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easyJet and Rolls-Royce advance sustainable flight technology
easyJet and Rolls-Royce have announced the successful completion of a major testing milestone using hydrogen as an aviation fuel, marking a significant step in efforts to reduce aviation emissions. In an industry first, the companies tested a modified Rolls-Royce Pearl

Motorola and Google announce two new Google Photos features
Motorola and Google are evolving their long-standing partnership to bring even more intuitive experiences to Android users, specifically through a new wardrobe feature in Google Photos. Since Google Photos serves as the native gallery for Motorola devices, this collaboration now

Ocean Mode and Coral Reef Initiative receive recognition
Samsung Electronics has announced that its “Coral in Focus” initiative, powered by Ocean Mode, an advanced camera feature on the newer Galaxy mobile phones, has received multiple awards for its contributions to coral reef conservation, including Gold in the “Best Sustainability or

Euronext strengthens European technology footprint
Euronext, the leading European capital market infrastructure, has inaugurated its Technology and Support Centre in Athens, accelerating its strategic expansion in Greece and reinforcing Athens’ role within its pan-European infrastructure. The inauguration was held in the presence of Kyriakos Pierrakakis,

EcoVadis Partners with Google Cloud
EcoVadis, the global standard for resilient, sustainable supply chains, has announced a partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate its ambitious AI strategy, embracing agentic AI to enhance its operations and grow customer value. To power this transformation, EcoVadis selected Google

Johny Srouji named Apple’s Chief Hardware Officer
Apple has announced that, effective immediately, Apple executive Johny Srouji will become chief hardware officer. Srouji, who most recently served as senior vice president of Hardware Technologies, will assume an expanded role leading Hardware Engineering, which John Ternus most recently

Humanoid beats half-marathon record in Beijing
A humanoid robot developed by Chinese technology firm Honor completed a half-marathon in Beijing this past Sunday, recording a time faster than the current human world record. The event, held in the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (Beijing E-Town), served as

Boeing and Millennium scale space production
Boeing and its subsidiary Millennium Space Systems are expanding space production capacity and broadening their satellite portfolio to help government and commercial customers field capability faster and with greater flexibility. Boeing and subsidiary Millennium Space Systems are scaling production and

New Porsche launch
The Porsche GT family has welcomed a particularly exciting new member. The 911 GT3 S/C allows fans of the high-revving boxer engine to enjoy its unique naturally aspirated sound even without a fixed roof. It combines a range of ‘driver’s

Tesco launches trial of new AI assistant
Tesco is trialling a new AI assistant, built into the Tesco app, as part of its long-term plan to use AI to help make life a little easier for customers. Launching as a Beta trial with Tesco colleagues, the AI

CUPRA unveils the CUPRA Raval
CUPRA, the challenger car brand, has unveiled the all-new CUPRA Raval. Sitting as the newest addition to CUPRA’s growing EV lineup, the rebellious CUPRA Raval is designed to challenge convention, push the boundaries and form an emotional connection with the

Samsung Galaxy XR evolves work in the AI era
Samsung Electronics has announced a key software update for Galaxy XR, adding enterprise-ready capabilities through Android Enterprise and improving everyday user experiences with several usability upgrades. With this latest firmware release, Android XR will now receive regular software updates, including security patches,

EDGX launches AI computer on SpaceX Transporter-16
Belgian spacetech EDGX has successfully launched its first in-orbit demonstration of STERNA, an AI-powered edge computer for satellite constellations aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-16 mission. With two hosted payloads now in orbit, EDGX enables real-time data processing directly in space, a critical

DataScope and BCEI sign global data centre enterprise agreement
Burr Computer Environments and DataScope have announced the signing of a global enterprise agreement that will see DataScope’s full software suite deployed across all BCEI data centre projects worldwide – including those designed alongside leading provider, EdgeConnex. The strategic partnership

New brain-inspired chip
A new type of computer chip that uses the physics of materials to process information could make some artificial intelligence (AI) systems far more energy efficient, researchers say. Loughborough University physicists have developed a device that can process data that

HSBC announces David Rice as its first Chief AI Officer
HSBC Holdings plc has announced David Rice will be appointed as HSBC’s first Chief AI Officer, effective 1 April. This new role provides clear enterprise leadership for AI adoption within HSBC in support of its ambition to build a bank

Partnership to drive climate investment
ESG.ai, a Canadian-European ESG analytics platform and London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) data partner, and Rho Impact, a climate data infrastructure company specialising in forecasting the decarbonisation potential of emerging climate solutions, have announced a strategic partnership to advance climate investment

£45M for UK’s AI supercomputer
The UK government is investing £45 million for a 1.4MW mission-focused supercomputer named ‘Sunrise’, a key first step in establishing the country’s first AI Growth Zone at the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA) Culham Campus in Oxfordshire. As announced in

Apple introduces AirPods Max 2
Apple has announced AirPods Max 2, bringing even better Active Noise Cancellation (ANC), elevated sound quality, and intelligent features to the iconic over-ear design. Powered by H2, features like Adaptive Audio, Conversation Awareness, Voice Isolation, and Live Translation come to AirPods

Data issue on Companies House
Companies House has confirmed a security flaw in its WebFiling system, enabling logged-in users to alter other companies’ information without consent. Only logged-in users with an authorised code were able to make these changes, meaning the changes could not be

New green tech training facility
Renewable energy company and services provider Good Energy has partnered with Wiltshire College & University Centre to create a new training facility as part of a Green Skills Innovation Centre. The landmark facility, on the college’s Lackham Campus, is designed