The centre is to be Samsung's third biggest after those in South Korea and the US, with more than 100 researchers
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Harvard University Recommends How To Stop Election Hackers
The new Harvard programme is intended to put local and national election campaigns on guard against nation state hacking attacks
Volkswagen Uses Google Quantum Computer For Research
Volkswagen to carry out traffic optimisation, material, and machine learning research on Google quantum computer
British Researchers Advance Toward Cable-Free Optical Broadband
A UK-led study into 'twisted light' could be a significant move toward broadband at fibre-optic speeds, but without the need for cabling
DCMS £25m Fund Aims To Develop UK 5G Technology Leadership
The department is to award match-funded grants of up to £5m each, starting with projects that can foster Britain's '5G ecosystem'
BT & Dell EMC Trial Disaggregated Switching Tech In SDN Push
BT and Dell EMC to see how next generation, programmable switching technology can catalyse the arrival of smart networking services.
UK Parliament Launches Investigation Into Future Of AI
Committee will examine the possibilities of AI and how it could impact society
Huawei Partners With University Of Edinburgh On Data Science
Huawei will work on data processing and management technology with University of Edinburgh in new research deal
AI Discovers Drug That Could Slow Down Motor Neuron Disease
BenevolentAI's technology demonstrated the benefit if AI in healthcare
University Of Edinburgh Is Scotland’s First Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence
University of Edinburgh joins government-accredited national cybersecurity research scheme
Canada Ploughs £120m Into AI Research Institute
Canadian government joins business community for significant investment into research for artificial intelligence
Ocado Works With EU Universities To Create Soft Touch Robotic Arm
The online grocery giant is looking to further push its automation agenda
First Mac Malware ‘Fruitfly’ Of The Year Uses Decades-Old Code
The Fruitfly Mac malware, which targets biomedical research institutions, uses code that dates back to the 1990s
Microsoft Buys Deep Learning Startup Maluuba And Signs Up AI Expert
Maluuba will join Microsoft's AI and Research organisation, giving it the resources and scalability to advance its research
MIT Researchers Create Super Strong, Yet Light Material Using Graphene
Ten times stronger than steel but still light. Researchers blend flakes of graphene for new super tough material
Academics Develop Cigbreak Free Mobile App To Stub-Out Smoking
The app aims to use gaming to encourage smokers to stick to New Year's resolutions to kick their habit
Polymer Scientific Breakthrough Could Yield Supercharged Supercapacitors
Researchers have designed an organic material polymer that can make supercapacitors 10,000 times more powerful
Credit Cards Hacked In Six Seconds Using Distributed Technique
Visa's online payment system fails to pick up on multiple invalid credit card attempts across multiple websites
Algorithm Uses Facial Features To Detect Criminals, Claim Chinese Researchers
Do you look like a criminal? Chinese researchers believe their facial algorithm can detect your criminal tendencies
Philips Hue Smart Lightbulbs Hack Can Spread IoT Worm Like Wildfire
Smart lighting may be the next Internet of Things (IoT) attack vector, thanks to hackable Philips Hue smart lightbulbs.
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
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 company
Uber Starts Self-Driving Car Rides As Volvo Becomes Autonomous Partner
Uber strikes $300m (£228m) deal with Volvo, will start driving passengers with autonomous vehicles in 'next few weeks'
Ford Plans Self-Driving Cars By 2021
Ford's autonomous car fleet will be sold to ride-sharing companies such as Uber
New CMA Measures Will Ensure Banks Exploit Technology
Banks aren’t doing enough to compete for customer’s business, claims CMA report
Facebook Converges Hardware Labs, Opens Area 404
Facebook pools hardware teams into one lab to boost efficiency
Apple Launches £150,000 Bug Bounty Program
BLACK HAT 2016: Program will bait researchers into finding critical flaws in iCloud and secure boot firmware
IBM Drives Nanoscale Cancer Detection With Lab-On-A-Chip Breakthrough
IBM scientists develop new lab-on-a-chip technology that can, for the first time, separate biological particles at the nanoscale
As UK Reports More Zika Cases, IBM Offers Up Free Technology To Fight Virus
IBM gives Brazilian scientists free access to supercomputer and dishes out detailed weather forecasts to UNICEF
Cisco Brings In Chatbot Partners For Spark Platform
Cisco announces collaboration with Gupshup and API.ai to bring chatbot features to developers and customers in the enterprise