‘Dockless’ electric bikes you can park anywhere launch in London December 6, 2018 Electric-powered bikes you can park anywhere after a ride are launching in London tomorrow. California-based company Lime will be dropping off its "dockless" Lime-E bikes in Brent and Ealing, with 1,000 expected in the two London boroughs by the end of the month. Painted a distinctive green, the e-bikes can be unlocked by Lime app users [...]
Debate: Could green energy alone soon power the electric car revolution? December 6, 2018 Debate: Could green energy alone soon power the electric car revolution? Yes – Matthew Wright is UK managing director at Orsted. We are seeing unprecedented developments in green energy, and I believe that clean generation, combined with enhanced battery storage capabilities, will power our move away from petrol and diesel vehicles. This is not just [...]
Space X rocket delivers Christmas dinner to International Space Station astronauts December 6, 2018 Elon Musk's Space X sent a rocket hurtling towards the International Space Station yesterday to bring astronauts their Christmas dinner in orbit. The rocket brought a turkey, helpings of cranberry sauce, candied yams and a fruitcake to allow the crew to enjoy Christmas as they might have back on Earth. The rocket also carried 40 mice [...]
Asian stocks rocked by arrest of senior Huawei executive in Canada December 6, 2018 Asian stocks were hit had this morning by news of the arrest of the daughter of the founder of Chinese tech firm Huawei in Canada. Meng Wanzhou, who is also Huawei’s chief financial officer, was arrested in Canada on 1 December and faces extradition to the US. She was arrested in connection with the violation [...]
UK investors warn tech giant regulation could harm startups December 5, 2018 UK investors are concerned legislation aimed at tech giants could have a damaging impact on startups, a new survey has revealed. A report published by the Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) found 86 per cent of UK investors believe the principle of designing policy and legislation to target global giants could inadvertently hurt tech [...]
Monzo ‘absolutely not’ the next Wonga, says founder amid high-cost loan speculation December 5, 2018 Monzo is “absolutely not” going to be the next Wonga, its founder has said, amid speculation the digital bank was planning to move into the high-cost loan space. Tom Blomfield, whose up-and-coming challenger bank this morning completed a landmark £20m crowdfunding round powered by its own customers, told Morning Wire he was “categorically not working [...]
The Tesla Model 3 has arrived in London – here’s how to see the car before its release in 2019 December 5, 2018 Today marks the debut of the Model 3 Tesla in London. The electric vehicle’s first London showing will take place at Tesla’s showroom in Park Royal. Marketed as a “smaller, simpler and more affordable family saloon” that goes to 60mph in 3.3 seconds, the Model 3 reached 325,000 global reservations in its opening week. However, [...]
Facebook documents: Four things we learned from 250 pages of confidential emails December 5, 2018 Parliament today published a tranche of confidential Facebook documents it seized as part of an inquiry into fake news. The release of nearly 250 pages of internal documents, seized from a tech firm suing the tech giant, includes emails sent between chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg. Damian Collins, chair of the Digital, [...]
Watchdog to launch in-depth probe into Paypal’s iZettle takeover December 5, 2018 The UK’s competition watchdog plans to launch an in-depth investigation into PayPal’s takeover of iZettle amid fears it could drive up prices for customers. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it is concerned the deal could negatively impact future competition for mobile payment services, which it said could result in higher prices or lower quality service [...]
BT blocks Huawei hardware from use in 5G network amid global security concerns December 5, 2018 BT has barred Huawei’s equipment from being used in its core 5G mobile network when it goes online in the UK, the company has confirmed, amid security concerns. The British company also confirmed it is removing Huawei’s hardware from use in its existing 3G and 4G networks, first revealed by the Financial Times this morning. BT bought [...]