Tag: Elon Musk
Tech Digest daily round up: Tesla fined for slowing down battery charging
A court in Norway has fined Tesla after a software update issued in 2019 slowed down battery charging speeds and affected the number of miles some of its vehicles could […]
Tech Digest daily round up: Facial recognition tech used in Swansea
More arrests are due to be made this week and facial recognition will be used to trace others following violent disorder in Swansea, police have said. Seven arrests have already […]
Tech Digest daily round up: Snap announces AR Spectacles – but you can’t buy them!
Snap’s new Spectacles glasses are its most ambitious yet. But there’s a big catch: you can’t buy them. On Thursday, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel unveiled the company’s first true augmented […]
Tech Digest daily round up: YouTube pays for Covid-19 vaccination ad campaign
YouTube has launched a multi-million-pound advertising campaign to encourage young people in the UK to get vaccinated against Covid-19. It said the partnership with the NHS would involve ads on […]
Tech Digest daily round up: Tesla suspends Bitcoin payments
Tesla has suspended vehicle purchases using Bitcoin due to climate change concerns, its CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet. Bitcoin fell by more than 10% after the tweet, while […]
Tech Digest daily round up: Ransomware cyber attack on US fuel pipeline
The US government issued emergency legislation on Sunday after the largest fuel pipeline in the US was hit by a ransomware cyber-attack. The Colonial Pipeline carries 2.5 million barrels a […]
Tech Digest daily round up: Scientists invent flat pasta that morphs into 3D shapes
An interdisciplinary team of scientists specialising in material science, mechanical engineering, and computer-aided fabrication are making a new type of pasta dough that remains flat during storage, but can morph into […]
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: Tesla profits boosted by Bitcoin, Spotify raises prices
Elon Musk’s Tesla made a strong start to the year with profits up and record deliveries of its electric cars. It came despite production hurdles due to a global shortage […]
Tech Digest daily round up: Elon Musk to host Saturday Night Live
Elon Musk is to host the US comedy show Saturday Night Live in May. The tech billionaire, boss of carmaker Tesla and aerospace company SpaceX, will be joined by musical […]
