Rise of robots
Scientists at the University of California Berkeley have created a robot that has learnt to pick up virtually any object.…
Reorganization in Microsoft
The giant tech company is slashing thousands of jobs, mostly in sales positions. Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30) confirmed the move in…
ISIS surrounded in Raqqa
The Islamic State (ISIL or ISIS) may be very close to completely losing its stronghold in Raqqa, Syria. US-based forces…
Future may not be what it used to be
Ocado has sent a self-driving truck trundling through the backstreets of Woolwich, south-east London, as part of the UK’s first…
Tech for good
Two of the biggest tech giants in the world – Microsoft and Accenture – have teamed up to develop a…
E-Estonia
Estonia has set up the first ‘data embassy’ at Luxembourg using online infrastructure. In the country’s efforts to keep data…
Apple’s Latest Innovation, Not as Innovative?
Apple has introduced its latest edition – the ‘HomePod’ with dual services. The device is said to be a speaker…
Parker Solar Probe
NASA will fly a spacecraft directly into the Sun in a bid to unlock the secrets of solar storms that…
The game changer
An extremely powerful commercial broadband satellite has just gone into orbit on an Ariane rocket. ViaSat-2, which is to be…
Russia: First Floating Power Plant
Russiahas reached its advanced stages of building the world's first floating nuclear power plant. The FNPP is a site with…