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The Spooky Network: Is the quantum network the future of the Internet?
Perfecting the quantum computer could finally be in reach. Data and communications are now an enterprise’s most precious asset. If a quantum network could be developed, what would this mean for businesses?
Honeywell Plans To Launch Powerful Quantum Computer
High performance computing. Quantum computer to be build by Honeywell this year, and it claims it will be more powerful than IBM and Google's offering
Facebook Gives WHO Free Adverts To Battle Coronavirus
Free Facebook adverts for the World Health Organisation (WHO) says Mark Zuckerberg, as the spread of coronavirus continues around the world
NTSB Slams Tesla’s Autopilot Safeguard, Blames Regulator Oversight
Tesla and US safety regulators criticised over a lack of safeguards in a fatal 2018 Autopilot crash by US National Transportation Safety Board
Met Boss: Facial Recognition Less Concerning Than Knife In Chest
The United Kingdom's most senior police officer Cressida Dick has strongly defended the use of facial recognition by police forces
European Commission Unveils Strategy For Digital Future
Europe launches ambitious digital strategy as it seeks to create single European market for data in an effort to combat Silicon Valley and Chinese rivals
Coronavirus Impact Sees Sony, Amazon Withdraw From MWC
Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona later this month sees more big name tech firms withdraw due to Coronavirus outbreak
UK Firm SSTL Approved For Data-Relay Spacecraft For Moon
Ground control to Major Tom. British firm SSTL and its 'Lunar Pathfinder' will provide communications with missions on moon surface
UK To Ban Diesel, Petrol Car Sales From 2035
Environmental push. Boris Johnson announces Britain is to bring forward its ban on sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2040 to 2035
Tesla To Open Chinese Design And Research Centre
New Chinese research and design centre planned for Tesla to make “Chinese-style” vehicles and follows its Chinese factory in Shanghai
Waymo Awarded $128m Over Staff Move To Uber
Arbitrators award Waymo $128 million over Uber's use of stolen technology after employee defection to rival driverless car division
CES 2020: Samsung Shows Off Virtual Keyboard
Look Mum, no keyboard. Samsung shows off invisible keyboard that uses AI and finger tracking via a device's 'selfie' camera
CES 2020: Intel Shows Off Folding Computer Panel
Intel concept of a laptop-like computer created from a single folding screen, plus impressive self-driving Mobileye demonstation using camera-only tech
CES 2020: Rules To Govern AI Proposed By White House
US administration also wants European nations to adhere to rules over the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI)
AI More Accurate Than Doctors For Detecting Breast Cancer – Report
AI system from Google is more accurate than doctors in diagnosing breast cancer from mammograms, study from UK and US finds
New Tesla Fatal Accident To Be Investigated
Tesla vehicle allegedly may have been on autopilot when it ran a red light at the weekend and killed two people in a Los Angeles suburb
Uber Banned In Germany After Court Ruling
Uber's ride-hailing services in Germany have been banned in seven cities after a court found it lacks appropriate licence
IBM’s New Battery Design Utilises Seawater
No heavy metals. New battery design from IBM boffins does not use cobalt and instead uses minerals extracted from sea water
Blue Origin Launches Space Tourism Test Rocket
Space firm of Jeff Bezos launches its 12th test flight of its rocket designed to carry tourists into space
Tesla To Replace Wiper Blades With Lasers?
Star Wars solution. Patent shows Tesla wants to replace conventional windscreen wipers with laser beams
Smartphone App Can Quickly Locate Drone Pilots
Smartphone app can “remotely identify airborne drones” as well as pinpointing the location of its pilot
Uber Still Using Waymo Technology
Uber found to still be using self-driving tech from Waymo, meaning a licensing deal between the two, or expensive redevelopment
Google Claims “Quantum Supremacy”, But IBM Disagrees
Google and IBM publicly clash after the former claimed to have achieved a quantum computing breakthrough
Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin Partners Lockheed Martin For Moon Lander
Moon tourists? Space company of Amazon boss signs deals with multiple companies for moon landers
Bletchley Park Could Host Institute Of Technology
Plans submitted for tech teaching centre for 1,100 students on historic Bletchley Park site
Google Axes Daydream VR Headset
Virtual reality push for mobile ends, as Google calls time on its Daydream VR platform for Android
Dyson Axes Plan For Electric Car, 500 Jobs At Risk
Despite receiving government funding, Dyson says electric car project is not “commercially viable”
Samsung Display Confirms Plans For $11 Billion Screen Investment
Despite a global oversupply of screens, Samsung confirm plans to plough huge investment into production of more advanced displays