Rise of the football machines: RoboCup 2018 held in Montreal – video explainer
RoboCup brings together some of the finest minds in technology from around the world. Established in 1997, its mission is to create a team of robots capable of beating the human World Cup champions by...
View ArticleHuawei wouldn't give Australian users' data to China, says chairman
John Lord says doing so would be ‘completely illegal’ and the telco would not flout Australian lawsHuawei would refuse to hand over data on Australian users to China because complying with such an...
View ArticleGoogle Home and Chromecast outage hits millions of users worldwide
Users frustrated by length of the outage and lack of updates from Google about glitchGoogle devices and apps have experienced serious outages that lasted for more than 12 hours and affected millions of...
View ArticleTau review – Gary Oldman is an evil Alexa in another Netflix sci-fi disaster
The recent Oscar winner lends his voice to a moronic thriller about a woman trapped by artificial intelligence, which sits alongside other genre missteps on the streaming platformIt’s a long and noble...
View ArticleNew Dark Age by James Bridle review – technology and the end of the future
The consequences of the technological revolution may be even more frightening than we thoughtI suspect your enjoyment – or otherwise – of James Bridle’s New Dark Age will depend very much on whether...
View ArticleLexus RX 450hL preview: ‘A luxury seven-seat SUV for the lucky few’ | Martin...
For families who like to travel in style, few cars will be closer to the top of your wishlistLexus RX 450hLPrice £50,995Top speed 112mph0-62mph 8 seconds MPG 47.1 CO2 138g/kmIt has been estimated that...
View ArticleLexus RX 450hL preview: ‘A luxury seven-seat SUV for the lucky few’ | Martin...
For families who like to travel in style, few cars will be closer to the top of your wishlistLexus RX 450hLPrice £50,995Top speed 112mph0-62mph 8 seconds MPG 47.1 CO2 138g/kmIt has been estimated that...
View ArticleIs Facebook a publisher? In public it says no, but in court it says yes
In its defense against a former app startup, Facebook is contradicting its long-held claim to be simply a neutral platformFacebook has long had the same public response when questioned about its...
View ArticleFrom apps to artificial wombs: the smart tech transforming NHS care
Smart pills can keep track of a patient’s correct dose – and could even monitor vital signsNHS at 70: all our anniversary coverage in one placeLook beyond the huge technological shifts that are...
View ArticleKim Dotcom can be extradited to US, New Zealand appeal court rules
Internet entrepreneur and Megaupload founder to appeal to supreme court after ruling on intellectual property rights upheldNew Zealand’s court of appeal has ruled that internet entrepreneur and...
View ArticleThe rise of 'pseudo-AI': how tech firms quietly use humans to do bots' work
Using what one expert calls a ‘Wizard of Oz technique’, some companies keep their reliance on humans a secret from investorsIt’s hard to build a service powered by artificial intelligence. So hard, in...
View ArticleAustralian National University 'hit by Chinese hackers'
ANU has spent several months fighting off a threat to its systems, which some reports say can be traced to China Australia’s top-ranked university says it has spent several months fighting off a threat...
View ArticleNissan Leaf: ‘Much more than simply a car with an electric motor’ | Martin Love
Nissan’s second-generation electric car is charging ahead of the crowdNissan LeafPrice £21,190 0-62mph 7.9 secondsTop speed 89mphRange 235 milesCO2 0, while drivingClean, efficient, silent, relentless…...
View ArticleSocket to ’em! Why we must resist the rise of plugspreading
Electronics manufacturers know exactly how big wall outlets are – so why do they make plugs so big that they obscure more than one?Name: Plugspreading.Age: It has been creeping up on us for some years...
View ArticleBike share companies backpedal out of Australia
Less than a year after launching, Ofo bikes and Reddy Go are both pulling outThe wheels are falling off Australia’s once burgeoning share bike economy, after two more companies announced they were...
View ArticleFacebook fined for data breaches in Cambridge Analytica scandal
Firm fined £500,000 for lack of transparency and failing to protect users’ informationFacebook is to be fined £500,000, the maximum amount possible, for its part in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the...
View ArticlePicnic Comma Lightning by Laurence Scott review – perceptions of reality in...
A stylish, playful exploration of what digital life is doing to the way we find meaning in the worldLaurence Scott’s first book, The Four-Dimensional Human, zoomed straight on to the Samuel Johnson...
View ArticleApple releases new, faster MacBook Pro laptops
Updated machines have hands-free Siri, the latest processors, True Tone displays and a quieter keyboard Apple has updated its MacBook Pro laptops with new processors, keyboards and display technology,...
View ArticleMicrosoft calls for facial recognition technology rules given 'potential for...
President Brad Smith warns authorities might track, investigate or arrest people based on flawed evidenceMicrosoft has called for facial recognition technology to be regulated by government, with for...
View ArticleMitsubishi Eclipse Cross: ‘A striking and composed SUV’ | Martin Love
Can the latest SUV from Mitsubishi eclipse the rest?Mitsubishi Eclipse CrossPrice from £21,2750-62mph 10.3 secondsTop speed 127mphMPG 42.8CO2 151g/kmEarlier this summer, after more than 30 years...
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