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Germany Asks Tesla to Drop Its Autopilot Autonomous Driving System Branding
Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt voiced concerns that Autopilot will lead to drivers not paying attention to the road ahead
Canonical Delivers Openstack Cloud On IBM Iron For Canadian University
Canonical creates campus 'Research Cloud' to help Carleton University offer centralised system for researchers
Java Founding Father: IoT Is More Than Just Making Simple Tweaks To Existing Devices
James Gosling said most IoT efforts are simply tinkering rather than proper smart network deployments
US Government Believes AI Is Beneficial But Warns Of Job Risk
But AI will also present new opportunities for health, education, energy, and the environment
BT And Toshiba Showcase UK’s First Secure Quantum Communications
Quantum cryptography is being deployed to make intercepting communications on fibre networks all but impossible
Google’s DeepMind Creates AI That Can Navigate The London Underground
The AI system mixes deep learning neural nets with external memory to further mimic human learning
MPs Say Government Must Consider The Impact Of AI
So far the government has shown a lack of leadership on addressing concerns over smart robots replacing human jobs, claims science and technology committee
Huawei Provides $1m To Power AI Research At UC Berkeley
Huawei will send researchers to UC Berkeley to work on the next wave of AI tech
Odeon To Create Europe’s First IMAX VR Centre Using Acer And StarBreeze Tech
IMAX and Odeon are looking to bring virtual reality into cinemas
Microsoft Goes Green With Agder Energi Smart Grid Project
Its cold in the Nordics, so Microsoft teams up with the locals to help electricity grid cope with demand
Tech Quiz Of The Week: The BBC’s Technology Journey
The BBC has pioneered television, radio and online - but what do you know about Auntie's technology triumphs and its bloomers?
AI Control Needs ‘Careful Consideration’ To Prevent Killer Computers
IP Expo 2016: Professor Nick Bostrom highlights the risks of creating a true artificial intelligence, even if its is completely benevolent
Vodafone Tests 5G Systems To Help Cars Communicate
Vodafone's research could pave the way for self-driving cars
Microsoft Merges Research, Cortana And Bing Divisions To Create AI Arm
Redmond is looking to push AI technology into more of its services and has created a fourth group at the company
Tech Giants Form ‘Partnership For AI’ Artificial Intelligence Alliance
Amazon, Facebook, Google, IBM and Microsoft join forces to explore the challenges, opportunities and ethics of artificial intelligence
Google’s Self-Driving Car Crash Results In Lexus Being Towed Off
Google’s driverless car has been involved in yet another crash, though the blame is laid firmly at the fender of another human-driven car.
HERE Sucks Data From Cars To Power Traffic Services
Digital map maker HERE has revealed a set of traffic services which pull data from a car’s sensors, the company’s location services and other vehicles
Twitter Data Will Be Used To Tackle LA Hate Crime
An $800,000 grant has been awarded to the University to create a social network powered hate speech detecting system
Quantum Teleportation Breakthrough Discovered By Canadian Scientists
Beam me up, Scotty. Researchers in Canada break record after teleporting information between two city-based locations
Bruce Schneier: ‘Someone Is Learning How to Take Down the Internet’
Security expert Bruce Schneier suspects state-sponsored DDoS attacks are being levied at major internet infrastructure providers to test cyber defences
Uber Pilots Self-Driving Car Rides In Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh residents can now book a ride in a car that can - almost - drive itself
Facebook Brings Native Payments To iOS and Android Messenger App
The social networking giant has tweaked its chatbot platform with a suite of features
Bitcoin: The Future Currency Businesses Cannot Ignore
Bitcoin and blockchain technology can usher in a new way for businesses to carry out transactions; there will be challenges but the reward may justify the effort
MIT Uses Terahertz Radiation And Sophisticated Algorithms To Read A Book Through Its Cover
The prototype system heralds the potential future for computational imaging technologies
Google DeepMind WaveNet Mimics Human Speech
DeepMind has used neural networks to create a computer model that generates natural sounding speech and music
HPE Revamps Big Data Machine Learning Range
A new version of Vertica and added features to Haven OnDemand bulk up HPE's machine learning cloud capabilities
Swiss Post Starts Robotic Delivery Trials
Starship Technologies' six-wheeled delivery robots to be tested in Swiss cities
Microsoft Buys Up AI Calendar Service Genee For Office 365
If you wanna be with me, baby there's a price to pay, I'm a Genee in a bottle, you gotta rub me the right way
Report: ARM Targets Supercomputers With New Chip Design
New chip design to extend ARM's ambitions from the data centre and into supercomputer territory