Neural networks developed by researchers at Google’s UK AI division, DeepMind, are as capable as world-class cl…
Surgeons are exploring how augmented reality could improve heart surgery
Surgeons at one of the UK’s leading children’s hospitals are preparing to introduce mixed reality headset…
Exclusive: the government wants to use 5G to accelerate the rollout of self-driving cars
This story has been updated. The government is exploring how ultrafast 5G connectivity could accelerate the adoption …
Cisco and UCL to launch AI research centre as part of £77m commitment to UK tech
Cisco is joining forces with University College London to launch “one of the world’s largest” artif…
AI will replace more than 250,000 government jobs, say researchers
Government workers are among the most likely to lose their jobs to artificial intelligence over the next 20 years, ac…
Microsoft’s Brad Smith wants governments to regulate facial recognition technology
Facial recognition technology could be abused in ways that would undermine civil liberties if governments fail to reg…
Blockchain could restore trust in government and save it billions of pounds, claims MP
The UK government could make efficiency savings of £8bn by embracing blockchain technology, according to a report by …
How could tech transform social care? NHS Digital partners with 12 councils to find out
NHS Digital has joined forces with the Local Government Association to award £240,000 to a dozen councils seeking to …
KPMG, LLoyds and IBM are backing a new global AI policy commission
British politicians and business leaders have joined forces to establish an international commission tasked with guid…
Roger Taylor to chair Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation
Ofqual’s Roger Taylor has been named chair of the new Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation, as ministers unvei…