Research

Web Summit 2016: Facebook CTO Says Priorities For The Next Decade Are Connectivity, AI & VR

Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer says his firm's technology priorities over the next ten years are getting people connected and offering…

8 years ago

Web Summit 2016: Tech Leaders Talk AI, 3D Printing, Digitisation And FinTech

Leading figures from Cisco, Facebook, Accenture and others talk about the future of technology at Web Summit 2016 in Lisbon

8 years ago

Deutsche Telekom Prepares Anti-Drone Defence System

The system will look to protect airports, car test tracks, stadiums and critical infrastructure from drone snooping

8 years ago

IoT Needs Greater Adoption Beyond The Industrial World To Realise Its Potential

ANALYSIS: We have the Internet of Things technology, but its use has yet to properly get off the ground

8 years ago

Bank Consortium Develops Open Source Blockchain Platform

The consortium hopes to create an industry standard for the use of blockchain technology in the financial world

8 years ago

Google, Ford, Volkswagen And Others Challenge California’s Proposed Rules On Driverless Car Testing

The search giant and car makers objected to potential regulatory roadblocks the autonomous driving development

8 years ago

Swisscom Claims European First With G.Fast Launch

Swiss telco launches ultrafast broadband capable of 500Mbps that includes the use of humble copper lines

8 years ago

Stephen Hawking: AI Is ‘Either The Best Or The Worst Thing’ For Humanity

The famous theoretical physicist welcomes the establishment of an academic institution exploring the impact of artificial intelligence

8 years ago

All New Tesla Electric Cars Will Come With Self-Driving Hardware

Elon Musk’s car company is determined to usher in an era of autonomous cars

8 years ago

Royal Navy Will Use AI To Detect Threats In Maritime Combat

Smart systems will have a role in the future of warfare on the high seas

8 years ago

Microsoft Creates Speech Recognition Tech With Human Accuracy

The system can transcribe conversational language as accurate as professional transcriptionists

8 years ago

Germany Asks Tesla to Drop Its Autopilot Autonomous Driving System Branding

Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt voiced concerns that Autopilot will lead to drivers not paying attention to the road ahead

8 years ago

Canonical Delivers Openstack Cloud On IBM Iron For Canadian University

Canonical creates campus 'Research Cloud' to help Carleton University offer centralised system for researchers

8 years ago

Java Founding Father: IoT Is More Than Just Making Simple Tweaks To Existing Devices

James Gosling said most IoT efforts are simply tinkering rather than proper smart network deployments

8 years ago

US Government Believes AI Is Beneficial But Warns Of Job Risk

But AI will also present new opportunities for health, education, energy, and the environment

8 years ago

BT And Toshiba Showcase UK’s First Secure Quantum Communications

Quantum cryptography is being deployed to make intercepting communications on fibre networks all but impossible

8 years ago

Google’s DeepMind Creates AI That Can Navigate The London Underground

The AI system mixes deep learning neural nets with external memory to further mimic human learning

8 years ago

MPs Say Government Must Consider The Impact Of AI

So far the government has shown a lack of leadership on addressing concerns over smart robots replacing human jobs, claims…

8 years ago

Huawei Provides $1m To Power AI Research At UC Berkeley

Huawei will send researchers to UC Berkeley to work on the next wave of AI tech

8 years ago

Odeon To Create Europe’s First IMAX VR Centre Using Acer And StarBreeze Tech

IMAX and Odeon are looking to bring virtual reality into cinemas

8 years ago

Microsoft Goes Green With Agder Energi Smart Grid Project

Its cold in the Nordics, so Microsoft teams up with the locals to help electricity grid cope with demand

8 years ago

Tech Quiz Of The Week: The BBC’s Technology Journey

The BBC has pioneered television, radio and online - but what do you know about Auntie's technology triumphs and its…

8 years ago

AI Control Needs ‘Careful Consideration’ To Prevent Killer Computers

IP Expo 2016: Professor Nick Bostrom highlights the risks of creating a true artificial intelligence, even if its is completely…

8 years ago

Vodafone Tests 5G Systems To Help Cars Communicate

Vodafone's research could pave the way for self-driving cars

8 years ago

Microsoft Merges Research, Cortana And Bing Divisions To Create AI Arm

Redmond is looking to push AI technology into more of its services and has created a fourth group at the…

8 years ago

Tech Giants Form ‘Partnership For AI’ Artificial Intelligence Alliance

Amazon, Facebook, Google, IBM and Microsoft join forces to explore the challenges, opportunities and ethics of artificial intelligence

8 years ago

Google’s Self-Driving Car Crash Results In Lexus Being Towed Off

Google’s driverless car has been involved in yet another crash, though the blame is laid firmly at the fender of…

8 years ago

HERE Sucks Data From Cars To Power Traffic Services

Digital map maker HERE has revealed a set of traffic services which pull data from a car’s sensors, the company’s…

8 years ago

Twitter Data Will Be Used To Tackle LA Hate Crime

An $800,000 grant has been awarded to the University to create a social network powered hate speech detecting system

8 years ago

Quantum Teleportation Breakthrough Discovered By Canadian Scientists

Beam me up, Scotty. Researchers in Canada break record after teleporting information between two city-based locations

8 years ago