Science

White House Takes On Silicon Shortage, Identifies Choke Points

Biden administration is ramping efforts to help car makers deal with chronic silicon shortage that is impacting production

4 years ago

IBM Pledges ‘Net Zero’ Greenhouse Emissions By 2030

Big Blue going green. IBM announces 2030 target, and becomes one of 20 new companies to join the 'Climate Pledge'…

4 years ago

SpaceX Raises Another $850 Million Funding – Report

Up, up and away. Elon Musk's space firm raises an extra $850 million, but could have had raised billions of…

4 years ago

Pfizer Attack Carried Out By North Korean Hackers

North Korean hackers have attempted to steal valuable Covid-19 vaccine information from Pfizer, warns South Korean intelligence

4 years ago

Mercedes Recalls Millions Of Cars Over Software Bug

Recall for more than a million Mercedes cars, concerning a call location glitch that is supposed to alert the emergency…

4 years ago

Microsoft Cloud To Help Volkswagen Self-Driving Push

German car maker Volkswagen expands Microsoft partnership to use Azure cloud services to help it develop self-driving cars

4 years ago

Silicon Shortage Prompts GM To Extend Car Production Cut

Ongoing global shortage of computer chips prompts another car manufacturer to extend production cut in its North American factories

4 years ago

Nevada Draft Bill To Allow Tech Firms To Form Own Communities

Fancy a Facebook suburb? Or a Google neighbourhood? Nevada considers scheme to allow tech firms to create their own communities

4 years ago

Hyundai, Kia Deny Talks With Apple For Self-Driving Cars

Shares in South Korean car makers plunged on Monday after they denied reports of holding talks to develop long rumoured…

4 years ago

SpaceX Starship Rocket Explodes On Landing

Valuable lessons. Second malfunction of SpaceX’s prototype Starship rocket, as it attempts to land vertically after successful launch

4 years ago

Two Google Staff Resign, Citing Timnit Gebru ‘Firing’

Staff unrest continues with resignation of two Google engineers, both of whom cited 'firing' of AI ethics researcher Timnit Gebru

4 years ago

Mazda Warns It May Cut Production Due To Silicon Shortage

Needing chips. Ongoing silicon shortages prompt Japanese car maker Mazda to warn it may cut global vehicle production by 34,000

4 years ago

Tesla To Recall 135,000 Vehicles In US

World's most valuable car maker Tesla is to recall over one hundred thousand vehicles in US over faulty touchscreen displays

4 years ago

SpaceX Announces First-Ever All Civilian Flight Crew

Inspiration4 will be the world’s first all-commercial astronaut mission that will put all an civilian crew into orbit in Q4…

4 years ago

UK Regulator To Probe Uber Purchase Of Autocab

Uber's attempt to purchase British rival Autocab is being officially investigated by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)

4 years ago

Google Maps To Display Coronavirus Vaccination Locations

Announcement this week that Google Maps will begin to display US locations that offer Covid-19 vaccinations, with world locations following

4 years ago

Taiwanese Minister: Chip Makers To Address Car Silicon Shortage

As a silicon shortage slows global car production, Taiwanese government minister says chip makers are at full capacity but will…

4 years ago

SpaceX Launches 143 Satellites In One Launch

Record-breaking launch as single SpaceX Falcon rocket carries 143 satellites into orbit for Starlink and a number of other companies

4 years ago

Google Begins Investigation Of AI Staffer Over Data Transfer

Google reportedly begins investigation and locks the corporate account of member of its ethical AI team, after sensitive data transfer

4 years ago

Microsoft Invests In GM’s Cruise For Self-Driving Future

Software giant confirms it is part of a $2 billion investment in GM's Cruise self-driving unit, which will utilise Azure…

4 years ago

CES 2021: Tech Expo Virtual Highlights So Far

See-through television, rollable smartphone, and gaming company making a highly advanced facemask among new developments during CES 2021

4 years ago

Elon Musk Now Richest Man In The World

Soaring shares of car maker Tesla, sees Elon Musk overtaking Amazon's founder and CEO Jeff Bezos as the richest man…

4 years ago

YouTube Axes TalkRadio Channel

Coronavirus misinformation speculated as reason for YouTube removing Ofcom-regulated TalkRadio from its streaming platform

4 years ago

US To Permit Drone Operations Over Homes, Plus Night Flights

Significant development in the US for the future of drone operations will allow flights over homes, and operations at night

4 years ago

Self-Healing Mobile Phone Screens Invented By Scientists

No more cracked mobile phone screens? Scientists claim they have invented a smartphone screen that can self repair and heal…

4 years ago

Google Asked AI Researchers To Strike Positive Tone – Report

Scientific papers generated internally at the search engine giant are now subjected to “sensitive topics” review, it has been reported

4 years ago

Elon Musk Offered Tesla To Apple’s Tim Cook

Tesla boss Elon Musk confirms he once offered to sell the electric car maker to Apple, but CEO Tim Cook…

4 years ago

Apple Sets 2024 Deadline For Passenger Vehicle – Report

Project Titan update. Apple hopes to produce passenger vehicle in 2024, with new battery design to 'radically' reduce cost and…

4 years ago

Boston Dynamics Sold By SoftBank To Hyundai

Ownership odyssey of robotic dog developer Boston Dynamics, once owned by Google, continues as Hyundai acquires majority stake

4 years ago

Hackers Steal Covid-19 Vaccine Documents From EU Agency

European Union's medicine regulator has been hacked, and documents concerning the Pfizer Coronavirus vaccine have been stolen

4 years ago