Science & Technology

Deus ex machina: former Google engineer is developing an AI god Olivia Solon Way of the Future, a religious group founded by Anthony Levandowski, wants to create a deity based on artificial intelligence for the betterment...

Huawei receives 2018 GSMA award for Outstanding Contribution to the Mobile Industry   GSMA chairman congratulates Huawei for ‘commitment to pushing the industry forward’ The GSMA has presented Huawei Technologies with the 2018 Award for Outstanding Contribution...

UK to ban petrol and diesel cars from 2040 By Rachel Connolly   In a move towards greener electric vehicles, the UK will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2040. On July 26, the...

  Tracing the tangled tracks of humankind's evolutionary journey Hannah Devlin Science correspondent The path from ape to modern human is not a linear one. Hannah Devlin looks at what we know – and what might be...

Equifax hack puts data of 400,000 UK customers at risk   US credit rating firm’s announcement comes after UK authorities order it to alert British clients of cybersecurity breach. About 400,000 people in the UK may have...

New species of dinosaur dubbed the 'amazing dragon' discovered in China   Paleontologists have discovered the fossils of a new species of dinosaur in northwestern China. The discovery of Lingwulong shenqi, shows there was an early member...

Bitcoin splits cryptocurrency community with launch of cash alternative By Kim Darrah   A new version of bitcoin, dubbed ‘bitcoin cash’, was met with a mixed reception on its first day of trading. An ideological rift in the...

Cheddar Man: DNA shows early Briton had dark skin By Paul Rincon Science editor, BBC News website   https://youtu.be/lWDWVDu01P0 DNA shows early Brit had dark skin A cutting-edge scientific analysis shows that a Briton from 10,000 years ago had...

We’re getting even closer to creating ‘superhumans’ By Matthew Dunn, News.com.au   The human race has come a very long way in a short amount of time, but what is coming around the corner will change everything...

WhatsApp makes its own unique emojis – that look similar to Apple's Alex Hern   WhatsApp’s 1.2bn users given iOS-style emojis that differ from those on Facebook and Messenger, adding to general air of cross-platform confusion. WhatsApp has...