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Nyobolt can charge EV in 5 mins, Amazon to compete with Chinese discount retailers
An electric car battery developed by UK start-up Nyobolt has successfully charged from 10% to 80% in four minutes and 37 seconds in its first live demonstration. It was achieved […]
Wayve to take on US tech giants, Apple iPhone 5s now ‘officially obsolete’
British driverless car champion Wayve is planning to put its cars on the streets of San Francisco, challenging US tech giants including Elon Musk’s Tesla and Google’s Waymo in their […]
Deep fakes of Donald Trump with black ‘supporters’ emerge, Alan Sugar brings back Amstrad
Donald Trump supporters have been creating and sharing AI-generated fake images of black voters to encourage African Americans to vote Republican. BBC Panorama discovered dozens of deepfakes portraying black people […]
1 year of Twitter under Musk, Cruise pulls all self-driving cars
Elon Musk wrote within hours of buying Twitter that he “didn’t do it because it would be easy”. That statement has proven to be one of the few certainties about his […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Study finds Facebook not linked to psychological harm
There is no evidence the global spread of Facebook is linked to widespread psychological harm, an Oxford Internet Institute (OII) study suggests. The research looked at how wellbeing changed in […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Cyberflashing to become criminal offence
Cyberflashing is to become a criminal offence, with those found guilty facing up to two years in prison. The practice involves the sending of unsolicited sexual images to victims through social […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: British tech investment hits £29.4bn this year
Investment in British tech companies outstripped both Germany and France this year, with the UK “creating a $1bn unicorn every fortnight”, the Digital Minister has said. British technology firms raised […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: US tries to block Nvidia $40bn Arm takeover
The US Federal Trade Commission has challenged the proposed takeover of chip designer Arm by Nvidia. The FTC said the proposed acquisition would give Nvidia too much control over computing […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Barbie goes into space ‘to inspire young girls’
Barbie is partnering with the European Space Agency and its only European female astronaut in an effort to inspire young girls to pursue careers in space and STEM (science, technology, […]
Tech Digest daily round up: Tech firms alter return-to-work plans
Big tech firms are altering their return-to-work plans for employees, as Covid-19 cases rise in the US – with some stipulating that staff working in the office must be vaccinated. […]
