Following the publication of the National Space Strategy last week, photojournalist Jonny Weeks explores how the south-west is primed for Britain’s first sovereign rocket launch“When we first started, people would laugh at us,” says Melissa Thorpe as s…
Major Tory donor advised on Uzbekistan deal later found to be $220m bribe
Leak shows Mohamed Amersi helped firm with what it later accepted was ‘corrupt payment’ to then Uzbek ruler’s daughterA major Conservative party donor who funded Boris Johnson’s campaign to become prime minister advised on the structure of a deal that …
Scam ‘epidemic’: Big tech firms must join fight, says Nationwide chief
Building society launches pre-payment hotline after bank-transfer scams rise sharply during pandemicTechnology, telecoms and social media companies should take more responsibility for stopping scams as the problem reaches “epidemic proportions”, the UK…
iOS 15 release: everything you need to know about Apple’s big update
Free software upgrades for iPhone, iPad and Watch improve notifications, Safari, FaceTime and more due for releaseApple plans to release software updates for its iPhone, iPad and smartwatch on Monday, which will add new features for compatible devices….
PC, internet, smartphone: what’s the next big technological epoch? | John Naughton
The long view suggests we’re due a new era, whether it is that of metaverses, blockchain or quantum computingOne of the challenges of writing about technology is how to escape from what the sociologist Michael Mann memorably called “the sociology of th…
‘Every message was copied to the police’: the inside story of the most daring surveillance sting in history
Billed as the most secure phone on the planet, An0m became a viral sensation in the underworld. There was just one problem for anyone using it for criminal means: it was run by the policeThe rain pattered lightly on the harbour of the Belgian port city…
Three becomes latest mobile firm to bring back roaming charges
End to almost five years of free roaming across Europe will come into effect from 23 May 2022Three is to reintroduce charges for using their phones when travelling abroad, ending almost five years of free mobile phone roaming across Europe for their cu…
Eutelsat Quantum: breakthrough reprogrammable satellite launches
Transmission beams can be reconfigured from the ground, whereas most commercial satellites are hard-wired before launchThe world’s first commercial fully reprogrammable satellite has been launched, ushering in a new era of more flexible communications….