In June, an IBM computing executive claimed quantum computers were entering the “utility” phase, in which high-tech experimental devices become useful.…
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Viewed from the Voyager 1 space probe as it passed beyond the edge of the solar system, Earth and Venus…
In 1950, British computer scientist Alan Turing proposed an experimental method for answering the question: can machines think? He suggested…
On September 24 this year, a Nasa capsule parachuted down to Earth carrying a precious cache of material grabbed from…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft flew by Earth on Sept. 24, 2023, dropping off its sample of dust and pebbles gathered from the surface of near-Earth…
Cars with internet-connected features are fast becoming all-seeing data-harvesting machines – a so-called “privacy nightmare on wheels”, according to US-based research conducted…
Information is a valuable commodity. And thanks to technology, there are millions of terabytes of it online. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools such…
It’s unlikely to be a bad omen, but NASA’s mission Psyche is currently due to launch on Friday 13 October.…
There are risks and harms that come with relying on algorithms to make decisions. People are already feeling the impact…
The UK has experienced several terrorist attacks, from the 2005 London bombings, to the devastating events at Manchester Arena and…