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4 October 2017

Secure email, electric cars go free, Vitamin D and asthma, and more

We urgently need to broaden the conversation on AI

4 October 2017

It’s time to get past the scare stories and start discussing the real uses and abuses of machine learning

How scaremongering stops us asking the right questions about AI

4 October 2017

We worry it’s going to steal our jobs – or even destroy humanity itself. But the real risks of AI are subtler and more tricky to handle

How a wave of your coffee cup or spoon could switch TV channels

1 October 2017

Everyday objects could soon be used to control your television thanks to a new technique that uses a webcam to recognise movements

Why Puerto Rico still has no electrical power and how to fix it

29 September 2017

Hurricane Maria is long gone but almost all of Puerto Rico has been left without a power supply, and restarting the national grid from scratch will be very difficult

A superconducting circuit with nine qubits

Google quantum computer test shows breakthrough is within reach

28 September 2017

The idea that quantum computers can do things that regular ones cannot isn’t proven. But Google thinks it knows a problem only a quantum computer can solve

Workplace robots have had little impact on jobs in Germany

28 September 2017

We’re often told that robots are after our jobs, but an analysis of 20 years of automation in Germany has found that robots can’t be blamed for job losses

Flying and rolling drone will map underground mines on its own

28 September 2017

Underground spaces can be tricky and dangerous for humans to explore, but a new drone is up to the task

Uber's major pile-up with London's regulators is no big surprise

28 September 2017

Obsessed with their technology's disruptive potential, fast-moving outfits like Uber have long been on a collision course with regulation, says Paul Marks