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Google Readies Rival To Uber
Uber board of directors mulls axing of Google board member, after search engine reportedly develops rival taxi-hailing app
Google’s Project Tango Comes Closer To Release
3D scanning technology allows mobile devices to better understand the world around them, and should see release this year
Raspberry Pi 2 Features More Power Than Ever Before, Alongside Free Windows 10
Second generation Raspberry Pi promises six times more juice for the same price
BMW Patches Car Hack Vulnerability
German carmaker patches flaw that could allow hackers to gain access to BMW, Mini, and Rolls Royce vehicles
Government Funding To Turn Gloucestershire Nuclear Lab Into Green Tech Research Park
Funding to transform former Nuclear Lab into centre for renewable energy and cyber security skills
Microsoft Puts Focus On IoT Privacy And Security
Microsoft is implementing new efforts to ensure security and privacy in the era of the Internet of things (IoT)
Bill Gates – I’m A Bit Nervous About AI, To Tell You The Truth
Reddit AMA interview reveals the tech titan also regrets never learning a second language
One In Five Cars Worldwide Will Be Connected To The IoT By 2020
Gartner report predicts huge rise in the number of connected vehicles across the world
Dell, Intel, University Of Cambridge Send High Performance Computing Into Freak Mode
Their data analytics and cloud platforms for industrial workloads are helping scientists to cure diseases and examine the beginning of the universe
Elon Musk Donates $10m To Protect Humanity From AI Threat
Elon Musk has set aside a $10 million cash pot to protect us from eventual extinction at the mechanical hands of robotic gentry.
The Critics’ View: Cars, Smartwatches and IoT at CES 2015
TechWeekEurope cherry picks from the best blogs coming out of CES 2015
Bill Gates Touts Omniprocessor For Electricity and Water From Human Waste
Bill Gates drinks fresh water made from human waste, and surprisingly it doesn't taste like urine
Energy Leaks Detected By Thermal ‘Sniffer’ Cars
Cars equipped with thermal-imaging equipment can now detect energy leaks of buildings and homes
Samsung Pledges Smart TVs To Tizen Platform
Electronics giant confirms the Tizen operating system will be the basis for all future smart televisions
Smartphone Use Alters The Human Brain
Smartphones use is altering the human brain, but not in the sinister way scaremongers would have you believe
Google To Extend Android Push Into The Car
The next frontier for Android operating system could see it fully embedded in the humble motor car
Tech City Awards £1m To UK Internet of Things Start-Ups
Seven winners of Internet of Things Launchpad competition announced
Who Is Going Rogue In The Cloud With Your Corporate Data?
SailPoint Market Pulse Survey Illustrates how cloud apps increase the risk of insider threat
NASA Selects Entry For DARPA Robotic Competition
With two possible entries for an upcoming robotic challenge, NASA opts for the more manoeuvrable machine
New Facebook A.I. Tool Could Spell The End Of Drunken Selfies
Head of Facebook’s AI facility looks to create a ‘digital assistant’ to cut out all those embarrassing posts
Imagination CI20 Throws Down Barebones PC Gauntlet
British firm reveals more powerful alternative to the barebones Raspberry Pi personal computer
Say Hello To Bobby – Audi’s Self-Aware Car Of The Future
TechWeek Europe takes a spin with Audi's piloted driving technology
Driverless Car Tests Set To Begin In Four English Cities
Bristol, Greenwich, Milton Keynes and Coventry will host driverless cars tests ahead of their arrival on British roads next year
Stephen Hawking: Artificial Intelligence Will End Us
Scientist receives an upgrade to his communication technology but issues warning about the future of AI
Data Loss And Downtime Costs The UK £10.5 Billion Per Year
78 percent of UK organisations are not confident that they can fully recover after a disruption
Asus System Named The Most Efficient Supercomputer
The HPC system, housed in a facility in Germany, is powered by Intel Xeon E5 processors and FirePro GPU accelerators from AMD
Digital Catapult Boss Urges UK Commitment In IoT Race
The UK could lose out if it slips in the global race to develop the Internet of Things
World’s First Digital Animal Created In Robot Body
Is the world's first digital replica of an animal either a dog, cat, or a more exotic animal?
Government-Backed ‘Degree Apprenticeship’ Scheme To Start With Digital Skills
First set of "no fee" apprenticeship schemes will begin next year with an initial focus on digital skills