Tag: Elon Musk
ShinyShiny snippets: Google opens technology centre for disabled
If you design technology with disabled people in mind, you design technology better for everyone. This was the sentiment from Google as it opened its first UK research and development […]
ShinyShiny snippets: Elon Musk’s Neuralink to begin ‘brain chip’ trials
Elon Musk said on Wednesday he expects a brain chip developed by his health tech company to begin human trials in the next six months. During a presentation by Musk’s […]
ShinyShiny snippets: Batteries thrown in household waste cause hundreds of fires
Batteries thrown in household rubbish bins cause about 700 fires every year in dustcarts and waste-processing centres, local authorities say. Lithium-ion batteries can explode if damaged or crushed. The Environmental […]
ShinyShiny snippets: Mercedes offers subscription for faster EV acceleration
Mercedes-Benz is to offer an online subscription service in the US to make its electric cars speed up quicker. For an annual cost of $1,200 (£991) excluding tax, the […]
ShinyShiny snippets: Mazda hints at electric MX-5
Mazda has previewed a sleek two-seat coupé – which could hint at the next-generation MX-5 – alongside the announcement of an £8.9 billion investment into future electric vehicles. Although the […]
ShinyShiny snippets: Trump back on Twitter after poll decision!
Donald Trump is back on Twitter after an online poll voted for his return. The platform’s new owner Elon Musk had announced on Saturday evening that, following the vote, the […]
ShinyShiny snippets: Twitter staff locked out of office until next week
Elon Musk has locked Twitter staff out of offices until next week as hundreds of employees reportedly resigned after being given an ultimatum by the billionaire. The closure until Monday […]
ShinyShiny snippets: Concerns over speed put people off broadband social tariffs
Concerns about broadband speed are putting eligible households off signing up for discounted broadband deals, research from Which? has shown. It surveyed more than 2,000 people eligible for fixed broadband […]
ShinyShiny snippets: Virgin sells stake in Hyperloop
Sir Richard Branson is preparing to sell off Virgin’s stake in a US hyperloop start-up as interest in the technology envisioned by Twitter billionaire Elon Musk fades. A source said […]
ShinyShiny snippets: Elon Musk ‘no choice’ but to slash Twitter staff
Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk says he had “no choice” but to slash the company’s workforce as the firm is losing more than $4m (£3.5m) a day. Half of the […]
