AlphaGo made history last year by defeating world Go champion Lee Sedol in a five-game series.
The true motive is likely to bulk up its new artificial intelligence (AI) division.
Study into voice assistants and brand relations reveals uncomfortable relationship between man and machine.
The new tool will prevent previously flagged photos from being reshared on its site, Messenger and Instagram.
Smart mirror costs from $399, includes 27in touch screen and voice-activated personal assistant called Alfred.
Zheng Jiajia is already planning on some upgrades for new 'wife' to help with household chores.
The app was recently restricted in Ireland for spreading abuse to children.
Rees says extraterrestrial life would either be far less advanced - or they will have developed full electronic intelligence.
Musk has started Neuralink to push brain-computer interfaces, but is he heading in the wrong direction?
Company insiders say Musk wants to help cure brain disease before offering brain power upgrades.
A recent PwC report estimated that AI and robots could take nearly 38% jobs in the US, 30% in the UK.
The analysis suggests automation will have a significant impact across all sectors in the UK.
Meet the five ethnically different AI sex dolls that talk, respond and have an actual g-spot.
'Technology has advanced to the point that we can see the Singularity on the horizon,' Dr. Eric Gulovsen said.
Machines "are powering all of us" says author, futurist and Google director of engineering Ray Kurzweil.
Experts believe artificial intelligence will operate alongside humans to 'take away the grind' from work.
In an exclusive interview with IBTimes UK, the boss of automation giant says humankind is accelerating towards 'co-bots' not just robots.
AI's subtly encoded human biases could be abused by authoritarian regimes.
IBM tells IBTimes UK about the future of cognitive computing and how AI isn't something to be feared.
Humans are evolved to be aggressive and technological advances create apocalyptic potential.
Algorithms can better predict what criminal defendants will do when released on bail than judges can.
'Moore's Law is going to space' said AJ DeRosa at the IBTimes UK data conference.