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Intelligence and the Senses
Google AIs learnt how to encrypt their communications to stop people spying on them
29 Oct 2016Earth and Energy
Scientists use facial recognition to create a Facebook for whales
29 Oct 2016Earth and Energy
Cornell’s new AI is cataloguing nature – starting with trees
28 Oct 2016Earth and Energy
Brazil releases billions of genetically modified Mosquitos to combat Zika
28 Oct 2016Future Transport
Singapores self-driving buses to get their own routes in 2018
27 Oct 2016Security and Privacy
US Army to equip its bases and vehicles with laser weapons by 2023
27 Oct 2016Future Transport
World first as Otto’s self driving truck delivers much needed beer in Colorado
26 Oct 2016Enhanced Humans and Biotech
Harvard puts a 3D printed Heart on a Chip to make drug testing safer
26 Oct 2016Earth and Energy
Iceland drills worlds deepest well to tap energy from rivers of magma
25 Oct 2016Computing
Scientists slam carbon out of diamonds to create the first quantum computing bridge
25 Oct 2016Earth and Energy
New electronics breakthrough lets devices run for years without batteries
25 Oct 2016Intelligence and the Senses
World first as AI “Judge” succesfully predicts the outcomes of 79% of cases in the European Court
24 Oct 2016Security and Privacy
Australia’s Little Ripper search and rescue drone goes looking for sharks
24 Oct 2016Security and Privacy
New US Navy launcher fires swarms of autonomous drones into the sky
24 Oct 2016Virtual World
Thomas Cook lets you experience your holiday in virtual reality before you buy
24 Oct 2016Intelligence and the Senses
Stephen Hawking says creating AI is the biggest event of our civilisation
22 Oct 2016Enhanced Humans and Biotech
Scientists are creating a detailed map of all 35 trillion cells in the human body
22 Oct 2016Security and Privacy
Googles new advertising terms unmask the identities of billions of users
22 Oct 2016Intelligence and the Senses
Pittsburgs AI traffic lights help commuters get there faster
22 Oct 2016Enhanced Humans and Biotech
Top scientists met in secret to discuss creating the first artificial humans
21 Oct 2016Intelligence and the Senses
World first as Microsofts speech recognition software becomes as accurate as humans
21 Oct 2016Future Transport
Tesla’s first fully autonomous car makes its first appearance
20 Oct 2016Security and Privacy
Dubai to replace real police with robocops in 2017
20 Oct 2016Security and Privacy