Tesla to stay public after investors tell Elon Musk: 'please don't do this'
Shareholders persuade the maverick entrepreneur that electric carmaker is better off on the stock marketThe electric carmaker Tesla will remain a public company after shareholders persuaded its founder...
View ArticleSebastian Thrun: ‘The costs of the air taxi system could be less than an Uber’
The Google X founder and robotics expert on flying taxis, the possible healthcare uses for AI – and why we haven’t seen the last of Google GlassSebastian Thrun isn’t your ordinary Silicon Valley...
View ArticleSebastian Thrun: ‘The costs of the air taxi system could be less than an Uber’
The Google X founder and robotics expert on flying taxis, the possible healthcare uses for AI – and why we haven’t seen the last of Google GlassSebastian Thrun isn’t your ordinary Silicon Valley...
View Article‘Digital shackles’: the unexpected cruelty of ankle monitors
The use of GPS monitors to track offenders is on the rise in the US. But wearers say it amounts to a new form of imprisonmentEvery day at about 5pm, 60-year-old Willard Birts has to find a power...
View ArticleElon Musk doubles down on 'pedo' claims against UK cave diver
Tesla boss criticised for calling Vernon Unsworth, who helped free Thai cave boys, a ‘pedo’Elon Musk appears to have doubled down on his claim that a British explorer who was instrumental in freeing a...
View ArticleGoogle Home Max review: bigger and smarter sound
Big new Google Assistant smart speaker finally launches in the UK with best-in-class voice control aiming to be the life and soul of the partyGoogle’s big, premium Apple HomePod rival the Home Max is...
View ArticleApple shares hit all-time high ahead of expected launch of new iPhone models
Gold smartphone and an Apple Watch with a larger display are expected at company’s regular September gatheringApple shares hit record highs on Thursday after it said it would host an event on 12...
View ArticleRiding the airwaves of pirate radio: Chips with Everything podcast
Jordan Erica Webber delves into the murky world of pirate radio, from the first black radio station to broadcast in the UK to the rise in popularity of Haitian radio in BrooklynGovernments have been...
View ArticleDacia Duster: ‘You’ll be amazed at how good it is for the price’ | Martin Love
The Communist-era brand from Romania has been given a new lease of life by Renault – and it’s relishing its time in the westDacia DusterPrice £9,9950-62mph 11 secondsTop speed 105mphMPG 44.1CO2...
View ArticleHow video game music waltzed its way on to Classic FM
Once regarded as inferior to film and TV soundtracks, games scores are gaining recognition and awards as a valid form of contemporary classical musicIn early 2018, Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker...
View ArticleVidCon Australia, where YouTube celebrities and fans bank on their luck
The Melbourne iteration of the world’s biggest online video conference unites ‘creators’ with their ‘community’ for a flurry of pep talks, panels and star-studded performances“I was such a good...
View ArticleHonor Play review: gaming phone that's a bargain all-rounder
Huawei’s latest comes with a svelte metal body and a good screen, and could be a decent shout for general users as well as gamersHuawei’s Honor sub-brand has been firing out great phones at a rate of...
View ArticleMicrosoft Surface Go review: tablet that's better for work than play
It’s fine to watch films on but this tablet transforms into a gutsy work laptop when paired with the Type Cover keyboardThe Surface Go is Microsoft’s new, lower-cost detachable Windows 10 tablet that...
View ArticleElon Musk teases electric plane design and smokes weed on Joe Rogan podcast
“I have a design for a plane,” said Elon Musk in a wide-ranging interview for the Joe Rogan Experience podcast broadcast live Thursday night on YouTube. The interview included the two men drinking...
View ArticleApple just permanently banned Infowars from the App Store
Only a day after Alex Jones was permanently banned from Twitter, the Infowars app — the final straw for Jones’ platform — has been permanently kicked off the App Store, also permanently. Apple...
View ArticleToday’s weird kids’ YouTube channels have nothing on the first season of Pokémon
Yesterday, apropos of seemingly nothing, a tiny voice deep in the folds of my brain squeaked at me: “Pika-pi,” it said. “Pika, pika-chu.” Well-conditioned late-’90s child that I am, I was compelled to...
View ArticleApple Music now does a much better job of showing artists’ albums
Apple has fixed one of the biggest problems with Apple Music: the unhelpful way that a given artists’ releases were listed and displayed on the service. Previously, singles and collections were lumped...
View ArticleSonos speakers now work with IFTTT so you can automate your music
Sonos is opening up its speaker platform to more and more third parties, and IFTTT is one of the first to make use of the company’s new software APIs. IFTTT will allow Sonos owners to stop music...
View ArticleChristopher Nolan and Paul Thomas Anderson are talking to TV makers about...
Even if you have a great TV, it can be hard to set it up so that meticulously shot and color-graded movies don’t look like a combination of motion-smoothed soap opera and Saturday morning cartoon. Out...
View ArticleMaster & Dynamic’s first truly wireless earbuds cost $299 and come in four...
Master & Dynamic is no stranger to making unique headphones, but the new MW07 earbuds are the first time it’s dabbled in truly wireless earbuds. These AirPod competitors cost $299 starting today,...
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