Innovation & Tools

Apple starts hiring engineers for 6G communication networks

Apple is starting to work on the development of the 6G mobile communications technology.
Published on February 19, 2021
By Iris Barker

Accenture highlights tech trends for business in the coming years

Consulting firm Accenture has prepared a new report presenting the key technology trends that will affect business in the coming years.
Published on February 18, 2021
By Iris Barker

All Jaguar cars will become electric by 2025

Jaguar Land Rover announced that by 2025, all vehicles produced under the Jaguar brand will be electric.
Published on February 16, 2021
By Iris Barker

Tesla adds TikTok to its cars for China

Tesla has added the TikTok app to its electric car software in China. For now, drivers will only be able to watch videos when they're not driving the car.
Published on February 15, 2021
By Iris Barker

New Windows major update announced

The next major update to Windows 10 is scheduled for release in June this year, reports Windows Latest.
Published on February 2, 2021
By Iris Barker

Telegram’s audience exceeds 500 million monthly active users

In the first week of January, Telegram's monthly audience passed the 500 million active users mark. This was announced by the messenger's founder Pavel Durov. At the same time, in…
Published on January 13, 2021
By Iris Barker

Musk sets to sell everything to populate Mars

The founder of SpaceX and Tesla, Elon Musk, who recently became the richest man on the planet, has decided to sell off all his possessions for the sake of populating…
Published on January 11, 2021
By Iris Barker

US watchdog expands conditions for commercial use of UAVs

The US Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced new rules for the use of commercial drones.
Published on December 30, 2020
By Iris Barker

Japan to ban sale of gasoline cars by 2035

The Japanese authorities have unveiled a green development strategy, according to which the country plans to completely ban the sale of new petrol-powered cars in 15 years' time. Head of…
Published on December 28, 2020
By Iris Barker

App Annie: TikTok is the most popular app in 2020

The number of mobile app downloads globally increased by 10% and spending in mobile apps grew by 25% in 2020, data from analytics company App Annie shows. With the pandemic,…
Published on December 11, 2020
By Iris Barker

Ethereum cryptocurrency enters new phase of development

On 1 December, a revolution took place in the world of cryptocurrencies. The Ethereum project began its transition to a new phase.
Published on December 7, 2020
By Iris Barker

Facebook renames its Libra cryptocurrency

The Libra Association blockchain payment system, with Facebook as the leading developer and member, has announced the change of its name to Diem.
Published on December 2, 2020
By Iris Barker

LG comes up with a rollable laptop

Korean company LG has patented a new laptop with a sliding screen, writes the Root MyGalaxy edition with a reference to the brand's patent application.
Published on November 24, 2020
By Iris Barker

Large retailers connect AI to everyday shopping

Large retailers such as Spar, Amazon, Coop and others are beginning to use special artificial intelligence (AI) systems that analyse consumer preferences. This analysis allows retailers to make more personalised…
Published on November 19, 2020
By Iris Barker

Nokia’s report notes up to 700% increase in internet traffic during lockdown

Internet traffic in Europe and North America increased by 30-50% since the beginning of the year, video conferencing traffic grew by 350-700%, DDoS attacks rose by 50%, and gaming traffic…
Published on November 18, 2020
By Iris Barker

LG Chem shares plummet 4% after second recall of EVs with LG batteries

Shares of the world's largest manufacturer of batteries for electric cars, Korean company LG Chem, fell by 4% in price during today's trading. Electric cars with its batteries have received…
Published on November 17, 2020
By Iris Barker

Analysts: Mobile game downloads jump by 45% in 2020

The number of mobile game downloads in the first seven months of 2020 increased by 45% compared to the same period in 2019, with 32% growth a year earlier, reports…
Published on November 16, 2020
By Iris Barker

China Construction Bank to sell its papers for bitcoins

China Construction Bank, one of the largest banks in the world, will issue digital bonds that can be bought for bitcoins. This can be the world's first public offering of…
Published on November 12, 2020
By Iris Barker

Virgin Galactic announces new flight of VSS Unity touristic spacecraft

The third test suborbital flight of the VSS Unity space plane will take place by the end of November, informed the press service of Virgin Galactic.
Published on November 9, 2020
By Iris Barker

Starlink to be launched in Europe in February 2021

Elon Musk stated that in February-March 2021, the Starlink satellite network will be launched in a test version in Europe.
Published on November 5, 2020
By Iris Barker

Apple steps up work on its own search engine

American company Apple has accelerated the development of its own Internet search engine to replace Google's search engine. This was reported by the Financial Times with reference to sources in…
Published on November 2, 2020
By Iris Barker

China transfers 60% of city buses to electricity

Currently, more than 60% of all city buses in China are replaced with electric buses, which is 20% more than in 2015, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Published on October 28, 2020
By Iris Barker

FT: AstraZeneca vaccine forms immunity to COVID-19 in elderly people

The vaccine, being developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, produces robust COVID-19 immunity in older adults, according to the Financial Times (FT).
Published on October 27, 2020
By Iris Barker

Tesla recalls 50,000 S and X models due to suspension problems

Tesla recalls over 50,000 Model X and Model S cars assembled in the United States in various years and shipped to China. The recall is announced due to defined suspension…
Published on October 26, 2020
By Iris Barker

UK study shows effectiveness of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine mechanism

A British study showed the effectiveness of the genetic mechanism of the COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the University of Oxford in conjunction with the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.
Published on October 23, 2020
By Iris Barker

Microsoft digital solutions to help Equinor implement carbon storage project

The American company Microsoft will sign up as a technology partner of Equinor, the oil and gas company from Norway.
Published on October 16, 2020
By Iris Barker

