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CHINA SETS UP FIRST 'HACK-PROOF' COMMERCIAL QUANTUM NETWORK Shandong system represents 'notable advance' in superpower's technological capabilities China  has set up its first “commercial”  quantum network  in its northern province of Shandong, state media said, the country's latest step in advancing a technology expected to enable “hack-proof” communications. China touts that it is at the forefront of developing quantum technology. In August it said it sent its first “unbreakable” quantum code from an experimental satellite to the earth. The Pentagon has called the launch of that satellite a year earlier a “notable advance”. Now the country's “first commercial quantum private communication network” has been setup for exclusive use by more than 200 government and official users in Shandong's provincial capital Jinan, the official Xinhua news agency said late on Tuesday. It did not elaborate on how the system would be commercially operate...

APPLE LAUNCHES NEW IPHONE X AND IPHONE 8 A pple will launch its latest range of devices today at one of its biggest launch events in years. Tim Cook is expected to take to the stage in California to unveil three new iPhones , as well as upgrades for the Apple Watch, Apple TV and AirPod wireless headphones.   The star of the show is set to be the iPhone X , a premium version of Apple's flagship device, which will feature an all-screen display,  facial recognition software and wireless charging. Apple is rumoured to have priced the high-end iPhone X at a record £1,000 . The event will start at 10am Pacific time (6pm UK time) and the Telegraph will be following the latest updates as they happen.  Here's everything you need to know ahead of the launch.   Apple's annual launch event will start at 6pm UK time in the Steve Jobs Theater at its new campus in Cupertino, California.  Telegraph Technology Editor James Titcomb is on site...

DETAILS OF APPLE’S NEWEST IPHONE REVEALED IN LEAK Details of the latest Apple device called the “ iPhone X ” have been revealed in an apparent leak. The name of the phone, along with two others called the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus , were reported by two news sites given access to an unreleased version of the iOS operating system. The information was published ahead of a launch event at Apple’s new headquarters on Tuesday. The BBC claims to have confirmed an anonymous source was behind the leak to Apple-based publications code9to5Mac and MacRumors. A reference to iPhone X has fuelled rumours Apple intends to unveil a high-end model alongside more modest updates to its existing handsets. Other discoveries include images of a new Apple Watch and AirPod headphones , a set-up process for Face ID, and the introduction of Animoji, animated emoji characters. https://www.semperdiamondlodge.com/    

ZIMBABWEAN BORN CIVIL ENGINEER MAKES HISTORY WITH INNOVATIVE 3D ROAD SAFETY SCHEME The power of optical illusions has been put to good use on London roads and the brain behind this innovative concept is Zimbabwean born Civil Engineer Urayayi Muvuti. Muvuti, who lead the development stages of the scheme when he worked for Transport for London (TFL), said that the idea behind the 3D illusions was to slow drivers down on roads. “While working for Transport for London as a Lead Design Engineer, I developed the idea of introducing 3D road markings to slow down traffic at locations where physical speed humps would be inappropriate,” said Muvuti. The model creates virtual speed bumps in the road which appear like the real thing from the driver’s perspective. The black and white images were stencilled onto the road as part of an 18-month venture by Transport for London and the system was first trialled in the London borough of Newham in November 2014. “Working alongside some...

GOOGLE FACES DEADLINE AS CLOCK TICKS TOWARD NEW EU FINES Google faces a Tuesday deadline to tell the European Union how it plans to comply with an order to stop discriminating against rival shopping search services under threat of new fines that would add to a record €2.4bn (R37.6bn) penalty. The EU gave the Alphabet unit 60 days to propose how it would "stop its illegal content" and 90 days to make changes to how the company displays shopping search results when users start seeking a product. Those changes need to be put in place by September 28 to stave off a risk that the EU could fine the company 5% of daily revenue for each day it fails to comply. "The obligation to comply is fully Google’s responsibility," the European Commission said in an emailed statement, without elaborating on what the company must do to comply. Google declined to comment. The onus is on Google to find a solution that satisfies regulators, who’ve learned from past battl...

