Tesla to build world’s largest lithium ion battery in Australia
7 July 2017
The 100 megawatt battery will store excess energy generated by a wind farm when electricity demands are low, then feed it back into the grid during peak hours
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North Korea claims test of an intercontinental ballistic missile
4 July 2017
The missile was launched into Japanese waters, but analysts suggest it could potentially be used to hit Alaska, raising the stakes once more in North Korea’s nuclear efforts
Google DeepMind’s NHS data deal 'failed to comply' with law
3 July 2017
Last year New Scientist revealed that DeepMind had made a deal to access NHS patient records. Now the UK's data watchdog has found shortcomings
New ransomware outbreak hits organisations around the world
27 June 2017
Chocolate company Cadbury’s, Danish shipping giant Maersk and Ukraine’s national bank are among those affected by a new global ransomware outbreak
Private data of 198 million US voters accidentally leaked online
20 June 2017
The data, collected on behalf of the Republicans, included phone numbers and addresses as well as assumptions about religion and ethnicity
Theresa May’s repeated calls to ban encryption still won’t work
5 June 2017
After the latest terrorist attack in London, the Prime Minister has called for internet companies to stamp out safe spaces for terrorists – but this is unworkable
NASA mission into sun’s atmosphere named after astrophysicist
31 May 2017
The Parker Solar Probe will go closer to the surface of the sun than any previous probe, in order to discover more about the physics of stars and the origins of the solar wind
App lets stadium crowds display giant messages with their phones
24 May 2017
The new app from IBM will let crowds automatically coordinates mass displays at big sporting events or protests using their smartphone cameras
DeepMind’s AI beats world's best Go player in latest face-off
23 May 2017
The Go-playing artificial intelligence from DeepMind defeated Ke Jie in the first of three matches taking place this week in Wuzhen, China
Ransomware attack hits 200,000 computers across the globe
15 May 2017
The ransomware software, which hit hospitals in the UK particularly severely, is thought to be based upon a spying tool stolen from the US National Security earlier this year
