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Google AI shakeup is good news for all of us
Google has lost four of its best researchers and demoted one of the most famous AI developers of all time. Allow me to explain why this is the best news to hit AI in a long time
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IBM, ORNL and Cleveland Clinic achieve quantum simulations of fusion materials
The quantum simulation revealed a promising material for producing fuel for fusion energy - and shows the power of quantum and exascale computing when combined
IBM, Cleveland Clinic and RIKEN simulate 12,635-atom protein using quantum computing
Landmark quantum simulation! IBM, Cleveland Clinic, & RIKEN modeled a 12,635-atom protein, marking a major step for biology & drug discovery.
Google names winners of $20 million funding for AI science projects
Google's philanthropic arm has named the 12 projects that will share in a multimillion-dollar funding pot dedicated to further scientific research using artificial intelligence
IBM and NASA team up on open-source AI project to predict the weather in space
AI model Surya predicts solar activity using information gathered from high-resolution images of the sun's surface, along with seismic and magnetic data
Google partners with French medical researchers to fight women’s cancer
Google has partnered with several French research institutions to advance breast and gynaecological cancer research.
How Google made AlphaFold 3
Google has lifted the lid on how the latest iteration of its protein-structure prediction model, AlphaFold, was built.
Hailing Total Recall’s robot taxi
Total Recall's Robot Taxi is part Uber, part self-driving (and electric) car, part humanoid robot, and part voice recognition system, writes Richard Trenholm.
Back to the Future’s most crucial prediction
Richard Trenholm looks into Mr. Fusion from Back to the Future to see if we're any closer to using banana peels as fuel!
Dinosaurs de-extinct! DNA and cloning in Jurassic Park
In this edition of TechFinitive x Flashforward, Richard Trenholm checks out Jurassic Park and talks about the obstacles in the way of bringing back lost species.
USA’s largest lithium mine is terrible news for sustainability
Lee Grant isn't impressed by General Motors sinking $650 million into a new Lithium mine when it should be concentrating its wealth on extracting the Lithium sitting in old devices
The 5 pieces of tech I wish I had at Burning Man
Self-confessed swamp monster Claire Reilly battles through the mud to deliver her survival story from this year's headline-grabbing Burning Man
How you can be a real Rocketeer in 2023 (but probably shouldn’t)
In this edition of TechFinitive x Flashforward, Richard Trenholm takes off to explore The Rocketeer and its jetpacks and rockets in 2023
Dreaming of electric sheep – artificial animals in Blade Runner
In this edition of TechFinitive x FlashForward, Richard Trenholm dreams of electric sheep... or, maybe, doesn't dream, but rather, looks into what's happened since Blade Runner introduced us to "artificial animals".
AI mind-readers can eavesdrop on people’s brains
Is mind reading getting closer? It seems so as an academic study suggests that a computer can extract the text of a story someone hears from their brain activity.
UK government announces £360m investment in tech industry
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today launched the government’s new framework to “cement” the UK’s place as a science and technology superpower by 2030. But is £360m really enough?