Big money, big ego, big bills: how to get divorced Silicon Valley style

Divorce is always hard, but it can be particularly messy in a land of huge wealth, alpha personalities and hard-nosed lawyers who don’t come cheap

Eight visions of Facebook’s future from its F8 conference

Mark Zuckerberg’s social network is betting big on augmented reality, hasn’t given up on VR – but doesn’t have much to say about the ‘Facebook killer’

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

Human-Enhancing Technology, once a staple of SF, is now a reality – and it’s on a bike

New technology naturally integrates human pedaling power with electric propulsion, making it possible to bike almost anywhere. “People are smart and can adapt to technology, but good technology should be smart enough to adapt to people,” said Assaf Biderman, founder and CEO of Superpedestrian, a robotics company founded out of MIT. “We set ourselves an … Read more

Tesla charges ahead to overtake Ford in market value

Elon Musk’s electric car company has been valued at $49bn, leaving the 100-year-old motor manufacturer lagging behind