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MIT’s $1 billion plan for AI college: What’s at stake?
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has announced a new college, backed by a $1 billion commitment to AI.
The MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of...
World Space Week: How satellites, data analytics are saving the planet
UPDATED 5 OCTOBER
World Space Week began on Thursday 4 October – a global series of events hosted by the United Nations. This year’s theme:...
Google at bay: CEO Sundar Pichai faces his US government accusers
Updated 4 October
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Google turned 20 this month, but its CEO was not celebrating on 28 September, as he found himself facing...
The Future of Work: Youth sceptical of A.I., ‘work as a...
SPECIAL REPORT Chris Middleton looks at a new report on the future of work, and finds troubling gaps between the promise of AI and...
A.I. 2030 | $13 trillion boost to economy, deepening disparity: McKinsey
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Artificial intelligence (AI) could create a $13 trillion uptick in the world economy by 2030, boosting GDP by 16 percent, according...
Amazon launching 8 new Alexa smart home devices before Christmas
Amazon is planning to launch a number of new Alexa-powered devices in time for Christmas.
The smart home devices are thought to include a microwave...
Gemalto, R3 launch blockchain personal ID verification system
Digital security provider Gemalto has launched a blockchain-based identity verification system for mobile devices.
Developed with blockchain specialist R3, the GemaltoTrust ID Network enables users...
Analytics, IoT, A.I. now more strategically important than cloud: WEF report
The World Economic Forum has unveiled a new report on the Future of Jobs over the next five years, as Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies...
The data self | The connected world and mobility: Ethical challenges
OPINION Simon Rogerson, professor emeritus in Computer Ethics at the Centre for Computing & Social Responsibility, De Montfort University, explains why 'the data self'...
Emotional A.I: Mei messaging assistant warns of personality changes
Malek Murison reports on how a new AI system, Mei, could help people understand each other better when they use technology to communicate. But...
British Airways suffers major customer data breach
British Airways (BA) has revealed that hundreds of thousands of its customers have had personal and payment-card details stolen from its website and mobile...
UPDATED | Google at 20: Going back to its roots as...
UPDATED 12 SEPTEMBER As Google turns 20 with a new search engine launch, Chris Middleton looks at what it has been up to lately...