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Jaguar Rolls Out Self-Driving Cars On British Roads
Jaguar Land Rover plans fleet of 100 research vehicles that will test connected and autonomous technologies to assist drivers
Security Tool Strengthens Tor And ‘Foils’ FBI Attacks
The tool, called Selfrando, could greatly improve on the attack protection provided by techniques such as ASLR, researchers say
Brexit: UK Tech Research To Lose Billions In EU Funding Unless Government Steps In
IT industry body BCS says UK government needs to make sure universities and reseach labs get the same €8.8bn EU funding they would lose from Brexit
Google Reveals What Voters Are Searching For Ahead Of EU Referendum
Google shows off regional analytics on how UK citizens are looking to vote in the upcoming EU referendum
IBM Cloud Community Grid Project Targets Zika Virus
#OpenZika allows users to contribute computing power to help identify anti-Zika drug candidates
Researchers Tout Coal As Key Element In Future Electronics
As world moves away from burning coal, US scientists develop way to make electronics from the fossil fuel
Salesforce Buys Deep Learning Startup MetaMind
MetaMind's services will shut down June 4 as Benioff gobbles up deep learning technology to boost Salesforce services with artificial intelligence
Ditch Traffic Lights In Favour Of Connected Cars, Say Researchers
MIT researchers claim communicating vehicles would ease through intersections far more efficiently
Microsoft Opens Up Minecraft For AI Testing
Microsoft's AIX aims to allow researchers to train artificial intelligence agents within the game's complex world
3D Printed ‘Sneezometer’ Can Help Diagnose Asthma
University of Surrey creates 3D printed sneezometer which makes it cheaper and easier to detect respiratory diseases
Computer Brain Control Helps Paraplegic Man Walk Again
A man paralysed in both legs has walked again after he used a computer to bypass his damaged spinal cord
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
UK Universities Open £23m IoT Research Hub
Government, universities and industry band together for Internet of Things hub, to drive innovation and research
EMC And Irish University Launch Digital Research Centre For Regulated Industries
The collaborative digital transformation research centre for regulated industries launched by EMC and University College Cork is said to be the first of its kind in Europe
Larry Page Reveals More About Alphabet
Rare public talk from Google co-founder sees Project Loon hailed and more details on Alphabet, which Page says will foster an entrepreneurial spirit
UK And China Snuggle Up For Green Tech Collaboration
State visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping yields collaboration agreement for tech and creative industries
Jaguar Land Rover Announces £11m Driverless Car Plan
The car maker is to collaborate with the EPSRC on developing autonomous car technologies
IBM Opens Watson Health HQ, Expands Watson Health Cloud
Big Blue opened new headquarters for its Watson Health unit in Cambridge, Mass., and expanded the Watson Health Cloud with new solutions
Google To Work With Sanofi On Diabetes Sensors
Partnership with French firm aims to improve diabetes care through continuous monitoring
Alphabet Allows An Ex-Google To Concentrate On The Moonshots Of A Brave New World
BLOG: With Google X free to fly without the restrictions of tentative shareholders, Google's anticipated future projects will really start to take shape
Robot With Bacteria Brains Developed By Scientist
Forget artifical intelligence - scientist develops technique for bacteria to control the behaviour of robots
David Cameron Wants To Increase Spending On RAF Drones
Prime Minister urges defence chiefs to plough more cash into RAF Reaper drones to combat IS threat
MIT System Automatically Repairs Security Bugs In Code
The CodePhage research system solves crashes by 'grafting' security checks from a 'donor' program
Will Robots Replace Border Guards At Airports?
Aeroplane passengers in the future could be greeted by robot border guards instead of immigration officers
BBC Toys With Mind Control Headset For iPlayer
Beam me up Scotty! Headset that reads brainwaves being developed to control BBC iPlayer platform
Boffin Reveals Folding Battery Powered By Bacteria
Breakthrough design could mean smaller, more powerful batteries than ever before
Government And IBM Pledge £313m For Big Data Research
British government and Big Blue funnel £300m into big data and cognitive computing research
Apple Wants To Start Testing Your DNA
iPhone maker teaming up with hospitals to launch initial tests using ResearchKit platform
‘Ageing Population’ Causing Health Nanotechnology Boom
Increased governmental support and higher R&D spending will also help medical nanotech reach $8.5bn by 2019