Ukrainian vice prime minister pleads with Big Tech to shift the tides on Russia war February 27, 2022 Ukraine’s vice prime minister has pleaded with Big Tech companies such as Facebook, Visa, Mastercard and Starlink, to help the country fight against Russia’s invasion. “Mark Zuckerberg, while you create Metaverse – Russia ruins real life in Ukraine! We ask you to ban access to @facebookapp and @instagram from Russia,” vice prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov [...]
Watchdog launches investigation into Elon Musk and brother over alleged insider trading February 25, 2022 The US’s top financial watchdog has reportedly launched an investigation into Elon Musk and his brother Kimbal over insider trading, after the Tesla boss held a poll on twitter asking if he should sell off his stake in the firm.
Satellite Vu teams up with SpaceX to launch thermal imaging satellite February 21, 2022 Satellite Vu has signed a launch deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch the world’s highest resolution thermal imaging satellite in early 2023.
2021’s top traded stocks at IG and outlook for 2022 February 18, 2022 What were the most popular stocks in 2021? We look at how equity markets continued to rise with economic recovery and how investor sentiment on sectors has begun to change with increasing interest rates. The most traded stocks in 2021 Last year was an overwhelmingly positive period for equity markets with many developed market stock [...]
US investigates 416,000 Tesla cars over braking defect February 17, 2022 The US investigation into Tesla’s malfunctions shows no sign of easing, as the agency in charge of vehicle safety evaluated today 416,000 cars over braking defects. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said today its primary evaluation will focus on 2021-2022 Model 3 and Model Y, following more than 300 complaints of braking issues. [...]
The race to replace the ISS: ‘A full-scale industrial revolution and we’re at the very start of it’ February 16, 2022 The race for a commercial space station is officially a-go, with businesses poised for a new privately funded post to orbit Earth by the end of the decade. Nanoracks, Voyager Space and Lockheed Martin are collaborating to develop a free flying commercial space station known as Starlab. While London’s Space Entertainment Enterprise (SEE) has teamed [...]
Elon Musk’s brain chip company accused of torturing monkeys February 16, 2022 Elon Musk’s brain chip company has denied claims that it is torturing monkeys for the futuristic technology – which the billionaire claims will enable quadriplegics to walk again. Neuralink aims to connect human brains to computers, and is hoping to begin human trials later this year. However, a US doctors’ group which partners which the [...]
EU set to launch internet satellite system moving away from Chinese dependency February 15, 2022 The EU is gearing up to launch its own satellite internet system to keep up with the likes of Amazon and Elon Musk owned SpaceX, removing European reliance on Chinese-built infrastructure.
Elon Musk makes £4.2bn in charitable donations in 2021 amid Tesla uncertainty February 15, 2022 Eccentric entrepreneur Elon Musk donated $5.7bn (£4.2bn) worth of Tesla shares last year, making him the second-biggest philanthropic of the year according to a new security filing. According to this document, the Tesla boss donated 5,044,000 shares to an unnamed charity. If this filing is correct, this puts the South African-born businessman just behind Bill [...]
Tesla recalls 580,000 vehicles over boombox feature February 11, 2022 Tesla was forced to recall some 580,000 vehicles after the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) flagged an error in the boombox feature. According to the agency, the boombox feature could drown out a safety feature that signals the the presence of an electric car to pedestrians. “While Boombox can enhance the conspicuity of [...]