Tag: Space X
Tech Digest daily roundup: 5G ‘protection necklaces’ found to be radioactive
Image: National Institute for Public Health and the Environment Necklaces and accessories claiming to "protect" people from 5G mobile networks have been found to be radioactive. The Dutch authority for nuclear safety and radiation protection (ANVS) issued a warning about ten products it found gave off harmful ionising radiation. It urged…
Tech Digest daily round up: Apple to scan iPhones for child sex abuse images
Apple has announced details of a system to find child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on US customers' devices. Before an image is stored onto iCloud Photos, the technology will search for matches of already known CSAM. Apple said that if a match is found a human reviewer will then assess and report the user to…
Tech Digest daily round up: Home electric car chargers hacked
Security researchers have discovered failings in two home electric car chargers. The researchers were able to make the chargers switch on or off, remove the owner's access, and show how a hacker could get into a user's home network. Most of the faults have now been fixed, but owners are being told to update their…
Tech Digest daily round up: Apple Watch ‘to monitor blood pressure and alcohol levels’
Apple is exploring advanced smartwatch technology that monitors wearers’ blood pressure, glucose and alcohol levels under a deal with a British electronics start-up. The US tech giant has been revealed as the largest customer of Rockley Photonics, which says its next-generation sensors could be in gadgets next year. The British company has developed ultra-accurate sensors…
Tech Digest daily round up: Deliveroo shares plummet over gig economy fears
Deliveroo shares have plummeted on its stock market debut after a number of major UK investors expressed concerns about its gig economy worker model. Shares in the food delivery business had been offered to investors at 390p each, but dived in early London trading to 275p at one stage, a 30% fall. The company had…
Brits Top 20 Space Moments: Neil Armstrong tops list
The cosmic adventures of two Britons have been named among the greatest space moments of all time. A poll of 2,000 adults voted Helen Sharman becoming the first British astronaut in space and Tim Peake’s five-month stay on the International Space Station among the top 20 moments. Unsurprisingly, Neil Armstrong's first steps on the moon,…
ESA blinks first in game of cosmic chicken with SpaceX
A European space probe has performed an evasive manoeuvre to avoid a possible collision with another satellite after its operator, private firm SpaceX, said it would not budge. Officials at the European Space Agency (ESA) said the manoeuvre did not affect the operations of the Aeolus satellite, which was launched in August 2018 to measure…
Elon Musk hopes to put brain-reading implant in human by 2020
Elon Musk is hoping patients with severe neurological conditions will be able to test wireless technology connecting the human brain to computers as soon as 2020. The SpaceX founder’s startup Neuralink has sought approval from the US Food and Drug Administration and has already tested its technology on a monkey, which was able to control…
Elon Musk’s Hyperloop concept offers glimpse into future of travel
A virtual glimpse into the future of high-speed ground transport has been revealed by a group of engineers and designers, who have envisaged how Elon Musk’s Hyperloop could look. The immersive virtual reality experience details the exterior and interior design of travel pods, which pass through a station filled with information screens and navigational signage.…
SpaceX launches rocket with 24 satellites
SpaceX has launched its heftiest rocket with 24 research satellites. The rocket is also carrying a deep space atomic clock, a solar sail, clean and green fuel, and even human ashes! Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/EZIbdSY5r2 — SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 25, 2019 The Falcon Heavy rocket blasted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. It was the…
