Tag: Microsoft
Tech Digest daily roundup: Volvo to use Epic’s Unreal Engine in EVs
Volvo Cars and Epic Games bring real-time photorealistic visualisation inside next-generation Volvo cars with Unreal Engine Volvo will be the latest automaker to tap into the graphical prowess of Epic Games’ Unreal Engine. The Swedish automaker said it will partner with the Fortnite creator to bring “photorealistic visualization” into its next generation…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Bitcoin value drops 50% since November peak
The value of Bitcoin continued to fall over the weekend as it dropped below $34,000 (£27,630), according to the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange. The world's largest cryptocurrency by market value has now fallen by 50% since its peak in November last year. The slide in the value of digital assets comes as stock markets around the…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Online safety bill comes to Parliament
The government is to introduce its long-awaited Online Safety Bill in Parliament on Thursday. The bill is intended to tackle a wide range of harmful online content, such as cyber-bullying, pornography and material promoting self-harm. Social networks could be fined or blocked if they fail to remove harmful content, and their bosses could be imprisoned…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Human ‘drivers’ not accountable in self-driving cars
Human drivers should not be legally accountable for road safety in the era of autonomous cars, a report says. In these cars, the driver should be redefined as a "user-in-charge", with very different legal responsibilities, according to the law commissions for England and Wales, and Scotland. If anything goes wrong, the company behind the driving…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Sony shares slump after Microsoft deal
Shares in Japanese technology giant Sony have slumped in Tokyo trade after Microsoft said it plans to buy mega games company Activision Blizzard. The deal worth $68.7bn (£50.5bn), would be Microsoft's biggest-ever buyout and the largest deal in gaming history. It would see the US firm owning popular gaming franchises including Call of Duty, Warcraft…
Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard in $69bn deal
Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard, the publisher of Call of Duty, in $69bn deal Microsoft has agreed a deal to buy the troubled Call of Duty and Candy Crush gaming firm Activision Blizzard for $68.7bn (£50.5bn). The all-cash takeover will give the Xbox maker a leap into the mobile gaming sphere…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Microsoft takeover of Nuance under scrutiny
Microsoft’s $19.7bn (£14.5bn) acquisition of an artificial intelligence company used by the NHS is being scrutinised by the competition regulator. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is understood to have raised questions with Microsoft and quizzed customers and rivals about its takeover of Nuance Communications. Microsoft is yet to file with the regulator, which would have…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Tesla Model 3 becomes best-selling European car
The Tesla Model 3 was Europe's best selling car in September. Image: Tesla Tesla’s Model 3 has become Europe’s bestselling car - the first time an electric vehicle has overtaken its conventional rivals. JATO Dynamics said 2.6pc of new cars sold in September were the Model 3, accounting for about 24,600…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Microsoft unveils Surface Pro 8
Microsoft has announced a range of computers, laptops, and a dual-screen smartphone as part of its big Surface Windows 11 event. The unveiled devices include brand new computer types and updated models in existing lines, as well as new accessibility options. Each of the machines will be some of the first to ship with Windows 11. Surface…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Ringtones preserve of old and middle-aged
Ringtones are now the preserve of the old and middle-aged, experts have said, and mobile phones ringing in public will soon become a social “faux pas”. App downloads for ringtones in the UK have slumped by nearly a quarter in recent years, with analysts saying one reason for the decline is young people keeping their…
