I think Elon Musk deserved his $55 billion Tesla CEO compensation plan, and I voted for him to get it, but it doesn’t mean he should get it. I would probably vote for it again. Hear me out. There’s a lot of confusion among the reactions to the judge’s decision to rescind Elon’s $55 billion […]
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has designated two new UK Approved Bodies to increase capacity for the certification of the performance and safety of medical devices, for healthcare professionals and the public. LNE-GMED UK and Scarlet NB UK join the seven current UK Approved Bodies, increasing capacity for the certification of medical […]
Heybike has been around the block several times in the past few years, releasing a series of progressively more refined electric bike models. The company’s latest e-bike, the Heybike Horizon, has nailed the comfortable step-through fat tire design with a combination of performance and price that we rarely see. Oh, and it looks pretty darn […]
What makes a Lotus, a Lotus? Anyone familiar with automotive history would likely say it’s the coy “simplify, then add lightness” philosophy that defined Colin Chapman’s scrappy sports car manufacturer and UK Formula One legend. But last year, the company began shipping its all-new electric SUV, the Eletre. It weighs 2600 kilograms. It’s built in […]
A novel virtual reality (VR) intervention helps cancer patients in palliative care hospices to manage their symptoms and stress better, and may even help them to achieve a last wish, a new clinical trial has found. Flourishing-Life-of-Wish Virtual Reality Relaxation Therapy (FLOW-VRT-Relaxation) was developed by researchers at the University of Hong Kong. Designed by the […]
Those who have been hoping to see battery-swapping leader Gogoro bring its electric scooters to the Western world can finally rejoice. The company has just announced its first expansion in the Americas, though you may want to brush up on your Spanish. South America will be the first to receive Gogoro’s scooters and battery-swapping network. […]
The government in post after the election should declare a national health and care emergency, calling on all parts of society to help improve health, care and wellbeing, said experts in the first report of The NHS also needs long term thinking and stable, consistent policies, they contributors wrote, and as such, they recommend establishing […]
Clearview AI Inc.’s facial recognition technology has been subject to regulatory scrutiny from the privacy sector worldwide, including the UK Information Commissioner who issued the US company with monetary penalty and enforcement notices (the “Notices”) for alleged violations of GDPR/UK GDPR (the “Regulations”). In a judgment dated 17 October 2023 (the “Judgment”), the First-tier Tribunal […]
NHS England has awarded an interim contract with an estimated value of £1,990,000 to SiteKit Applications for technical services to support development of the Digital Staff Passport, with the appointment aiming to bring on board a “capable and competent supplier” to support with project management, technical application development, development operations, testing and more. The contract […]
What’s been happening in the NHS recently with regards to health tech? Join us as we take a look through some of the health tech stories that have caught our eye. £2.1m upgrade to catheterisation lab at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has opened its newly refurbished catheterisation laboratory […]