Pepper is growing up. The cutesy humanoid robot embraced by early adopters and novelty seekers now has to start earning a living say his creators at SoftBank. The Japanese...
A 20-year-old Dutchman called Mats Valk on Sunday set a new world record for solving a Rubik’s Cube puzzle, completing the task in just 4.74...
A New York-based start-up has raised $30 million to take on Google and other technology giants in a key part of the artificial intelligence market, bucking a recent trend...
SoftBank has led a $130 million investment in a US bioengineering start-up that makes “designer microbes”, in the latest sign of artificial intelligence and robotics invading the natural sciences. The three-year-old venture,...
Samsung has purchased an ambitious artificial intelligence company founded by the core team that created Apple’s Siri digital assistant, jumping into a market that has become the latest battleground...
Toyota is making its first foray into robots for homes in its latest attempt to connect with consumers outside of cars. The 10-centimetre talking robot called...
Anki, a San Francisco start-up whose toys are powered by artificial intelligence, has raised $52.5 million in its latest funding round, as it unveils its latest...
Twitter has acquired Magic Pony, a London-based machine learning start-up, as the messaging platform tries to bolster its video and live streaming capabilities. Magic Pony specialises in...
Cylance, a cyber-security start-up trying to upend the old world of antivirus software, has raised $100 million from investors including private equity firm Blackstone and Insight...
Facebook has hired Regina Dugan from Google, poaching the former director of the US research agency DARPA to lead a new research and development lab focused...
