Amazon is to install AI-powered cameras across its delivery vans to monitor drivers. The retail giant said that the cameras, developed by transportation technology company Netradyne, were being implemented to improve safety for its drivers.
Google has launched its news showcase in Australia following government legislation plans that would force the search engine to pay for content from media companies in the region. Last month Google threatened to block its search engine in Australia if the government went ahead with implementing the new code of conduct.
Technology trade association techUK has published a HealthTech report to help accelerate the digitisation of the health and care sector. The report includes 10 recommendations for public sector stakeholders to help bring digital technology to the forefront of healthcare.
The UK’s dependency on just two companies for its 5G rollout poses risks to both network resilience and security, a report by the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has found. The committee said reliance on these companies is due to poor “strategic foresight”, and comes after years of telecommunication market consolidation, as well as the more recent exclusion of Huawei from the marketplace.
The North West of England is a ‘perfect’ spot for tech start-ups, scale-ups, and unicorns, according to a new report by London Tech Week. The region, which includes Manchester and Liverpool, is currently home to six of the UK’s 14 digital unicorns, representing a 43 per cent share of the market.
SpaceX has failed to successfully launch a rocket prototype for the second time. The development of the company’s ‘Starship’ prototype is part of its plans to establish a fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond.
Retail Giant Amazon is expanding its Amazon One biometric palm reader across further stores in Seattle. The system will now be available across eight Amazon retail stores.
The UK’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Uber’s anticipated buyout of Autocab. Uber’s plans to buy rival Autocab were first announced last August.
Microsoft is “confident” Bing could replace Google if it decides to withdraw from Australia, prime minister Scott Morrison said on Monday. Earlier this month Google said it would block its search engine in Australia if the government goes ahead with a new code that will make it pay for content from media companies.
The government has announced new grants worth £84 million too develop a greener aerospace market that could see zero-emissions flights launched as early as 2023. Half of the money will come from the government’s ATI Programme, while the rest will be matched by industry.
Google is reportedly renewing plans to launch its own licensing programme with news publishers in Australia. The move comes as the search engine fights new government legislation that will force it to pay for content from media companies in Australia.
Paying too much attention to fake videos could undermine the notion of truth when it comes to online content. Alexandra Leonards explores the dangers of perception, the rise of ‘shallowfakes,’ and discovers how to tackle deepfakes while they’re still in their infancy.
Microsoft’s 2020 final quarter profits hit $15.5 billion, increasing by around a third compared to the previous year amid a surge in demand for cloud-based services during the pandemic. The software giant saw revenue jump by 17 per cent to $43.1 billion in the same period.
Google workers from around the world are joining forces to create a global union alliance. The new union, ‘Alpha Global,’ was formed in partnership with UNI Global Union, which represents 20 million workers across the globe.
Social media platform Twitter has banned My Pillow chief executive Mike Lindell for violating its policy on election misinformation. Lindell, who had almost 500,000 followers before his account was suspended, repeatedly made baseless claims of voter fraud in the US presidential election.