Tag: SpaceX
Chinese car giant to establish European base in Liverpool, Clawdbot rebranded
A Chinese car giant has paved the way for a potential tie-up with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) after announcing plans to establish a European headquarters in Britain. Chery, which makes Jaecoo and […]
Texas Instruments pledges $60bn US chip investment, Uber drivers earnings’ cut after algorithm changes
Computer chip giant Texas Instruments (TI) will invest more than $60bn (£44.74bn) in the US, as President Donald Trump pressures big technology firms to increase manufacturing in the country. The […]
SpaceX starship explodes after test launch in latest setback for Musk
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship experienced another dramatic failure on Tuesday evening when its latest test launch from Texas ended in a rocket explosion. This marks the third major setback for […]
BYD revenue rises 29% to over $100 billion, glowing spirals from Space X rocket sighted
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD has reported annual revenue for 2024 that has leapfrogged rival Tesla. The Shenzhen-based firm says revenue rose by 29% to come in at 777 billion […]
Social Media firms given ‘last chance’ in UK, MG to launch semi-solid-state EV in 2025
Online platforms must begin assessing whether their services expose users to illegal material by 16 March 2025 or face financial punishments as the Online Safety Act (OSA) begins taking effect. […]
AI gives voice to dead animals, Renault 4 returns as EV
If the pickled bodies, partial skeletons and stuffed carcasses that fill museums seem a little, well, quiet, fear not. In the latest coup for artificial intelligence, dead animals are to […]
Google to delete users’ location history, Volvo EV to feature ‘battery passport’
Google will delete everything it knows about users’ previously visited locations, the company has said, a year after it committed to reducing the amount of personal data it stores about […]
ChatGPT founder announces plan to scan every human iris on the planet
The Silicon Valley entrepreneur behind ChatGPT has unveiled a plan to scan the iris of every person in the world to help distinguish real people from sophisticated machines. Sam Altman, the […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Pope has Twitter ‘blue tick’ removed
Twitter has finally started removing “legacy” blue ticks from verified accounts, with some of the world’s best-known figures losing the verification sign. The Pope, author JK Rowling, football star Cristiano […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Sega to buy Angry Birds owner for £625 million
The maker of Angry Birds video games has agreed to be bought by the Japanese gaming giant behind the Sonic the Hedgehog character. Japan’s Sega Sammy Holdings is paying €706m […]
