Bezos invests in start up seeking to reverse the ageing process September 6, 2021 Amazon-founder Jeff Bezos has reportedly become the latest ultra rich tech entrepreneur to invest in life-extending technology. Jeff Bezos, worth some $200bn (£145bn), and Yuri Milner, a Russian-born billionaire who made his fortune through Facebook, are backers of Altos Labs according to The MIT Technology Review. Altos is pursuing cell reprogramming, a method of rejuvenating [...]
Probe: Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic space flight ‘deviated’ September 2, 2021 US regulators have launched a probe into Sir Richard Branson’s flight to the edge of space after the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo vehicle deviated on return to Earth. The billionaire businessman became the first owner-astronaut to take part in a mission when taking off in July, which he hailed as an “experience of a lifetime”. But [...]
E-naira: Digitising Nigeria, improving lives, and advancing national infrastructure August 25, 2021 Nigeria is more amazing than the world realises, and the nation deserves far more attention, says Alex Lightman.
Inmarsat bids farewell to Old Street as it takes up new City HQ August 25, 2021 Inmarsat will be leaving its iconic headquarters in Shoreditch to take up new office space in the City. The British satellite giant has pre-let 121,00 square feet at 50 Finsbury Square, marking an end to its towering presence on Old Street roundabout. The move is the latest example of downsizing by a major British company [...]
Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy now holds a staggering 109,000 Bitcoin August 24, 2021 MicroStrategy – the world’s first PLC to hold Bitcoin – has added to its crypto-heavy balance sheet with the purchase of a further 3,907 Bitcoin.
Bitcoin smashes through $50k, but Cardano steals limelight as it looks to break $3 August 23, 2021 The price of Bitcoin has shot above $50,000 for the first time in three months, as the crypto markets continue to recover after their recent malaise.
Bitcoin breaks $50,000 as magic Monday gives cryptocurrencies a green start to the week August 23, 2021 Bitcoin did what it had bean threatening to do for days and push through the $50,000 barrier for the first time since mid-May.
Elon Musk says Tesla is developing humanoid robot that can ‘eliminate dangerous and boring tasks’ August 20, 2021 Elon Musk has said Tesla is aiming to launch the prototype of a humanoid robot called “Tesla Bot” next year. Musk added that the robot would “eliminate dangerous, repetitive, boring tasks.” Watch the full report.
Watch: Elon Musk’s satellites beam internet into Chilean boy’s life August 20, 2021 A school in the small remote fishing hamlet of Sotomo, Chile, is the beneficiary of a pilot internet program run by Starlink, a division of Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Watch the full report.
The prodigal son returns: The hunger for Bitcoin signals an appetite for hard money August 19, 2021 This week marks 50 years since President Richard Nixon announced the US would abandon the Gold Standard. Instead of redeeming the dollar in gold, the government allowed its value to float freely on the market. So began a sharp devaluation of the world’s reserve currency of choice under the US-led Bretton Woods system. Priced in [...]