Month: February 2022
Children Under Five Screen Time Guidelines
Digital media are now a regular part of young children’s lives, and supporting families to best fit evidence-based recommendations into their daily routines needs to be a priority. On average, global guidelines suggest infants younger than two avoid screen time altogether, while children aged two to five years spend no more than an hour a
Galaxy Note and S Series phones to be merged
Samsung has merged the key features of its two flagship smartphone ranges to create a new “compelling proposition” for users, the company said as it unveiled its new S22 Series phones. The trio of new phones is led by the Galaxy S22 Ultra, which the tech giant says combines the high-end camera and performance regularly
Virtual Reality to be Used in Heart Repairs
Trials of an early version of the technology, which only used ultrasound scans of the heart to create the VR heart, found that surgeons preferred it for understanding the anatomy of their patient’s hearts. It is hoped that by giving surgeons a better understanding of this and offering them an opportunity to practise and perfect
Sir Nick Clegg to more senior role at Meta
The Sir Nick -55-year-old was recruited by Facebook in 2018 to be its head of global affairs as Mr Zuckerberg sought to repair the company’s reputation over its role in spreading misinformation during elections. He has repeatedly defended Facebook’s use of data and advertising, including last year in response to claims by ex-employee and whistleblower
Snapchat username changes
Snapchat is to allow users to change their username for the first time, with one change a year allowed for those on the social media platform. The app said the ability to alter a username had been one of the most requested features from its community. Snapchat said users would be able to change their
unscrupulous green advisors
Firms across the world are taking steps to tackle their ethical and environmental commitments. Yet many executives are throwing cash at advisory firms to assess their carbon footprint and social commitments only to get very little often a useless and expensive report in return. The advisors are taking cash from businesses for little lasting change,
Elon to give an Update on the future of SpaceX on Mars
The rocket system hopes will one day take people to the Moon and then Mars is yet to complete the orbital test that could decide its future. Mr Musk has given few clues on what the update could entail. But it is possible he could announce a date for that test, which would see the
Musl Blames Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for recalling more than 500,000 vehicles
Tesla is recalling more than 500,000 vehicles in the US that have the Boombox feature a software update that allows drivers to play preset or custom sounds from an external speaker such as a bleating goat, fart noises or holiday jingles. The Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards establishes requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for electric
Elon Musk Donates 5.7 Billion Dollars to Charity
Elon Musk donated Tesla shares worth about $5.7bn (£4.2bn) to charity in 2021, making him likely one of the world’s top philanthropic donors last year, a security filing revealed on Monday. These donations would make Musk the second-biggest donor of 2021, according to a list of the top charitable givers last year in the Chronicle
Tech Firms without Offices in Russia to be Banned
Russia warned on Wednesday it would begin imposing advertising bans on large foreign technology companies that do not have official representation in the country by March, as Moscow advances efforts to exert greater control over the internet. Russian legislation has obliged foreign social media giants with more than 500,000 daily users to open offices in