China seeks trailblazer’s benefits in developing digital yuan – Japan Ministry of Finance

In its efforts to develop the digital yuan, China seeks to “take advantage of the trailblazer position” in this area.
Published on October 9, 2020
By Iris Barker

When innovation brings more problems than it solves

Innovations allow for fantastic advances in environmental protection, but there are limits that are sometimes ignored. That is why we cannot always be sure when companies claim to be saving
Published on October 7, 2020
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Scientists discover combination of enzymes to help defeat the plastic waste crisis

Researchers at the University of Portsmouth announced invention of a "cocktail" of special enzymes that degrades plastic six times faster than existing ones. Scientists hope that the use of the…
Published on October 1, 2020
By Iris Barker

Amazon invents palm scan payment technology

Amazon showed a device that will allow paying for purchases and enter stores, offices or stadiums by simply showing your palm. The company says palm recognition is a more private…
Published on September 30, 2020
By Iris Barker

Musk promises that the cheapest Tesla will cost $ 25,000 in 3 years

The founder of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk, has promised that in three years Tesla will produce self-driving cars worth $ 25,000.
Published on September 23, 2020
By Iris Barker

Swiss bank thinks about transferring traders to augmented reality

One of the largest investment banks is thinking about creating a virtual trading platform in augmented reality for its traders. This is how the company is trying to achieve effective…
Published on September 21, 2020
By Iris Barker

Apple presents new watches and tablets

Apple Corporation has presented an updated line of iPads and smart watches Apple Watch. It also announced the merger of a number of its services, including the Apple TV +…
Published on September 16, 2020
By Iris Barker

Sanofi’s coronavirus vaccine will cost no more than € 10

A COVID-19 vaccine, which French pharmaceutical company Sanofi is developing in partnership with British GlaxoSmithKline, will cost less than € 10 per dose if approved, said Head of Sanofi Olivier…
Published on September 7, 2020
By Iris Barker

Apple orders 75 million 5G iPhones from suppliers

According to Bloomberg, Apple has asked suppliers to prepare parts for 75 million new 5G iPhones. The American corporation ordered the same amount last year. At the same time, the…
Published on September 2, 2020
By Iris Barker

Japanese Honda to start selling mini electric car in October

Japanese automobile corporation Honda will begin selling its miniature electric car "Honda e" at the end of October, the press service of the company said.
Published on August 27, 2020
By Iris Barker

Instagram feed will now be endless

The social network Instagram has launched a new function, thanks to which the users' feed will continue with similar posts of other people. The company announced this in its help…
Published on August 24, 2020
By Iris Barker

Japan ponders biomass plantation project to provide domestic energy needs

The Japanese government is considering growing "energy forest plantations" to produce biomass as fuel for power plants, Kyodo news agency reported Wednesday, citing officials.
Published on August 19, 2020
By Iris Barker

Bank applications will stop working on Huawei and Honor smartphones

The temporary license that the US government issued to an American business to work with Chinese companies Huawei and Honor expired on August 13. This will stop banking and payment…
Published on August 17, 2020
By Iris Barker

McAfee researchers find vulnerability in face recognition systems

McAfee said they have found a potential vulnerability in the face recognition and identification algorithm. With the help of special neural networks, they were able to successfully download a person's…
Published on August 12, 2020
By Iris Barker

Instagram introduces competitor to TikTok

The social network Instagram has launched the video editor Reels, which resembles TikTok in functionality, reports The Verge.
Published on August 6, 2020
By Iris Barker

National Grid: UK will have 30 million electric vehicles by 2040

Number of electric vehicles on UK roads could rise to 30 million by 2040, according to several scenarios of the gas and electricity operator National Grid.
Published on July 28, 2020
By Iris Barker

China launches its first interplanetary mission to Mars

The Chang Zheng 5 (CZ-5) heavy vehicle was launched on Thursday with China's first Tianwen 1 mission to Mars, CCTV reported.
Published on July 23, 2020
By Iris Barker

PayPal launches cryptocurrency trading service

In the near future, PayPal intends to launch its own service for trading and storing cryptocurrencies. To do this, the payment company entered into an agreement with the blockchain startup…
Published on July 21, 2020
By Iris Barker

Instagram to launch TikTok competitor in August 2020

Instagram social network will launch video editor Reels in August 2020, Techcrunch reports, citing service representatives.
Published on July 17, 2020
By Iris Barker

Amazon introduces smart shopping carts

Amazon introduced smart shopping carts for offline stores. The carts independently scan the goods in the basket and automatically debit money from the buyer's card upon exiting.
Published on July 16, 2020
By Iris Barker

Novavax receives $ 1.6B from US government to launch COVID-19 vaccine

The US biotechnology company Novavax received a $ 1.6 billion grant from the US government to develop and commercialize the COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine.
Published on July 8, 2020
By Iris Barker

UK will invest $ 500M to rescue rival of Elon Musk’s Starlink

The UK government will become a co-owner of OneWeb, which is creating a satellite network to access the Internet. In March, OneWeb filed for bankruptcy. The project is a direct…
Published on July 7, 2020
By Iris Barker

Falcon 9 delivers latest generation GPS satellite to orbit for US Air Force

Falcon 9 heavy rocket successfully launched the third satellite of the third generation global positioning system GPS III into the regular orbit for the US Air Force, said SpaceX company.
Published on July 1, 2020
By Iris Barker

Twitter warns of possible user data leak

Twitter Inc. microblogging service sent a letter to users informing about a possibility of leakage of personal data of business clients, BBC News reports.
Published on June 24, 2020
By Iris Barker