Hardware

Neuralink, the brain machine interface company founded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has published a video of a monkey playing the video game Pong with its mind.

Deliveroo is just one example of a wider “gig economy” that is coming under increasing scrutiny.

As Europe’s sweeping GDPR laws approach their third anniversary, other jurisdictions around the world are taking cues from it to develop their own frameworks.

TikTok recently came under the jurisdiction of Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, adding to a hefty workload for the Irish regulator. 

The 27-member bloc has been at the forefront of tightening the rules on big technology players and it’s showing no signs of changing that approach.

France Digitale filed a complaint against Apple with the nation’s privacy regulator, arguing that the iPhone maker’s iOS 14 may be in breach of EU rules.

Elon Musk said in an interview late Sunday that a monkey has been wired up to play video games with its mind by a company he founded called Neuralink. 

Intel has famously had a long-running partnership with Microsoft as the primary processor maker for Windows PCs.

Apple shares surged by up to 4% after Nikkei reported that iPhone production is set to rise by 30% in the first half of 2021.

Fnatic has set up a “High Performance Unit” to assess how things like lack of sleep impact its gamers, who compete in esports competitions with big prize money.

British telcos could face large fines if they fail to remove Huawei equipment from their 5G networks under new legislation.