Robots on the road – how close is our driverless future?
It was on the motorway near Phoenix, Arizona, that I realised fully driverless cars might be quite a distant dream.
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Science paper retracted in seismic fraud case
A simmering volcano in disaster-weary Japan has unleashed a spout of academic misery, generating multiple misconduct scandals and blowing the lid on a little-recognised arena of research fabrication.
Drone owners to be charged annual fee under new proposals
Every drone and model aircraft owner in the UK could be charged £16.50 a year under plans by the aviation regulator.
‘Lighter-than-air’ aircraft has first test flight
An innovative aircraft that turns into a "lighter-than-air" balloon to propel itself forward has been flown for the first time.
Apple AI accused of leading to man’s wrongful arrest
A student is suing Apple Inc for $1bn (£0.77bn), claiming that its in-store AI led to his mistaken arrest.
Microsoft’s AI research with Chinese military university fuels concerns
Microsoft has been collaborating with researchers linked to a Chinese military-backed university on artificial intelligence, elevating concerns that US firms are contributing to China’s hi-tech surveillance and censorship apparatus.
US lawmakers to probe algorithm bias
Computer algorithms must show they are free of race, gender and other biases before they are deployed, US politicians have proposed.
First ever black hole image released
Astronomers have taken the first ever image of a black hole, which is located in a distant galaxy.
The advantages of 3D printing are still far from circular
3D printing has been around for three decades, but only in the last few years has the technology become a serious contender for displacing conventional manufacturing methods now that it can achieve material strength that rivals legacy offerings and can deliver parts in a fraction of the time
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.
