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Trump Creates Uncertainty For US Tech Workers But Brexit Means UK Unlikely To Benefit
Research shows US tech workers believe immigration stimulates innovation and some are considering leaving the US, but Brexit has made UK less attractive
Firefox 55 Adds Web-Based VR App Support Through WebVR
Firefox 55 hopes to spread reach and aid cross-platform development of VR, alongside new features and improvements
My Journey To Find The World’s Oldest Computer
Kevin Murrell, co-founder of the National Museum of Computing, details how he found and helped restore the Harwell Machine
Modder Makes Ultra-Thin ‘Raspberry Pi 3 Slim’ Computer
Hardware hacker NODE sawed off everything that projects up from the Raspberry Pi 3's board to create a 1.2GHz system the thickness of a few credit cards
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (4 August)
What do you know about the past seven days in tech?
Google Insists AI Better Than Humans For Extremist Content Takedown
Score one for the machine. Google admits its AI system is better at removing extremist content on YouTube
Tech Quiz: Adobe Systems
Adobe's creative platforms have become industry standards. But what do you know about the company?
Microsoft Adds Eye Control Beta To Windows 10
Microsoft Edge and Windows Defender Application Guard have also received improvements
Alexa AI Hack Allows For Remote Eavesdropping
Who is listening? Older Amazon Echo devices can be rooted and turned into wiretapping machines
Facebook AI Experiment Shutdown Holds Lessons For IT Industry
Facebook's reasons for shutting down an AI-based chatbot were more mundane than it first appeared
Facebook Splashes Out On AI Startup To Boost Messenger Assistant
Facebook will look to make use of Ozlo's knowledge graph that reportedly contains over 2 billion entities
Bitcoin Cash ‘Fork’ Causes Uncertainty For Cryptocurrency Community
A group of Bitcoin infrastructure providers are set to split the cryptocurrency into two incompatible versions on Tuesday
HP Inc And Nvidia Join Forces To Create Life On Mars VR Experience
HP Inc also revealed a VR backpack aimed at business use
London Dominates Tech Innovation But Smaller UK Cities Thrive In IoT, Data, VR
Manchester is a leader in IoT, while Brighton makes a top ten appearance for AI innovation
DefCon: Robot Cracks Combination Safe In 30 Minutes
A cheap robot has been used by a team of hackers to crack a safe in around half an hour, demonstrating the efficiency of machines over humans.
Garry Kasparov: Humans Should Embrace The Change AI Will Bring
Kasparov believes AI will aid society, not destroy it
Facebook Bakes Natural Language Processing Into Messenger Platform 2.1
Developers will be able to make better use of smart service capabilities in Messenger
Intel Processors To Power Autonomous Audi A8
Audi's A8 will use Intel's chips to power level 3 autonomous driving systems
HERE Real-Time Traffic Sucks Up Car And Smart City Sensor Data
Data is taken from Audi, BMW and Mercedes cars and mixed with traffic sensor data to fuel the service
Google Machine Learning Tech Aids Nuclear Fusion Research
Working with Tri Alpha Energy, Google has developed the research accelerating Optometrist algorithm
Mark Zuckerberg And Elon Musk Clash Over AI Destiny
Musk said Zuckerberg's understanding of AI is "limited"
Amazon Doubles UK R&D Staff With London HQ Opening
Amazon appears to be unfazed by the Brexit concerns as it boosts presence in the capital
Domino’s Alexa Intergration Enables Pizza Ordering Via Voice Commands
Pizza fans will be able to order their favourite Domino's meal through a simple voice command barked at the Amazon Echo
Samsung & Arqiva London 5G Trial Hopes To Establish Fixed Wireless Alternative To Fibre
5G arrives in London and could be used to power ultrafast broadband services from next year
Government Ploughs £246m Into UK Battery Tech Development
The Faraday Challenge will look to support the research, development and deployment of cutting-edge battery technology
Microsoft HoloLens 2 Will Feature A Dedicated AI Processor
The coprocessor will be able to run deep learning neural networks locally
Microsoft Zo AI Turns Its Virtual Nose Up At Windows 10, Suggests Linux Or Windows 7
Zo prefers Windows 7 and Linux over Redmond's flagship operating system
Government Demands Drone Registration And Pilot Safety & Privacy Tests
The government wants to prevent drones from taking over UK skies
Microsoft Uses AI Bug Hunter To Detect Security Risks
Microsoft Security Risk Detection could help developers find and fix security vulnerabilities in software before it's released.