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Fighting dementia with gaming

A mobile game that challenges a gamer’s spatial navigation has generated the largest-ever dementia study.

Economy

Samsung set for biggest change in company's history

Samsung fails to address investors' major concerns but announces structural review and a "road map" for the future.

Panama

€4.4bn US Navy warship breaks down... again

Just 6 months ago, the US Navy acquired the world’s most technologically advanced destroyer.

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5G: a faster, even more connected world

Mobile communication has completely changed the way we live, work and play.

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Coming soon: robot cops on Dubai's streets

“Robot cops” will soon be patrolling the streets of Dubai.

Business Series

Uber loses UK driver employment case

Uber should no longer treat its drivers as self-employed, a British employment tribunal has ruled, dealing a major blow to its business model.

Sport

Smart Stadiums leading the way in boosting fan experience

The focus of attention on the second and final day of the World Football Summit in Madrid was firmly on technological development of the game and the fan…

Business Series

Samsung Electronics vows to regain trust as Note 7 costs slam profits

Samsung pledges to work hard to earn back the public's trust after the Galaxy Note 7 disaster which lowered its third-quarter mobile earnings by 96%.

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Vodafone fined over customer failings

Britain's telecoms regulator has fined Vodafone a record amount for what it called "serious and sustained" failings in its dealings with customers.

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Hugh Herr moving mountains to end disability

Hugh Herr ''a future world without disability''

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Apple profits fall for the first time in 15 years

Apple's annual earnings have dropped for the first time in 15 years as it posted a third successive quarter of declining iPhone sales.

USA

What we know about the Dyn cyber attack

Connected devices such as cameras were employed as part of the attack on US sites.

China

The robot with a racket

This badminton-playing robot was put through its paces at the World Robot Conference in Beijing.

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Tesla goes all-in on self-driving

Electric car maker Tesla says all of its models will be equipped to be fully self-driving with that technology fully operational by the end of 2017.

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Growing tomatoes in the Australian desert

Growing vegetables in the desert.

Business Series

Robots really are trying to take over Hollywood

Making creative decisions using data, algorithms and artificial intelligence; it all sounds terrifying to people who make a living in the TV and film industry.

Business Series

Still sceptical about virtual reality? You shouldn't be

Business Series

Saudi Arabia and SoftBank plan to become world's largest tech investors

Saudi Arabia and Japan's SoftBank are to team up to launch a huge technology investment fund to back cutting edge innovations.

United Kingdom

How to play vinyl records with Britain's new plastic five pound note

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Note 7's burning battery problem slams Samsung's profits

Samsung has revealed it is going to take an initial two billion euro hit from scrapping the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone.