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Clever maths will stop hackers spying on the quantum internet

15 January 2018

Quantum communications are theoretically secure, but keeping a complex quantum network unhackable in practice is more difficult than expected

Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, USA - 11 Jan 2018

Voice assistants dominate CES as Google plays catchup with Alexa

12 January 2018

Google had more than 350 voice-controlled devices at the Consumer Electronics Show, including speakers, cars, and a giant toy town complete with a railway

A person sat at a computer with piles of coins on the desk

You may be making cryptocurrency for hackers without realising

12 January 2018

Thousands of websites are tricking people into mining cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, adblockers might be the only way to stop them

SecondHands project members present first robot prototype ARMAR-6

The smart humanoid robot that will help in grocery warehouses

11 January 2018

Grocery company Ocado has unveiled a prototype humanoid robot called ARMAR-6 that will help maintenance staff keep the warehouses running smoothly

An artist's rendition of a swarm of drones

A swarm of home-made drones has bombed a Russian airbase

10 January 2018

Thirteen home-made drones carrying bombs descended on Russian forces in Syria in the first confirmed swarm attack

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket test is the start of a race to Mars

4 January 2018

The imminent first flight of Elon Musk's giant new rocket could mark a spectacular start to a new era in space flight, says Paul Marks

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