The UK new car market reached the half-year milestone of one million vehicles for the first time in five years, with June new car registrations rising by 1.1% to 179,263 vehicles, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). This brings the total number of new cars sold this year to 1,006,763, representing …
China has taken the lead in the global race for generative artificial intelligence patents, with over 38,000 patents filed between 2014 and 2023, according to a new report from the United Nations on Thursday. This number is significantly higher than the patents filed by U.S. inventors, which is six times less, as stated by the …
Last month, AI chip leader Nvidia briefly claimed the title of the world's richest company, surpassing Microsoft, which had recently overtaken Apple. This news prompted spontaneous applause at a tech industry event I attended in Copenhagen. Currently, Nvidia has slipped back to second place, with its market value dropping to $3 trillion (£2.4 trillion) compared …
One shift in the Aston Martin Valour and you're hooked. It's the nature of that shift that's key—a manual gear change connected to a V12 engine via metal and rods, all wrapped in a bespoke body, yours for £1.5m plus options. While Pagani initiated the trend with the Pagani Utopia's manual gearbox, Aston Martin's front-engine …
Google Translate is expanding its language capabilities significantly, adding 110 new languages, including Manx, in its largest single expansion ever. This brings the total number of languages supported by the translation tool to 243, nearly doubling its previous count. The expansion is driven by PaLM 2, the latest iteration of Google's Pathways Language Model introduced …
In February, deep within a warehouse at CERN, home of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) – the world’s largest scientific experiment – two network engineers eagerly pressed a button. Instantly, text flashed on a screen before them, confirming success. “There was high-fiving involved,” recalls Joachim Opdenakker of SURF, a Dutch IT association serving educational and …
XOR, the luxury phone brand, having expanded in the European market is now making inroads into Asia, particularly China and South East Asia with its debut at the Hainan Expo 2024 and the opening of a Flagship XOR Boutique in Vietnam. XOR, a luxury phone brand based in the UK has caused a sensation in …
The European Commission announced charges against Meta on Friday related to its "pay or consent" advert model for Facebook and Instagram, raising the stakes in an already ongoing slipstream of Big Tech scrutiny via European regulators. The European Commission has charged Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, with having breached the agreed-upon rules of …
In today's digital world, businesses face many cyber threats that can stop their operations and put important data at risk. Companies must have a plan to keep working and bounce back from these problems. This is where IT security services come in. They help protect businesses and keep them running smoothly, even when facing cyber-attacks. …
Microsoft intends to build a sizable data center close to Leeds. Known as a "hyperscale" datacenter, this new facility can be built on a 48-acre plot of land where the historic Skelton Grange power plant once stood. Similar to some other center they're constructing in Newport, this undertaking is a part of Microsoft's huge investment …
Even if they were unable to maintain their peak levels, leading indices in the stock market today, such as the Nasdaq and Dow Jones, witnessed some advances. The Nasdaq in short reached above 18,000, while the S and P 500 additionally confirmed power above 5,500 in advance in the day. Around midday, the Dow Jones …
Unveiled last year as a static show car, the Nyobolt concept is a 470bhp, 1246kg electric reimagining of the S1 Lotus Elise, designed by Julian Thomson, the original creator. Under its semi-familiar exterior, the Nyobolt EV serves as a test bed for a new generation of batteries, potentially revolutionizing electric vehicle range, charge times, and …
Xbox and Amazon have partnered to eliminate the need for an Xbox console for Game Pass Ultimate members who own an Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K or Fire TV Stick 4K Max and have a reliable internet connection. With these devices and a Bluetooth-enabled wireless controller, users can access and play hundreds of games from …
Currently, Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are testing Boeing's new Starliner spacecraft. Their eight-day mission has been extended to stay at the International Space Station (ISS) due to a number of concerns that have arisen. As NASA attempts to address these issues, the return date is still unknown. Mission Specifics and Difficulties With great expectations …
