Automation could replace 1.5 million jobs, says ONS
Some 1.5 million people in England are at high risk of losing their jobs to automation, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Three-unique-words ‘map’ used to rescue mother and child
Three seemingly unconnected words have helped rescue a mother and daughter after a car crash in remote rural Somerset.
Google announces AI ethics panel
Google has launched a global advisory council to offer guidance on ethical issues relating to artificial intelligence, automation and related technologies.
Climate change: Global impacts ‘accelerating’ – WMO
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says that the physical and financial impacts of global warming are accelerating.
Chad – where social media has been cut for a year
Activists in Chad are demanding that the government restore access to social media after it was cut off a year ago.
Whistleblower: White House reversed security clearance denials
A White House whistleblower has told Congress that dozens of rejected security clearance applications were overturned by the Trump administration.
Google shuts failed social network Google+
Google+, the search giant's failed social network, will finally be laid to rest on Tuesday morning.
Crypto for care homes – really?
Thought the crypto-currency and blockchain craze had faded away?
Microsoft’s eBook store: When this closes, your books disappear too
There’s bad news for users of Microsoft’s eBook store: the company is closing it down, and, with it, any books bought through the service will no longer be readable.
Google’s ethics board shut down
An independent group set up to oversee Google's artificial intelligence efforts, has been shut down less than a fortnight after it was launched.
