Google co-founders step down to offer advice instead of ‘daily nagging’
Larry Page and Sergey Brin leave their management roles, but still control 51% of the business.
December 5, 2019 9:17 am
Technology
World’s most surveilled city has 2.6 million cameras
Eight out of the top 10 most-surveilled cities are found in China.
Elon Musk is a step closer to making ‘space beer’ a reality
It's the payload on the latest voyage from the Elon Musk-backed space company that makes things very interesting.
Apple Maps backs Russia over Crimea whilst angering Ukraine
"Imagine you're crying out that your design and ideas, years of work and piece of your heart are stolen by your worst enemy, but then somebody ignorant doesn't give a damn about your pain," said Ukraine's foreign minister Vadym Prystaiko.
The smartphones currently taking the best photos
DXOMark has ranked the latest smartphones for the best quality photographs and the Huawei Mate 30 Pro reportedly takes the best images with a new record score.
Smartphone sales soar as iPhone purchases tank
Europe is now the king of smartphone sales with a record 8% increase in shipments in the third quarter, year on year, which was higher than the 6% increase occurring in the Asia/Pacific region.
Adidas close to selling a recyclable sports shoe
The Generation 2 running shoes will go back to the 200 Creator beta testers who returned their Generation 1 shoes this month. A commercial release of Futurecraft.Loop recyclable shoe will happen in 2021.
Apple MacBook Pro’s supersized with a keyboard evolution
Apple's all-new 16-inch MacBook Pro features a 'Magic Keyboard' with a redesigned scissor mechanism and 1mm travel for a more satisfying key feel, replacing the MacBook Pro's troublesome butterfly keyboard. The price is comparable to the previous model.
Uber’s latest $1 billion loss wounds high-profile companies
Uber revealed it lost US$1.01 billion in the third quarter, which was a lot less than the US$5 billion the quarter before, and it remains a loss-making public company whose growth is slowing.
Renewables hit 50% of Australia’s electricity demand for first time
The combined output of rooftop solar, large-scale wind, and large-scale solar reached 50.2% of the 25GW of power being produced on the National Electricity Market this month. It's the first time more than 50% of renewables have been used.