Trump’s immigration ban has been blocked nationwide by a Seattle judge February 4, 2017 A US judge in Seattle has issued a temporary nationwide block on President Donald Trump's ban on citizens from seven Muslim majority countries. The Department of Justice (DoJ) has though, said it will appeal against the Seattle ruling. Trump's executive order had halted the US refugee programme and banned anyone from the countries Iraq, Iran, Somalia, Yemen, Sudan, [...]
Now Ford has spoken out against Donald Trump’s travel ban January 30, 2017 The two top executives at the US' largest carmaker have waded into the row over Donald Trump's decision to ban citizens of seven Middle Eastern and North African countries from travelling to the US, saying it "goes against our values as a company". Reuters reported Ford's executive chairman Bill Ford Jr and chief exec Mark [...]
Donald Trump’s travel ban provokes top tech bosses from Apple, Google, Uber, Twitter, Facebook and more to speak out on immigration January 29, 2017 The high profile bosses of several of the United States' biggest technology companies have spoken out after Donald Trump issued an executive order banning people from seven majority Muslim countries entering the US. Google founder Sergey Brin, himself a migrant from the former Soviet Union, attended a protest at San Francisco airport in a personal capacity, he told reporters. [...]
US President Donald Trump gets to work with executive order to scrap Trans-Pacific Partnership and border tax threat January 24, 2017 Donald Trump kicked off his first week as President by signing an executive order withdrawing the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, branding the move a “great thing for the American worker”. The departure from one of Obama’s signature policies comes after Trump pledged in his inauguration address to “put America first”. Though the deal [...]
Is there still a future for hydrogen power? January 22, 2017 As sales of battery-powered cars continue to climb, and charging stations appear across the country, hydrogen power seems to have dropped off the agenda in recent years. But while it may not be powering the Teslas, i3s and LEAFs on sale today, the companies behind the development of hydrogen fuel cells are yet to give [...]
Tesla’s fatal autopilot crash investigation has concluded: Here’s what it said January 19, 2017 A US government investigation into Tesla's autopilot system following a fatal crash, has found that the tech company gave drivers enough warning around the system and identified no defects, avoiding a recall of the Model S cars. The report by the US department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said: "Although perhaps not as [...]
Elon Musk’s insane Hyperloop transport system is coming soon to a difficult-to-pronounce European city near you January 18, 2017 Hyperloop, the so-crazy-it-might-just-work ultra-speedy transportation system invented by Tesla founder and general mad professor Elon Musk, took another step forward today, after three European cities signed a deal to start exploring the technology. By Musk's reckoning, the system, which is essentially a giant vacuum tube, will suck pods through its tunnels at 760mph, cutting the three-hour [...]
MEPs vote to put robots on the agenda to tackle safety and legal concerns January 17, 2017 MEPs have started on a European health and safety standard for robots – before the fracking toasters short circuit and become our overlords. Or before other countries like Japan and the US establish their standards first. A “kill” switch and creating a status for “electronic persons” that would bear legal responsibility are among recommendations that MEPs on [...]
The reading recommendations of today’s corporate titans January 12, 2017 What makes successful people successful? The world’s top entrepreneurs, chief executives and entertainment elite come from all walks of life, so perhaps – good fortune aside – it’s the way they think which propels them above the competition and to the top of their respective fields. The books high achievers choose to read can offer [...]
Here’s some of the best (and weirdest) new technology from CES 2017 January 11, 2017 Audio The Doppler Labs Here One wireless earphones returned to CES this year. A more practical alternative to the rather silly Apple AirPods, they’re controlled with an app via Bluetooth and can bionically enhance your hearing in a given direction or block out external sounds, as well as the usual music playback features. If you’re [...]