Science & Technology

Autonomous vehicles How do you define “safe driving” in terms a machine can understand?   Writing the robotic rules of the road WHEN people learn to drive, they subconsciously absorb what are colloquially known as the “rules of...

Facebook announces new privacy settings amid data scandal   Facebook said it will launch a range of new tools to "to put people more in control of their privacy." Users will be able to find their...

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...

Apple strikes a deal with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television By Luján Scarpinelli   Spielberg’s Amblin Television will make 10 exclusive episodes of his 1980s science fiction series Amazing Stories for Apple, each with a budget of more...

Can we ever find Jesus’s DNA? I met the scientists who are trying to find out   It was the first stop on an extraordinary journey. On a bright but bitterly cold January afternoon earlier this...

This next generation drone could replace helicopters Matt Gooding   Meet the Hydrone...   https://youtu.be/wlhOI4WI8b0   A next generation drone which can undertake flights of up to three hours and is believed to be the first of its kind in the...

Facebook says data breach might affect up to 87 million people   Facebook believes the data of up to 87 million people was improperly shared with the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica. Initial reports had put the...

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...

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...

Scientists explain the sound of knuckle cracking By Helen Briggs BBC News   Scientists have turned their attention to investigating that most annoying of human habits - the sound made when you crack your knuckles. The characteristic pop...