Intel’s new chief executive has told the BBC it is not “palatable” that so many computer chips are made in Asia. The majority of processors are currently manufactured in the region, with Taiwan’s TSMC and South Korea’s Samsung the dominant players. US-based Intel plans to set up a new division…
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One in three spot hate speech in online videos
One in three people spotted hate speech in online video platforms in the past three months, a report by Ofcom found. Racist content was most frequently seen, but religious discrimination, transphobic and homophobic content were also common, it said. The media regulator is responsible for policing rules about harmful content…
Russian pleads guilty to Tesla ransomware plot
A Russian man in the US has pleaded guilty to plotting to extort money from the electric car company Tesla. Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov is accused of offering an employee $1m (£721,000) to place ransomware in the computer network of the company’s battery plant in Nevada. He planned to use the…
SLS: Successful test for world’s most powerful rocket
Nasa has carried out a successful test on part of the most powerful rocket in existence – the Space Launch System (SLS). Engines on the rocket’s “core stage” were kept running for more than eight minutes – simulating the time it takes the SLS to go from the ground to…
BT’s Openreach to build full-fibre internet ‘like fury’ after Ofcom move
BT has said it will “build like fury” to roll out full-fibre internet connections after new rules announced by the UK’s telecoms regulator. Ofcom has decided not to impose price caps on full-fibre connections provided by the firm’s Openreach subsidiary. This gives the company the certainty it had been looking…
UAE to test cloud-busting drones to boost rainfall
Drones that fly into clouds, giving them an electric shock to “cajole them” into producing rain, are about to be tested in the United Arab Emirates. The country already uses cloud-seeding technology, dropping salt to encourage precipitation. But with average rainfall in the UAE at just 100mm per year, the…
Uber to pay drivers a minimum wage, holiday pay and pensions
Uber says it will give its 70,000 UK drivers a guaranteed minimum wage, holiday pay and pensions. The ride-hailing app giant said drivers would earn at least the UK’s National Living Wage, paid to the over-25s, of £8.72 an hour. It comes one month after the US firm lost a…
Tinder to introduce in-app background checks
One of the world’s most popular dating apps is adding a background check feature to its platform in the US. Later this year, Tinder will allow users to view public records information of perspective dates using their name or mobile number. The move comes as user safety for digital dating…
Microsoft hack: 3,000 UK email servers remain unsecured
More than 3,000 UK email servers remain at risk from the global Microsoft Exchange email flaw, officials believe. The National Cyber Security Centre said it estimated 7,000 servers had been affected by the flaw in the UK and only half had been secured. It said malicious software had been detected…
Women’s safety: Smartphone tips shared online
People in the UK have been sharing personal safety tips on social media following the death of Sarah Everard who disappeared as she walked home from a friend’s house in south London last week. Police have confirmed that a body found in woodland near Ashford in Kent is that of…