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German Chancellor Angela Merkel shakes hands with a humanoid robot

Man versus robot: Three ways humans can thrive in tomorrow's workplace

By Charlie Nunn

There are broad areas of human skills that artificial intelligence cannot replicate.

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Robots to the rescue: How automation can create a more equal society

Discussion on automation often focuses on dystopian outcomes but it could improve gender equality at work.

By Debra Howcroft

Google pledges not to use AI for weapons or surveillance

The search giant had been formulating a patchwork of policies around ethical questions for years, and finally put them...

By Associated Press

China accelerating into the future with electric cars

China's auto show to reveal electric ambitions to clean-up its smog-chocked cities and become a technological world...

By Associated Press

How the cashless society can help the world's poor prosper

Financial inclusion in the developing world: Technology is the key to unlocking barriers

By Sudhesh Giriyan

Lightcatcher: This Cold War-era Russian truck is being converted into a massive 1800s-style camera

When complete, the camera will have a resolution which is comparable to that of a space telescope.

By Immanuel Jotham

What does the inside of a rock look like? Scientists can now give you a tour

Geologists used a camera, a grinder and AI to make a 3D model of a rock.

By Immanuel Jotham

US Air Force wants to purchase two new cast iron shell cluster bombs and is looking for vendors

The US Air Force has specified two classes of bombs – one 2,000 pounds and the other 500 pounds.

By Immanuel Jotham

Physicists just created an exotic new state of matter by stuffing an atom full of atoms

The new state of matter is formed at highly cold temperatures, using atoms where an electron orbits the nucleus at a...

By India Ashok

Watch Stratolaunch – the world's biggest plane as it goes through its first runway test

It has a wingspan of over 380 feet and will launch rockets into space, three at a time.

By Immanuel Jotham

MIT engineers create energy generating device

Engineers create device that generates electricity out of thin air and needs no direct sunlight

The device also doesn't need any batteries or depend on wind, relying instead on temperature changes to generate energy.

By India Ashok

Robohunk: Meet the world's first 'companion' sex robot for women

Henry, the male sex robot, has a British accent and can remember lines to your favourite songs and poems.

By Ruchira Sharma

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Watch Boston Dynamics' creepy SpotMini 'robo-dog' open and hold door for its armless sibling

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Why sales enablement isn't working (and how to fix it)

By Byron Matthews

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Innovation

Man versus robot: Three ways humans can thrive in tomorrow's workplace

Robots to the rescue: How automation can create a more equal society

Google pledges not to use AI for weapons or surveillance

China accelerating into the future with electric cars

How the cashless society can help the world's poor prosper

Lightcatcher: This Cold War-era Russian truck is being converted into a massive 1800s-style camera

What does the inside of a rock look like? Scientists can now give you a tour

US Air Force wants to purchase two new cast iron shell cluster bombs and is looking for vendors

Physicists just created an exotic new state of matter by stuffing an atom full of atoms

Watch Stratolaunch – the world's biggest plane as it goes through its first runway test

Engineers create device that generates electricity out of thin air and needs no direct sunlight

Robohunk: Meet the world's first 'companion' sex robot for women

US Army wants a new surface-to-air missile for defence against drones and rockets

Doomsday vault in Norway is going to get a few upgrades including a new tunnel

China's new next-gen Mach 5+ hypersonic jet could reach New York from Beijing in 2 hours

Scientists tracked commercial fishing in real-time and found over half the world's oceans fished

Watch The Ring's sinister ghost crawl out of a TV in this augmented reality video

Militarised spying dolphins? US military wants to recruit sea creatures to monitor enemy submarines

How Apple's app store changed our world

Jury says Samsung must pay $539M for copying parts of iPhone

Why sales enablement isn't working (and how to fix it)

Why sales enablement isn't working (and how to fix it)

GDPR: A sustainable approach beyond the deadline

GDPR: A sustainable approach beyond the deadline

Why young angel investors are a blessing for cutting-edge companies

Why young angel investors are a blessing for cutting-edge companies