Tech

05 Dec 24

Dr. Rob’s new AI model promises to cut aircraft design time from months to days

Computer & Information Technology

UK startup PhysicsX, founded by former Formula 1 engineering whizz Robin “Dr. Rob” Tuluie, has unveiled an AI tool that could fast-track the time it takes to design a new aircraft from months to just a few days. Dubbed LGM-Aero, the software creates new designs for aeroplanes. Using advanced algorithms…

27 Nov 24

Cambridge spinout Molyon bets on lithium-sulfur in race for better batteries

Computer & Information Technology

Lithium-ion batteries have served us well, powering much of the modern world. However, today’s tech — everything from drones and EVs to the wretched Tesla cyber truck — demands denser batteries that charge faster and take you further. This push is driving scientists to conjure up new battery chemistries or…

08 Oct 24

Carbon myopia is concealing a deeper problem: our insatiable appetite for materials

Computer & Information Technology

Stop for a moment and pay attention to the things around you. The clothes you’re wearing, the device you’re using, what you’re sitting on, the building you’re in. What are they made of? The simple answer is “stuff from nature” — woods, metals, rocks, oils, and plants refined into things…

17 Sep 24

Startups race to curb data centre energy use amid AI boom

Computer & Information Technology

Data centres gobble up roughly 2% of global electricity, which translates to around 1% of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. Streaming Netflix, storing stuff in the cloud, and meeting up on Zoom are just some of the online activities fuelling machines’ appetite for energy. But perhaps the biggest culprit of all…

10 Sep 24

EU brings Apple, Google to heel in €15.4B courtroom double-whammy

Computer & Information Technology

In two separate cases today, the EU’s Court of Justice ruled in favour of back taxes and fines against Apple and Google totalling €15.4bn, a major victory in the bloc’s ongoing battle with big tech. In the first ruling, the EU’s highest court has ordered Apple to pay Ireland €13.1bn…

22 Aug 24

Tech tycoon Mike Lynch body found in wreckage of ‘unsinkable’ superyacht

Computer & Information Technology

The bodies of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and four others have been recovered from the wreckage of the superyacht Bayesian, the Financial Times reports, citing Italian officials. Lynch, his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, and four others have been missing since Monday, after an intense storm struck the Bayesian, causing it…

Dr. Rob’s new AI model promises to cut aircraft design time from months to days

Cambridge spinout Molyon bets on lithium-sulfur in race for better batteries

Carbon myopia is concealing a deeper problem: our insatiable appetite for materials

Startups race to curb data centre energy use amid AI boom

EU brings Apple, Google to heel in €15.4B courtroom double-whammy

Tech tycoon Mike Lynch body found in wreckage of ‘unsinkable’ superyacht

Google won two major awards at MWC Barcelona 2025.

Expanding AI Overviews and introducing AI Mode

This MRI Can Run on Batteries

The Tiny Star Explosions Powering Moore’s Law