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Google Set To Trial ‘Project Loon’ In Sri Lanka
Google's balloon-based Internet access system is set to begin testing with end users across the South Asian island
Three Big Themes From The Heart And Head Of The Silicon Industry
AMD's Darren Grasby lays out his view on the year ahead
Google Patent Application Details Radar-Based Gesture Control System
The system could be used to control smartphones, smart watches or household appliances, according to Google
Airbus Plans Humanoid Robots For Its Aircraft Factories
Airbus, in partnership with Japanese and French robotics researchers, wants humanoid robots to perform non-critical tasks by 2020
Qualcomm’s New Snapdragon Chips Bring The Power To Your Wrist
Dedicated platform will allow for thinner, sleeker wearables packing more battery life
ViaSat Outlines Plans For 100Mbps Satellite Broadband
Work begins on new satellites that promise affordable, high-speed broadband for global audience
Google’s Driverless Cars Could Be Coming To London
Talks with government follow confirmed trials of driverless cars in Greenwich later this year
Google Working On New Virtual Reality Headset
Sources claim Google will be overhauling its Cardboard VR headsets with plastic devices, and work on integrating VR more with Android
Why Super Bowl 50 Will Be The Most Technologically Advanced In History
Richard Dodgson, founder of Timebased Events, discusses the state-of-the-art tech that will ensure Super Bowl 50 is awesome
Drone Ban Ordered For US Super Bowl
FAA creates 32 mile exclusion zone for drones around the stadium hosting the American Super Bowl
Apple, Amazon And Google Data Centres Use Far More Coal Than Everyone Thinks
Web giants are underestimating their data centre coal usage by 30 percent because of “obsolete” data tools
Ireland’s Technology Teachers Strike Over Funding Cuts
Budget cuts blamed in Ireland as lecturers down tools and distrupt tech teaching to students
Why Virtual Reality Could Be The Real 6 Nations Winner
Accenture’s virtual reality app looks to put fans in the thick of the match
Porsche Turns Down Driverless Cars
Consumers would much rather enjoy driving a sports car themselves, Porsche boss says
Dutch Police Unleash Drone-Killing Eagles
Birds of prey trained to take down drones that pose a threat to public safety
Decommissioned GPS Satellite Knocked Out UK Digital Radio Broadcasts
A GPS satellite taken out of service last week by the US Air Force caused a software glitch that affected digital radio broadcasts in the UK
Researchers Invent Automated Software Patching Technique
MIT researchers say their machine-learning technique achieves results 10 times better than previous automated methods
Wearables Sales To Reach Record 275m In 2016
Apple Watch and VR headset sales will continue to push wearable numbers ever higher, according to Gartner estimates
Greenwich Will Host UK’s First Driverless Cars In July
Testing of fully autonomous cars on public roads in Southeast London will commence in July
These Ultrathin Chips Could Lead To Super-Efficient Computers
Ultra thin laptops of the future could become a lot thinner, after MIT breakthrough with chip construction
Tim Cook Gives Virtual Reality The Thumbs Up
Apple CEO drops further hints that the company will be working on “really cool” VR technology
Google Glass Removed From The Web
Time for a refresh? Social media accounts for wearable device removed
Hive Releases Window, Door Sensors And Smart Plug
Hive seeks to boost the energy efficiency and security of the smart home with two new devices
This Rechargable Battery Could Enable Homes To Be Taken Off Power Grid
Eli-Home can help make better use of solar power cells and provide a backup source in the event of outages
‘First $15 Supercomputer’ Attracts $1.7m Kickstarter Investment
The Pine64 A64 offers 64-bit supercomputing power in a tiny package starting at just $15
Microsoft Lifts Restrictions On Deep Learning Toolkit, Moves To GitHub
Microsoft's deep learning toolkit is now open to more developers who want to create deep learning models for speech and image recognition
UK Cities Get £40m Fund For Electric Car Rollout
Nottingham, Bristol, Milton Keynes and London named as winners in Department for Transport’s electric car project
Czech Mate: World’s Greatest Chess Player Slams Musk And Hawking Doomsday Predictions
Garry Kasparov, the first pro chess player to lose to a computer - and guest of honour at the opening ceremony of Avast's new headquarters in Prague - says computers will never enslave humans
Apple Hires Virtual Reality Expert
Virginia Tech professor Doug Bowman is also an expert in Augmented Reality and has worked with Microsoft HoloLens in the past