Tag: Richard Branson
Tech Digest daily roundup: Virgin Orbit pauses all operations
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit has admitted it is close to running out of money as it told staff they will stop getting paid within days. The rocket launch company, which in January led a botched mission to fire satellites into orbit from the UK, is racing to shore up its finances and said on Thursday…
Tyto launches sixth annual Tyto Tech 500 for 2022: Richard Branson tops list
Richard Branson tops the Tyto Tech 500 list European PR agency Tyto has published its sixth annual Tyto Tech 500, revealing the most influential individuals in the tech sectors of the UK, Germany and France. The Tyto Tech 500, the only objective data-driven influence study into Europe's technology sector, claims the publishers, this year reveals how academics and cybersecurity…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Virgin Hyperloop changes direction
Sir Richard Branson’s “hyperloop” business, which aims to build a futuristic means of transport, has cut half its staff as part of a shift towards moving cargo rather than passengers. Virgin Hyperloop has made 111 people redundant shortly after a clear-out of top executives. The project is backed by Sir Richard’s Virgin Group as well as…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Sony gears up for EV launch
Sony unveiled the Vision-S 02 concept EV at CES 2022 (Image credit: Sony) Sony, an iconic electronics company known for making video game consoles and televisions, is gearing up for a push into electric vehicles. Its EV program began two years ago, but the company is now attracting partners that can help…
Tech Digest daily round up: Top journalists ‘targeted with phone malware’, reports claim
Rights activists, journalists and lawyers around the world have been targeted with phone malware sold to authoritarian governments by an Israeli surveillance firm, media reports say. They are on a list of some 50,000 phone numbers of people believed to be of interest to clients of the company, NSO Group, leaked to major news outlets.…
Tech Digest daily round up: Toddington hopes to transform service stations
Toddington Harper thinks he may have been destined to transform the motorway network since his parents named him after Toddington services on the M1 in Bedfordshire. The businessman from Iver, in Buckinghamshire, is promising to make major improvements at motorway service stations allowing more drivers to charge the batteries of their electric vehicles quickly and…
Tech Digest daily round up: Pollution-eating car shown at Goodwood
A car that has been designed to strip the air of pollution as it drives along has been shown off at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Created by British designer Thomas Heatherwick, it is hoped the Airo will go into production in China in 2023, with plans to make a million of them. The radical…
Tech Digest daily round up: Branson goes into space before Bezos
Billionaire Sir Richard Branson has announced his plan to reach space nine days before Amazon boss Jeff Bezos by taking part in a test flight for his company Virgin Galactic. In a video posted on Twitter, the Virgin Group founder introduced himself as "Astronaut 001" and said he will be "evaluating the customer space flight…
Tech Digest daily round up: Does Windows 11 spell end for Skype?
Microsoft has officially announced Windows 11, its new operating system which will replace the current version over the next few years. Among all the new features are two seemingly small but related things that jumped out. First - Microsoft Teams, the video-calling app which saw a boom during 2020's pandemic, will be integrated into Windows…
Tech Digest daily round up: Apple in court over commission fees
Millions of Apple's UK customers should be compensated for breaches of competition law, a legal action claims. The case, filed with the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), alleges Apple's 30% commission on app sales is an abuse of dominance and unlawful. Organisers are aiming to include nearly 20 million UK users in the collective action,…