An artificial intelligence system has been refused the right to two patents in the US, after a ruling only "natural persons" could be inventors.

Facebook has added a wave of new video-calling features to WhatsApp, Messenger and its main app, following increased demand for social video calling.

The government has ordered thousands of ventilators to help ease the pressure on hospitals caused by the coronavirus crisis.

Zoom, the video-conferencing app that has seen a huge rise in downloads since quarantines were imposed around the world, is now being used by millions for work and social gatherings.

Major websites are turning to automatic systems to moderate content as they tell their staff to work from home.

A 3D-printer company in Italy has designed and printed 100 life-saving respirator valves in 24 hours for a hospital that had run out of them.

Some well-known websites could stop functioning properly on Wednesday, 4 March, after a bug was found in the digital certificates used to secure them.

From his high-rise desk overlooking the sprawling city of Addis Ababa, Markos Lemma has a pretty good view.

In a world first, scientists have discovered a new type of antibiotic using artificial intelligence (AI).

Larry Tesler, an icon of early computing, has died at the age of 74.