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 shutting down pirate radio stations for as long as pirate radio stations have existed, and yet they persevere. Despite the risk […]
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 September at its Cupertino campus where it is widely expected to unveil new iPhone models.At one point its shares rose to more […]
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 finally being released in the UK today, bringing Google Assistant to the high-end smart speaker market.Announced in October 2017 and on […]
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 group of Thai boys trapped in a cave is a “pedo”.The Tesla chairman was widely criticised last month for making the […]
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 outlet. Then he has towait two hours next to it while the battery on his ankle monitor […]
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 computer geek-cum-Stanford professor. The 51-year-old artificial intelligence and robotics scientist is responsible for co-developing Google Street View, pioneering self-driving cars, founding Google […]