Mobile wallet payments surge past cards in the UK, while cash use collapses
More than half of UK adults are now using mobile wallets to make payments while cash usage continues to decline, trade association UK Finance has said.
More than half of UK adults are now using mobile wallets to make payments while cash usage continues to decline, trade association UK Finance has said.
Despite fears of AI’s impact on the job market, Yale University-led research has found that the US is ‘not in an economy-wide jobs apocalypse right now’.
Energy minister Ed Miliband preparing to announce a total ban on fracking in the UK, says campaign group 38 Degrees.
Image hosting site Imgur has blocked access to UK users after threats of fines from the Information Commissioner’s Office over the website’s approach to its underage users.
A new electrical process that recovers valuable resources from discarded e-waste magnets has been developed by researchers at Ri
Sinkholes and other geohazards could be detected early using fibre-optic cables installed as part of internet infrastructure, a new study has found.
Persistent uncertainty is set to wipe $2.5tn from the value of construction activity globally this year, according to research from Currie & Brown, a global construction consultancy.
E+T magazine and the IET have won multiple Memcom Excellence Awards for the second year running, with recognition in the Best Magazine, Best Website and Best Use of Video categories.
Trials of app-based, ticketless train travel have launched on Northern Trains, beginning with the Harrogate–Leeds service.
A private firm is going to attempt to boost the decaying orbit of a Nasa space telescope that is headed for an uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere.
Builders are increasingly turning to concrete printing to deliver low-cost housing. But are robots really cheaper, and what are
Swedish steelmaker SSAB has produced the world's first near-zero CO₂e steel for use in wind turbines.
The UK is planning to introduce digital ID cards in a bid to cut down on illegal working and make it easier for people to use government services.
Construction sites and retail stores could soon be equipped with automated security drones in a bid to crack down on theft and vandalism.
AI-generated voices are now virtually indistinguishable from real human voices, according to researchers from Queen Mary University of London.
China, the world’s largest contributor to climate change, has pledged to reduce its economy’s greenhouse gas emissions by 7-10% by 2035 from peak levels.
Moving the UK’s critical services off ageing analogue networks could deliver a £3bn net benefit to the economy by 2040, according to research from BT.
A start-up specialising in quantum computer hardware has proved that its chips are capable of maintaining the 99% accuracy needed to make the next frontier of computers viable.
University researchers will carry out ‘hands-on STEM education’ on board a Virgin Galactic spaceflight.
OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank have announced plans to expand the $500bn Stargate AI infrastructure project with five new data cent
Scientists have proved that, in many cases, 5G offers users very few speed or latency benefits over longstanding 4G networks.
France has launched Europe’s first rare earth magnet recycling and manufacturing pilot line, aiming to reduce reliance on Chinese imports.
Noise pollution is expected to increase in the coming years because of increasingly warm air.
Since coming to parliament, the UK government has green‑lit 25 major infrastructure projects, marking a key milestone in its plan to “get Britain building again”.