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Don't miss: Visualising inequality, space comms and a rare pregnancy

3 April 2019

See society through virtual lenses, explore how space links thawed the cold war, hear why a man became pregnant, plus other vital dates for your diary


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AI achieves its best ever mark on a set of English exam questions

2 April 2019

The English language is difficult for machines to master, but one artificial intelligence is now top of its class after passing reading exams with the best mark for AI yet


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Tesla’s autopilot tricked into driving on the wrong side of the road

1 April 2019

Three stickers placed on the ground can be enough to trick the autopilot on a Tesla Model S into driving on the wrong side of the road


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Smart pyjamas could detect why you're not sleeping well

1 April 2019

A cotton pyjama shirt dotted with sensors could be used to measure quality of sleep, as well as monitoring any breathing issues


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Robot discovers that lying about a betrayal helps to rebuild trust

29 March 2019

Robots can regain our trust after a betrayal by lying about it, according to a video game experiment with humans and robots


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Driverless car learns to perform high-speed turns without crashing

27 March 2019

An autonomous car has learned to make high-speed racing turns without spinning out, paving the way for safer manoeuvres in emergency conditions


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Article 13: A guide to the new EU copyright rules and the ban on memes

27 March 2019

What is Article 13? How does it affect the way you use the internet? Should you be worried? Your questions answered about the EU's new copyright rules


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