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Google DeepMind's AlphaGo is retiring after beating the world's best human Go players
'We hope that the story of AlphaGo is just the beginning,' DeepMind said.
Why did China censor DeepMind AlphaGo's match against 19-year-old world Go champion Ke Jie?
The Chinese government issued a censorship notice forbidding the broadcast of the match.
The butterfly effect of new technology: How innovation could lead to worrying consequences
Businesses need to be aware of the unintended knock-on effect of exciting new tech.
WannaCry: Don't pay the ransom, inept hackers have DDoSed themselves with payment requests
IBM Security says no one's data is being decrypted because the hackers didn't set up their systems properly.
Elon Musk's OpenAI is teaching robots how to imitate humans after seeing them do a task once
"Infants are born with the ability to imitate what other people do," OpenAI researcher Josh Tobin said.
As a term of description, 'digital' is now an anachronism
Successful transformation depends on identifying specific opportunities and challenges ahead, not on a vague aim to 'digitise'
London hospital acted 'inappropriately' for sharing 1.6m records with Google's AI firm
The Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead was working on an app with the tech giant.
CashShield: How AI neural networks are being used to detect fraudulent transactions
A fraud detection firm is using dynamic neural networks to detect crime syndicate botnets imitating humans.
Pizza shop advertisement caught secretly tracking customers using face scanning tech
Marketers are reading your eyeballs without persmission to sell you pizza.
Behind the world's most sophisticated facial recognition system that tracks absolutely anything
Xjera Labs uses neural networks to detect any object or human from CCTV video footage in a flash.
Singapore hospitals use world's first robot system to pick pills for busy pharmacy staff
Forget about robots taking over jobs – at Tan Tock Seng Hospital pharmacists need all the help they can get.
Chinese humanoid robot Jiajia fails to impress in live interview with US journalist
While developer says Skype conversation went well, observers say come back with improved version.
Royal Society: We must take action on AI machine learning to safeguard our futures
RS calls for urgent action to develop machine learning so it benefits everyone.
Elon Musk reveals Neuralink's plans to merge the human brain with computers for 'consensual telepathy'
Musk said such technology would initially be used to repair brain injuries due to stroke or cancer lesions.
Match.com's Lara chatbot wants to help you get a date using artificial intelligence
Can't find love? The machines are here to help.
The bee-themed algorithm fighting terrorist social networks
An algorithm inspired by the social behaviour of bees can be used to attack any type of criminal network.
Grand Theft Auto 5 being used as simulation to test AI of driverless cars
'Just relying on data from the roads is not practical,' David Bacchet of electric car startup Nio said.
Will I have a heart attack? This AI can predict more accurately than doctors
The machine learning mechanism picks up lifestyle risk factors not usually considered by doctors.
Steve Wozniak: Apple, Google and Facebook will still be around and 'bigger' in 2075
'Apple will be around a long time, like IBM,' Wozniak said.
What happens to your data once it is on the dark web?
IBTimes UK looks into why user credentials are so valuable to hackers and traded over the dark web.
Are robots racist and sexist? Study reveals AI picks up bias from human language
Machine learning algorithms are picking up deeply-ingrained race and gender prejudices.
Rise of the Terminator? 62% of Britons believe killer robots will become reality
Survey of 2,000 British adults reveals shocking concerns over artificial intelligence and future robots.
US Air Force tests air-to-ground strikes with unmanned F-16 combat jet
An unmanned system, functioning as an autonomous wingman successfully flew a fighter jet.
DeepMind's AlphaGo AI to take on world's best human Go player and 5 humans simultaneously in May
AlphaGo made history last year by defeating world Go champion Lee Sedol in a five-game series.
Taser's shocking plan to give free body camera tech to 'every sworn officer' in US
The true motive is likely to bulk up its new artificial intelligence (AI) division.
People need to stop having sexual fantasies about Siri and Alexa (because yes, they actually are)
Study into voice assistants and brand relations reveals uncomfortable relationship between man and machine.
Facebook launches new tools to combat revenge porn following Marines nude photo scandal
The new tool will prevent previously flagged photos from being reshared on its site, Messenger and Instagram.
Superhero sidekick or 1984 Telescreen? This is Alfred, the butler in your bathroom mirror
Smart mirror costs from $399, includes 27in touch screen and voice-activated personal assistant called Alfred.
Chinese engineer builds robot and 'marries' her after failing to find wife
Zheng Jiajia is already planning on some upgrades for new 'wife' to help with household chores.
What is SimSimi? A look at the chatbot application accused of enabling cyberbullying
The app was recently restricted in Ireland for spreading abuse to children.