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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Virgin Atlantic Works With Bristol Start-Up On ‘Flying Taxis’
Virgin Atlantic works with Vertical Aerospace to explore 'flying taxi' network that would transport passengers from regional cities to major airports
China’s Zhurong Rover Takes Selfie On Martian Surface
China's Mars rover, Zhurong, takes self-portrait as it explores Utopia Planitia region of Red Planet at same time as NASA's Perseverance
US Senate Passes Bill To Counter China Tech Threat
US Senate passes $250bn US Innovation and Competition Act that seeks to counter global influence of Chinese technology, and encourage US innovation
Jeff Bezos And Brother Book Seat On Blue Origin Debut Space Flight
World's richest man, Jeff Bezos, and his brother Mark, are to fly up to outer space on Blue Origin's first human flight from the planet
US Plans Boost For Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling
US administration reportedly planning to invest in more recycling to recover minerals and reduce demand for new copper, lithium, cobalt and nickel mines
NHS Patient Database Plan To Proceed Despite Protests
Government to activate centralised NHS Digital database of patient records next month in spite of criticism over lack of public information campaign
Tesla Recalls Cars, And Confirms Battery Deal With Australia
Electric car giant recalls 6,000 cars in the United States, and confirms $1 billion a year battery material purchase from Australia
US Sets Next Stage For $250bn Bill To Counter China Tech
US Senate set to resume debate of $250bn US Innovation and Competition Act that looks to counter the global influence of Chinese technology
Facebook Lifts Ban On ‘Man-Made Covid-19’ Posts
Posts about Coronavirus coming from Wuhan lab will no longer be labelled as 'fake news', as President Biden orders origin probe
Amazon Extends Police Ban On Facial Recognition
With the deadline of its one-year moratorium on police use of its facial recognition software fast approaching, Amazon makes ban 'indefinite'
Queen’s Speech: Government Targets Skills, Advanced Research, Online Safety
Government unveils ambitious raft of changes including a lifetime skills guarantee, an advanced research agency, online safety, and many more
US Bill Would Create White House ‘Chief Manufacturing Officer’
US Senate drafts bill worth $110bn that would create White House-level manufacturing chief to build up supply chain resiliency, counter China threat
IBM Claims Breakthrough With 2 Nanometer Chip
Research boffins at IBM are touting a major leap forward in performance and energy efficiency with a 'world first' 2nm chip
SpaceX Starship Successfully Lands Vertically
After a few explosions and failures along the way, the futuristic Starship from SpaceX successfully returns to earth and lands upright
Apple Hires Google AI Scientist Samy Bengio
Apple hires another Google scientist, after Samy Bengio resigned from Google over its alleged 'firing' of Dr Timnit Gebru
Intel Seeking ‘£7bn In Public Subsidies’ For EU Chip Fab
Intel chief executive Pat Gelsinger reportedly says company is seeking about £7bn in public subsidies for European chip fab as EU looks to expand capacity
Taiwan Dashes EU Hopes Of Advanced Chip Production In Europe
EU setback. Taiwanese government minister rejects EU plan, and points to TSMC decision to focus chip expansion in Taiwan, not Europe
Jeff Bezos Blue Origin Protests NASA’s SpaceX Contract
Battle between the world's richest men, sees Elon Musk mock Jeff Bezos, after Blue Origin files official protest over SpaceX's NASA contract
Apple To Build $1 Billion Campus In North Carolina
As part of a $430 billion investment over five years in the US, Apple is to build a new campus for AI research and software engineering
Toyota Buys Lyft’s Autonomous Car Unit for $550m
Japanese car maker Toyota acquires the autonomous vehicle division of ride-hailing firm Lyft, after four years of development