Microsoft unveils chip it says could bring quantum computing within years
Chip is powered by world’s first topoconductor, which can create new state of matter that is not solid, liquid or gas
Conspiracy theory on methane-cutting cow feed a ‘wake-up call’, say scientists
Social media storm of misinformation about Bovaer has drawn in Reform UK, the dairy industry and even Bill Gates
Elon Musk put a chip in this paralysed man’s brain. Now he can move things with his mind. Should we be amazed – or terrified?
An accident left Noland Arbaugh paralysed, but Musk’s Neuralink brain implant allows him to control computers with his thoughts. Is it a life-changing innovation that could help millions – or the start of a dystopia where a billionaire can access our thoughts?
AI helps researchers read ancient scroll burned to a crisp in Vesuvius eruption
Writing on PHerc. 172 papyrus, found at Roman mansion in Herculaneum, revealed after 3D X-rays and software competition
Billionaire’s record $100m donation to University of Sydney aims to increase diversity in Stem sector
Tech founder Robin Khuda wants to make ‘positive societal impact’ by increasing opportunities for women in sector where he made his fortune
AI to revolutionise fundamental physics and ‘could show how universe will end’
Exclusive: Cern’s next director general Mark Thomson says AI is paving the way for huge advances in particle physics
All in the mind? The surprising truth about brain rot
Is screen use really sapping our ability to focus and lowering our IQs? The scientists who have actually analysed the data give their verdict
AI is a force for good – and Britain needs to be a maker of ideas, not a mere taker
After Donald Trump’s reckless bonfire of safeguards, our best plan is to become tech champions ourselves
Scientists can help governments plan for the future. But don’t forget sci-fi writers: we can do it too
Our job is to imagine scenarios from the impact of the climate crisis to the rise of AI – and decision-makers need our help, says Emma Newman
Are you being watched? Soderbergh’s ghost voyeur movie taps strange truths
Presence, the story of a family haunting where the camera’s eye is the spectre’s point of view, draws on what are for many people all too palpable phenomena
The Brutalist and Emilia Perez’s voice-cloning controversies make AI the new awards season battleground
Two leading contenders for Oscars this year have revealed use of artificial intelligence in the editing suite – will it affect their chances?
Would you let AI choose your outfits?
Chloë Hamilton explores the possibilities, with surprising results…
Sir David McMurtry obituary
Engineer whose trigger probe made his company Renishaw a world leader in measuring for hi-tech mass production
Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket blasts off in challenge to Elon Musk’s SpaceX
Launch of Amazon founder’s New Glenn craft on second attempt ramps up rivalry between tech billionaires
Ministers pledge record £410m to support UK nuclear fusion energy
Ed Miliband says funding pledge means Britain within ‘grasping distance’ of ‘secure, clean, unlimited energy’