ago

Tesla Cuts EV Prices In US, UK, Europe

Elon Musk's Tesla continues to cut prices of its electric vehicles, amid slowing demand and huge share price decline

2 years ago

Alphabet Unit Verily To Axe 15 Percent Of Staff – Report

Verily is to axe 15 percent of its workforce as it reportedly seeks to distance itself from Google owner Alphabet

2 years ago

First-Ever UK Satellite Launch Ends In Failure

First-ever satellite launch from UK soil ends in failure after 'anomaly' affects Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket

2 years ago

CES 2023: Sony, Honda Officially Unveils Afeela EV Concept

Gaming meets mobility. Sony Honda Mobility reveals its first electric vehicle concept at CES 2023 show in Las Vegas

2 years ago

Musk Tells Tesla Staff To Ignore Share Price Decline

After 70 percent decline in Tesla share price, Elon Musk tells employees not to be “bothered by stock market craziness”

2 years ago

Tesla Driver Blames ‘Malfunctioning’ Self-driving Software After Crash

Driver claims his Tesla's Full-Self Driving (FSD) self-driving software malfunctioned after a crash that caused multiple injuries

2 years ago

EU Legislation Targets Battery Replacement By Users

European Union reaches provisional agreement that will require that portable devices to have user-replaceable batteries

2 years ago

US Scientists Claim Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough

Clean energy milestone as US scientists at Lawrence Livermore claim to have made a breakthrough in nuclear fusion experiment

2 years ago

Artemis I Lunar Mission Concludes After Orion Splashdown

NASA's first trial run for returning humans to the moon concluded this weekend, after splashdown of uncrewed Orion capsule

2 years ago

Uber, Motional Launch Robotaxi Service In Las Vegas

People in Las Vegas will now be able to summon a Motional robotaxi on the Uber app, whilst visiting 'sin…

2 years ago

Apple’s Self Driving Car Deadline Slips Again

Much delayed self-driving electric car from Apple is reportedly now going to be launched in 2026, after yet another delay

2 years ago

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Faces Federal Probe

Federal investigation of Neuralink over potential animal-welfare violations, as staff allegedly complain of rushed testing

2 years ago

Chinese Students Invent AI ‘Invisibility Cloak’

Chinese graduate students create low-cost, inconspicuous garment whose patterns block AI cameras from recognising wearer as human

2 years ago

Neuralink Brain Chip To Begin Human Testing In 2023

Brain interface testing. Within the next six months Elon Musk claims Neuralink's brain chip is to begin human trials

2 years ago

AWS Runs Analytics Software On Satellite In Orbit

First of its kind for space industry sees Amazon Web Services successfully run software on a satellite in orbit

2 years ago

Maersk, IBM Discontinue Blockchain Shipping Platform

TradeLens, a blockchain platform from shipping giant Maersk and IBM is to be discontinued, to due lack of commercial viability

2 years ago

Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta Open To All North American Drivers

Self-driving cars? Elon Musk opens up its previously limited self-driving beta program to all customers in North America who ordered…

2 years ago

Waymo Gains CPUC Approval For San Francisco Taxi Service

California regulators approve Waymo for San Francisco robo taxi service, as a new self-driving car is unveiled with no steering…

2 years ago

Meta Galactica AI Model Suspended After Problems

Galatica AI model from Meta designed to help scientists, has only survived three days after generating racist and incorrect data

2 years ago