Tag: OneWeb
Tech Digest daily roundup: Amazon Prime to increase by £1 to £8.99 a month
Amazon is to increase the price of its monthly Prime subscription service by 12.5% – or £1 – to £8.99 from September in the latest sign that delivery costs are […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Elon Musk denies affair with wife of Google founder
Tesla boss Elon Musk has denied having an affair with Nicole Shanahan, the wife of Google co-founder, Sergey Brin. Mr Musk’s comments came after the Wall Street Journal reported that […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: OneWeb to fly on SpaceX rockets
The London-based satellite company OneWeb will resume launches of its spacecraft using rockets operated by its American competitor, SpaceX. Both firms are building constellations in the sky to deliver broadband […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: EVs more ‘unreliable’ than petrol models, claims Which?
New electric cars may be less reliable than petrol and diesel models, according to a survey. A poll by consumer group Which? found that 31% of electric car owners reported […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Samsung phone parts made from fishing nets
Samsung has announced its latest flagship mobile devices, one of them combining two of its previous premium models into a phablet partly made from the plastic in discarded fishing nets. […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: PayPal allows cryptocurrencies
Online payment company PayPal is to allow users in the UK to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies using its platform. Available on both its app and website, the service will […]
Tech Digest daily round up: Right for repairs law comes into force
Washing machines, TVs and fridges will be cheaper to own under a new legal right for repairs, the government says. From Thursday, manufacturers will have to make spares available to […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: China tells banks to stop supporting cryptocurrency
China has expanded its clampdown on cryptocurrencies, telling banks and payments platforms to stop supporting digital currency transactions. That follows an order on Friday to shut down Bitcoin mining operations […]
Tech Digest daily round up: Google earnings profits soar in lockdown
Google owner Alphabet saw its earnings soar in the first quarter as people stuck at home in the pandemic used more of its services. Net profit jumped by 162% to […]
Tech Digest daily round up: #TuringChallenge marks £50 launch
GCHQ has created its toughest puzzle ever in honour of Alan Turing appearing on the new £50 note. The Bank of England revealed the note’s design featuring the scientist and […]