UBER SAID TO APPOINT OUTSPOKEN TRUMP CRITIC AS NEXT CEO San Francisco - Uber will appoint Expedia’s Dara Khosrowshahi to run the global ride-hailing leviathan, two people familiar with the matter said. He’ll succeed co-founder Travis Kalanick, who led the firm to $20bn in annual bookings before scandals forced him out. In hiring Expedia’s chief executive officer (CEO), Uber will land a seasoned deal-maker and an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, who’s accustomed to sparring with one of his new company’s biggest rivals, Alphabet. While a spokesperson for Uber directors confirmed that they’ve chosen a CEO, she declined to name the person, saying the board would inform employees first. Khosrowshahi will face a number of hurdles as Uber - which has raised more than $15bn from private investors - navigates its way toward a still-unscheduled initial public offering. The new top executive must grapple with the company’s persistent losses, a high-stakes trade secret...

NEW HIGH-TECH 'YARN' COULD MAKE ELECTRICITY Miami - Researchers in the United States and South Korea have invented a new kind of yarn that can generate electricity when it is stretched or twisted, said a study on Thursday. The material, called "twistron," could be used to harvest energy from the motion of ocean waves, or from changes in temperature, said the report in the journal Science. "The easiest way to think of twistron harvesters is, you have a piece of yarn, you stretch it, and out comes electricity," said co-author Carter Haines, associate research professor at the University of Texas, Dallas. The yarn is built from carbon nanotubes, which are hollow cylinders of carbon 10 000 times smaller in diameter than a human hair, according to the report. In order to generate electricity, the yarns must be either submerged in or coated with an ionically conducting material, or electrolyte, which can be as simple as a mixture of ordinary ta...

APPLE CEO TIM COOK CONDEMNS CHARLOTTESVILLE VIOLENCE AND DONALD TRUMP'S RESPONSE IN MESSAGE TO STAFF Apple CEO Tim Cook has condemned  Donald Trump’s   response to the deadly  Charlottesville  rally in an email to employees, telling them that “hate is a cancer”. Mr Cook also denounced the clashes at the white supremacist rally in Virginia and said it “has no place in our country”. It comes after Mr Trump said there was "blame on both sides" for the violence, which culminated in the death of Heather Heyer, 32, after a car crashed into anti-racist demonstrators. The  Apple  chief told staff: “The events of the past several days have been deeply troubling for me, and I've heard from many people at Apple who are saddened, outraged or confused. What occurred in Charlottesville has no place in our country. "We must not witness or permit such hate and bigotry in our country, and we must be unequivocal about it. The email, published by Buzzfeed, co...

NOKIA 8 HOPES TO BEAT APPLE AND SAMSUNG WITH 'BOTHIE', ANEW VERSION OF THE SELFIE Flagship Android smartphone has dual cameras, spatial audio and aluminium body, but will be relying on brand nostalgia to stand out against rivals Nokia has launched the most important new handset in its attempts to revitalise the once world-beating brand for the modern smartphone era dominated by  Samsung , Apple and China’s Huawei. The Nokia 8 marks the culmination of efforts to bring the Finnish telecoms brand back to the mainstream handset market, which kicked off six months ago with the nostalgia-inducing remake of the classic  Nokia  3310 feature phone. The Android flagship smartphone, designed to compete with the likes of the  iPhone 7  and  Samsung’s Galaxy S8 , features a polished aluminium body, Carl Zeiss cameras, spatial audio pulled from Nokia’s high-end 360-degree camera and a high-resolution 5.3-inch screen.  Nokia handsets are being ...

how women in Nigeria are changing the face of tech Female Developers Are Emerging as Influential Forces in the Country’s Booming Technology Sector – But the Stigma Persists That Computing Is A ‘Male Industry T he Nigerian tech scene is booming. Last year, Lagos-based startup Andela  received $24m (£18.5m) in funding  from Mark Zuckerberg. In 2015, financial technology startup  Pay stack  – one of the first Nigerian tech companies to be accepted into renowned California-based startup accelerator  Y Combinator  – secured approximately $1.3m in seed investment from international investors. Within this growth, women are emerging as influential forces, and changing the face of technology in  Africa , especially in the fields of agricultural and financial tech. This is despite the fact that, as recently as a decade ago, women were grossly underrepresented in and excluded from the industries they are now helping to shape. “I think those who a...