Jürgen Schmidhuber on the robot future​: ‘They will pay as much attention to us as we do to ants’

The German computer scientist says artificial intelligence will surpass humans’ in 2050, enabling robots to have fun, fall in love – and colonise the galaxy

Barks and bytes: the rise of wearable tech for pets

Fitness trackers are not just for humans anymore – a growing range of electronic collars and cameras can help you monitor your pet’s location, activity and even emotional state

Advanced artificial intelligence learns from and grows with the driver of the Toyota Concept-i

Thanks to the new Concept-i unveiled at CES 2017 and the power of artificial intelligence, Toyota thinks the future is a vehicle that can engage with people. Imagine if the vehicles of the future were friendly, and focused on you. That’s the vision behind Toyota’s Concept-i. Announced today at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show in … Read more

The eight technologies every entrepreneur should know about

Rapid technological change can be hard for small businesses to track. We speak to the experts about the trends shaping the future

Man v machine: can computers cook, write and paint better than us?

Artificial intelligence can now win a game, recognise your face, even appeal against your parking ticket. But can it do the stuff even humans find tricky?