A Just Eat sign displayed at the front of a pizza takeaway shop on May 19, 2020 in Fleet, England. Alex Burstow | Getty Images Grubhub-owner Just Eat Takeaway.com said Thursday it had partnered with sex toy retailer Lovehoney Group, in an unexpected expansion into the so-called sexual wellness sector. The Anglo-Dutch online takeaway delivery … Read more
Distance Technologies develops a product that it says can turn any transparent surface into an augmented-reality display. Distance Technologies Distance Technologies, a Finnish startup that aims to bring mixed-reality technology to any car windshield or plane cockpit, has raised 10 million euros ($11.1 million) of funding from GV, the venture capital arm of Alphabet and … Read more
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, carrying four private citizens, has launched into space, where the crew will spend five days – and attempt the world’s first private spacewalk. The mission is funded by billionaire Jared Isaacman and is the second privately-crewed mission from SpaceX – the spaceflight company founded by Elon Musk. Source link
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How live updating of online maps is helping humanitarian work around the world. Source link
A school in Sheffield has banned the use of smart devices including phones and watches. Forge Valley School no longer allows the use of smartphones, watches or headphones on its premises. Any student found to be using them has to hand them in, with the gadgets not returned for 24 hours. Head teacher Dale Barrowclough … Read more
We speak to the man who says AI will create call centre jobs – rather than replace them. Source link
Elon Musk’s satellite internet company Starlink claims it can bring superfast broadband to ‘almost anywhere on Earth’. It is the largest satellite internet provider around the world, and has already launched in several African countries. But will it be the solution to Africa’s patchy broadband access? Reporter: Debula Kemoli Edited by: Ali Abbas Ahmadi Source … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Film Commission Vice President Jack Song has been to many Hollywood movie premieres before, but this was a first — a gala led by tech enthusiasts that screened short films created with artificial intelligence. Song, dressed in a black blazer and a green shirt, stood in the back as he … Read more
LONDON — U.K. transport officials and police said Thursday they are investigating a “cyber-security incident” that hit the public Wi-Fi networks at the country’s biggest railway stations. Passengers trying to log onto the Wi-Fi at stations including Manchester Piccadilly, Birmingham New Street and 11 London terminuses on Wednesday evening were met by a page reading … Read more