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Chip Shortage Forces Stellantis To Extend Car Factory ShutdownsChip Shortage Forces Stellantis To Extend Car Factory Shutdowns

Chip Shortage Forces Stellantis To Extend Car Factory Shutdowns

A number of Stellantis car factories in Europe are extending their production shutdowns because of the ongoing chip shortage

4 years ago
Blue Origin Successfully Completes First Test Flight, After Jeff Bezos MissionBlue Origin Successfully Completes First Test Flight, After Jeff Bezos Mission

Blue Origin Successfully Completes First Test Flight, After Jeff Bezos Mission

Blue Origin test flight successfully reuses the New Shepard rocket that carried Jeff Bezos and others to space last month

4 years ago
Waymo Opens Self-Driving Taxi Testing In San FranciscoWaymo Opens Self-Driving Taxi Testing In San Francisco

Waymo Opens Self-Driving Taxi Testing In San Francisco

Alphabet's self-driving car division Waymo expands its testing program for its self-driving taxis to some San Francisco residents

4 years ago
Toshiba Consults With Private Equity Firms Over ‘Strategic Ideas’Toshiba Consults With Private Equity Firms Over ‘Strategic Ideas’

Toshiba Consults With Private Equity Firms Over ‘Strategic Ideas’

Where do we go from here? Japanese conglomerate Toshiba is in talks with at least four private equity firms for…

4 years ago
Blue Origin Loses Key Staff, Amid NASA Contract Battle – ReportBlue Origin Loses Key Staff, Amid NASA Contract Battle – Report

Blue Origin Loses Key Staff, Amid NASA Contract Battle – Report

In the weeks after Jeff Bezos went to space and a battle with NASA, Blue Origin lost more than a…

4 years ago
Virgin Hyperloop Touts Individual Pod ConceptVirgin Hyperloop Touts Individual Pod Concept

Virgin Hyperloop Touts Individual Pod Concept

New concept video from Virgin Hyperloop shows how 'zero emission' pods can travel in convoy, but can split off to…

4 years ago
Tesla’s Elon Musk Says Latest Self-Driving Beta Is ‘Not Great’Tesla’s Elon Musk Says Latest Self-Driving Beta Is ‘Not Great’

Tesla’s Elon Musk Says Latest Self-Driving Beta Is ‘Not Great’

Elon Musk issues blunt assessment of Telsa's experimental driver assistance software, despite his previous claim of autonomous driving

4 years ago
Google Health Disbanded; Staff Sent To Other DivisionsGoogle Health Disbanded; Staff Sent To Other Divisions

Google Health Disbanded; Staff Sent To Other Divisions

The dedicated health unit at Google has been disbanded, with its 570 staff sent to different divisions within the Alphabet…

4 years ago
UK Government Sets Out Strategy For Green Hydrogen SectorUK Government Sets Out Strategy For Green Hydrogen Sector

UK Government Sets Out Strategy For Green Hydrogen Sector

Hydrogen has long been touted as a better solution for green transportation among other uses, and now the government sets…

4 years ago
Blue Origin Sues NASA Over SpaceX Lunar ContractBlue Origin Sues NASA Over SpaceX Lunar Contract

Blue Origin Sues NASA Over SpaceX Lunar Contract

After Jeff Bezos $2 billion discount is ignored, Blue Origin opts to sue NASA for awarding SpaceX the lunar lander…

4 years ago
US Regulator Opens Official Investigation Of Tesla AutopilotUS Regulator Opens Official Investigation Of Tesla Autopilot

US Regulator Opens Official Investigation Of Tesla Autopilot

Federal vehicle safety regulator in the US launches formal investigation of Tesla’s Autopilot, after a series of fatal crashes

4 years ago
YouTube Suspends Rand Paul Over Facemask ClaimsYouTube Suspends Rand Paul Over Facemask Claims

YouTube Suspends Rand Paul Over Facemask Claims

Another social platform has banned yet another US Republican politician over false claims about facemask effectiveness during pandemic

4 years ago
Amazon Reinstates Mask Requirement For US Warehouse StaffAmazon Reinstates Mask Requirement For US Warehouse Staff

Amazon Reinstates Mask Requirement For US Warehouse Staff

All Amazon staff in its US warehouse are now required once again to wear masks indoors, irrespective of their vaccine…

4 years ago
SpaceX Assembles Biggest Rocket Ever ConstructedSpaceX Assembles Biggest Rocket Ever Constructed

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…

4 years ago
Virgin Galactic Prices Spaceflight Tickets at $450,000 Per SeatVirgin Galactic Prices Spaceflight Tickets at $450,000 Per Seat

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

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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

4 years ago

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

4 years ago

Battery Gigafactory Planned For Coventry

Huge factory for electric car batteries near Coventry airport officially submitted, and could lead to creation of 6,000 jobs

4 years ago

Sir Richard Branson Wins Battle Of Billionaire Space Race

Sir Richard beats Bezos into outer space. But Blue Origin mocks Virgin Galactic and points out that Sir Richard didn't…

4 years ago

UK’s Most Powerful Supercomputer, Cambridge-1, Targets Healthcare

Nvidia's Cambridge-1 is now the UK's most powerful supercomputer, and will offer research capabilities for healthcare and AI

4 years ago