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Superhero sidekick or 1984 Telescreen? This is Alfred, the butler in your bathroom mirror
Smart mirror costs from $399, includes 27in touch screen and voice-activated personal assistant called Alfred.
Astronomer Royal Martin Rees on aliens, parallel universes and the biggest threats to mankind
Rees says extraterrestrial life would either be far less advanced - or they will have developed full electronic intelligence.
Why is Elon Musk afraid of AI and what is neural lace?
Musk has started Neuralink to push brain-computer interfaces, but is he heading in the wrong direction?
Neuralink: New Elon Musk company wants to supercharge our brains before computers leave us behind
Company insiders say Musk wants to help cure brain disease before offering brain power upgrades.
Trump's treasury secretary on threat of robots taking jobs: 'It's not even on our radar'
A recent PwC report estimated that AI and robots could take nearly 38% jobs in the US, 30% in the UK.
Honda on self-driving, AI and the future of the supercar
Autonomous city cars like the Neuv will act as a self-driving ride-share service when the owner is away.
The Singularity: US Navy calls on gamers to help it plan for the rise of the machines
'Technology has advanced to the point that we can see the Singularity on the horizon,' Dr. Eric Gulovsen said.
Artificial Intelligence will help us become funnier and sexier says Google engineering head at SXSW
Machines "are powering all of us" says author, futurist and Google director of engineering Ray Kurzweil.
Meet Ulrich Spiesshofer: CEO of ABB who champions AI and says taxing robots would be foolish
In an exclusive interview with IBTimes UK, the boss of automation giant says humankind is accelerating towards 'co-bots' not just robots.
San Francisco's AI Labs trumps Robo-Advice with neural networks
Robo-Advice may struggle long-term and perform poorly in times of downturn or market shocks like Brexit.
Which defendants are likely to be a flight risk? AI could help judges make better decisions
Algorithms can better predict what criminal defendants will do when released on bail than judges can.
Google Home says Barack Obama is planning a coup and all Republicans are Nazis
Search engine's smart speaker was caught spreading fake news and conspiracy theories.
Finance and artificial intelligence are going 'fintech' and open source
Day 2: Data science event looked at open source software and the fintech approach.
How hedge funds can trade on heaven-sent data
Day 1: IBT Media's data science and finance event looked at alternative data sets and natural language processing.
Facebook using artificial intelligence to spot suicidal users and offer real-time prevention
New algorithm can identify users at risk and reach out with rapid support.
Jeff Garzik's Bloq acquires Skry for machine learning and AI blockchain data analytics
Skry can detect anomalies like a DDoS attack or a spike in transactions fees on both public and private chains.
'Siri, find me a date': Tinder boss says AI and augmented reality could improve online dating
Sean Rad on the future of swiping.
Ricoh and IBM Watson's 'magic' AI whiteboard translates languages in real time
The interactive whiteboards are powered by IBM's artificial intelligence.
Machine learning 'RegTech' being driven by post-Paris attacks AML rules
Sarah Clark, general manager, Identity at Mitek Systems, discussed the state of the art at Finovate 2017 in London.
Mark Zuckerberg's manifesto: 6 takeaways from his massive plan to save the world with Facebook
"Facebook stands for bringing us closer together and building a global community," Zuckerberg wrote.
Machine learning fraud specialists Feedzai listed for second year running in Tech Tour Growth 50
Feedzai CEO Nuno Sebastiao said: 'Being selected for the Tech Tour Growth 50 means that we are global-ready.'
Elon Musk says humans need to merge with machines or risk becoming irrelevant in the AI age
Musk warned global leaders to pay close attention to AI development so researchers "don't get carried away".
Elon Musk jokes 'I'm not an alien' while discussing how to contact extraterrestrials
SpaceX boss says 'super intelligent' AI will be like aliens landing on Earth.
Google's DeepMind tests AI vs AI to see if they become 'aggressive' or cooperate
Researchers used two games to see if the AI's behaviour changes based on its environment
Winton Labs names cohort of European AI and data science startups
The Winton Labs Demo Day will take place on 9 February in collaboration with The Alan Turing Institute.
Two Sigma's Wes McKinney talks about big data interoperability
McKinney created the Pandas project and has spent the last seven years working in the Python open source ecosystem.
Humanity folds: AI just crushed the world's top human poker players in historic victory
In recent years, AI has bested human players in various games including chess, checkers, Scrabble and Go.
FirstCapital's Hazel Moore on how Silicon Valley is stealing the UK's hottest fintech talent
Hazel Moore will be talking about fintech innovation at Newsweek's forthcoming Data Science and Capital Markets event in London.
Starbucks can now take your order via voice or message through its iOS app and Amazon Alexa
Using the app, customers can place their long orders, customise them and pay for them ahead of time.
Apple joins Google, Facebook and Microsoft in AI research group
'This is a pivotal moment for the Partnership on AI,' the non-profit said.