Army reveals tiny ‘bug’ drone that can fly at 50mph and blow open doors with explosives The sci-fi style Army kit under development was shown off on Salisbury Plain Ben Wallace says new equipment for the military needs to be ‘threat-driven’ He said UK needs to improve its understanding and access to emerging tech By … Read more
Arm founder warns sale to Nvidia will create ‘another US technology monopoly’ By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 12 October 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 12 October 2020 Arm’s co-founder has warned its sale to Nvidia will create ‘another US technology monopoly’. Hermann Hauser said the British chip maker’s designs were … Read more
Technology has come a long way and returns have stacked up for investors in recent years, but the story of tech is littered with losses too It seems as if investors’ love of technology has been with us almost since Noah left the Ark. Of course, this is not quite the case. I remember my … Read more
An energy supplier is offering its customers the chance to lease an electric vehicle for a ‘reduced’ price – at the same time as trialing new environmentally friendly technology. Octopus Energy, through its sister company, Octopus Electric Vehicles, is encouraging customers to take part in a trial and give them access to its new Powerloop … Read more
The future is cyborg: Two-thirds of Western Europeans would consider ‘upgrading’ their bodies with technology – but Brits are less keen than the Spanish and Portugese Moscow-based security firm Kaspersky commissioned a poll on body ‘upgrades’ Those interested in augmentation were largely attracted by the health benefits In Portugal and Spain, 60 per cent of those polled would … Read more
Paleontologists in the field are typically seen as experts hunched over the ground, brushing dirt off dinosaur bones in a dry, barren landscape. However, researchers are now using techniques from medicine, chemistry, engineering and physics to expose the secrets of these prehistoric creatures in labs across the world. National Geographic released its October issue with … Read more
The sale of British chip maker Arm to Nvidia for $40 billion (£31 billion) would be a ‘disaster’ for the UK tech industry and see job loses, the co-founder of Arm claims. Nvidia confirmed the deal to buy Arm on Monday, just four years after the firm was purchased by Japan’s SoftBank Group for $32 … Read more
No one can doubt the might of US technology giant Apple. More than a billion of us are hooked on its sleek devices and there are few places in the world where its ubiquitous chomped-apple logo would not be recognised. But can the company really be more valuable than all of the 100 biggest UK … Read more
Elon Musk lost a record $16.3 billion after Tesla shares plummeted by 21 per cent losing more than $100 billion off its market value yesterday – the company’s biggest ever drop. To add insult to injury, the electric car maker was snubbed for inclusion in the S&P 500 Index. Musk’s drop in net worth is the … Read more
The British Government has today announced it is investing £32million into cutting-edge healthcare technology. They will be formally announced by Science Minister, Amanda Solloway, MP for Derby North, later today at the launch of London Tech Week. It includes funding for six pieces of healthcare technology at the very forefront of medicine and could offer … Read more