Musk’s Neuralink lamented as ‘mediocre neuroscience’
Elon Musk finally unveiled his mysterious brain computer interface ‘Neuralink’ to the world on Friday, but the demo failed to deliver on bold claims. In July of 2019, serial entrepreneur and inventor Elon Musk stepped on stage in San Francisco and unveiled his blueprint for Neuralink, an ambitious brain computer...
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Twitter calls out disturbing new TikTok Holocaust trend
TikTok users have been dressing up as Holocaust victims as part of a semi-viral trend. Unsurprisingly, The Auschwitz Memorial Museum has asked for it to stop. TikTok has been through the ringer recently. In recent months it’s faced accusations of Chinese spyware, criticisms of deep fake investment, and Trump has...
Amazon gets FAA approval to launch delivery drones
After seven years of waiting, Amazon has finally received FAA approval to take to the skies with its fleet of Prime Delivery drones. Is it a bird… is it a plane? No, it’s that salad spinner mum ordered from Amazon Prime. This week, Amazon has finally been granted approval by...
Digital subscription services continue to soar post lockdown
Britain has become a nation of super-subscribers with an average of seven services per household, according to new stats. Most people, besides maybe pensioners living out their retirement in aging rural towns, will know that online subscriptions are the present and almost certainly the future of home entertainment. Pre-Covid, Western viewing...
Fall Guys developer creates a bidding war for charity
Brands and influencers are bidding for a chance to have their own custom skin added to Fall Guys, with over £300,000 being raised so far for gaming disability charity Special Effect. Fall Guys has enjoyed wild success since its launch early last month. It’s been purchased over 2 million times...
How Flight Simulator could usher in a new era of cloud based games
Microsoft’s latest entry in its long-running Flight Simulator series has the entire world available to fly around in. It’s the start of cloud-based gaming. Being able to travel the world and fly over your own house inside a video game was an impossibility even just a few years ago....
Why the Epic Games and Apple lawsuit is a big deal
Apple is threatening to remove Unreal Engine from all Mac and iOS devices, putting dozens of developers and titles at risk. Fortnite was dramatically pulled from the App Store several weeks ago and is no longer available on any iOS device, including all iPhones and iPads. It’s the result of an ongoing legal feud between the game’s developer Epic Games and Apple over App Store percentage cuts. In summary, Epic...
Driverless taxis use UV lighting to kill Covid-19 pathogens
What’s cooler than a self-driving cab? Answer: a self-driving cab that kills Covid pathogens with UV light. In wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, a self-driving start-up called Voyage is kitting out autonomous minivans with ultraviolet lighting to sterilise cab interiors between rides. The new UV lighting system is an adaption of stock technology used in ambulances to neutralise virus pathogens, fungus, and bacteria between deployments and is set to be installed...
Is Instagram ‘Reels’ a genuine threat to TikTok?
With TikTok edging closer to possible elimination in the US market, Instagram has decided to launch its own short-bite video platform ‘Reels’. But is it good enough to rival TikTok? Last week Instagram rolled out its newest feature ‘Reels’ across 50 countries, with the intention of gaining a lucrative slice of the short-form content space. Rising like a phoenix from the ashes of Vine in 2016, TikTok recognised – and...
Google transforms recycled bottles into Pixel phone cases
In its quest to build more sustainable infrastructure, Google has released a series of phone cases made from recycled plastic for the Pixel 4a.
It’s becoming common knowledge that the amount of waste in landfill sites is growing every year, and proprietors of annually renewing tech must take part of the blame. We’re currently on course to hit 110 million tons of waste by 2050, and with
