Elon Musk teases project to meld human brain with AI to create ‘superhuman cognition’ September 9, 2018 Tesla and SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk has claimed he is just a “few months” away from a major announcement about a device which will fuse the human brain with artificial intelligence (AI). The eccentric billionaire, who has been the source of a host of controversies over the the past few months, said his Neuralink [...]
Tesla’s shares dive on executive departures while Elon Musk smokes weed on podcast September 7, 2018 Tesla shares dived in pre-market trading as two executives quit the company today, with one resigning after just a month, citing public attention. The announcements came on the same day as outspoken entrepreneur and Tesla CEO Elon Musk appeared online smoking marijuana. Tesla shares fell by up to eight per cent in pre-market trading after chief accounting officer [...]
From Elon Musk to Elizabeth Holmes, beware maverick disrupters promising to save the world September 7, 2018 It has not been a good week for celebrity entrepreneurs. The world’s favourite failed healthtech unicorn folded for good. A maverick space technologist mired himself further in a pointless libel battle. And we also heard that Gwyneth Paltrow’s “wellness” brand Goop had agreed to pay $145,000 for making “unsubstantiated claims” about the healing properties [...]
Super Soco review, price, specs and details: Could this be the Tesla of motorcycles? September 6, 2018 The first time I rode a moped, I immediately crashed it into a parked car near my house. Just ramped up onto the pavement like Steve McQueen and smashed into a Fiesta, causing several pounds worth of damage. I was 15 years of age, which is so long ago now that no policeman can arrest [...]
Volvo dreams up its first driverless electric car September 5, 2018 Volvo has unveiled its first electric self-driving car concept, as it races to meet its own targets of making a third of its car sales autonomous by 2025. Aside from driving around town, Volvo hopes that the 360c could replace short-haul air travel, particularly for routes where the distance travelled is around 300km (186 miles) such as [...]
Elon Musk in deep waters after reigniting feud with British diver in sweary outburst September 4, 2018 Elon Musk reignited his attacks on a British diver involved in the recent Thai cave rescue operation late this evening. In a series of bizarre and foul-mouthed emails sent to BuzzFeed this evening, the Tesla boss doubled down on previous remarks he had made in which he accused Vern Unsowrth of being a "pedo". Addressing a [...]
Amazon hits a trillion-dollar valuation September 4, 2018 Amazon has become the second ever US publicly-listed company to hit a $1 trillion market valuation. Amazon shares briefly passed over the $2,050.27 mark needed to break the milestone earlier this afternoon, before dropping back down to $2,035.56. It crossed the $2,000 per share threshold last Thursday, amid doubts from Wall Street that placed it [...]
Mercedes-Benz to unveil its first Tesla-challenger electric SUV September 3, 2018 Mercedes-Benz is set to lift the hood on its first electric vehicle tomorrow, debuting its EQC electric SUV to challenge Tesla's hold on the luxury battery-powered market. Early publicity efforts from Mercedes have largely echoed a Tesla-style approach in order to appeal to its young and trendy demographic, releasing a series of teasers for the new [...]
Blackrock and Metro Bank on shortlist for new responsible business award September 3, 2018 The City of London Corporation has revealed the businesses shortlisted for the Lord Mayor’s Business of Trust Champion Award, a prize aimed at celebrating companies with are championing responsible business practices. Asset manager Blackrock and high-street bank Metro Bank are among the six companies on the shortlist, which includes SMEs and large corporate firms across [...]
The media’s greatest enemy isn’t Trump, it’s the tech titans September 3, 2018 What is the biggest threat to the future of the media: President Donald Trump, or Silicon Valley? In the presidential corner, Trump’s regular attacks on the “fake news media” have provoked a robust response. This summer, newspapers coordinated a string of editorials defending the essential role of the press as a lens on power and [...]