Tenet: Why we performed backwards and forwards

Jen Copestake looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week including: Google’s annual I/O developer conference returns in May in a virtual form, the company announces Artist will.i.am announces the launch of a new facemask featuring noise-cancelling headphones, Hepa filters and LED lights – the project is a collaboration with Honeywell…

Attempts to stop Hongkongers marking the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown is having the opposite effect of what was intended, the managing director of the Hong Kong Democracy Council, Samuel Chu, has said. A public vigil to mark the anniversary has been banned by Hong Kong for the second year running citing coronavirus…

A commercial laser cutter has been transformed from a 2D machine to a 3D all-in-one assembler capable of creating devices which can fly straight off the factory line. LaserFactory is designed to create functional devices and robots, Martin Nisser, PhD student at MIT CSAIL said. “We wanted to be able to fabricate something which required…

People in Myanmar are risking their lives in anti-coup protests every day and the international community needs to step up and play their part, Burma Campaign UK’s Anna Roberts has said. “The military have huge business interests, so we need to see the EU, UK and others, ban companies from doing business with the military,”…

A single issue has dominated the US-Mexico relationship in recent years: immigration. For President Donald Trump, it was almost the only lens through which the White House considered its relationship with its neighbour to the south. Now, under President Joe Biden, migration remains the priority as record numbers make the journey north, often expecting entry…

A lack of black characters led graphic designer Yvonne and daughter Alyssa to create a videogame.