Technology
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So cruel! But still a great time to be alive
Is this a day to count our blessings? Agony of course. Tears, buckets of them. Yet England will be back. And the bigger picture is arguably brighter than it has been for more than a century.
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Experts at war over danger of smartphones
Have smartphones destroyed a generation? More and more countries are banning them in schools as the evidence against them grows stronger. But a fierce fightback is under way.
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Battling billionaires set for new space race
Do they have more money than sense? Today, Richard Branson is making his final preparations for the journey of a lifetime. But is it worth spending billions for a few minutes beyond Earth?
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Good news #2: Cars really can fly!
Should we all be a little bit crazy? Today’s inventions may seem impossible or pointless, dreamt up by people with extraordinary minds – but they could soon be changing the way we live.
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‘Mother of all crashes’ as Bitcoin slumps
Are cryptocurrencies evil? Many think digital currency is doomed after China clamped down on Bitcoin yesterday – but others still believe they can revolutionise the global economy.
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Bullets fly. Blood is sucked. Oh what fun!
Does doing bad things in a video game make you a bad person? Today, the internet is abuzz at the close of the year’s biggest gaming convention. But isn’t all that killing bad for the soul?
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Pentagon confirms new UFO footage is real
Is belief in UFOs religious? Today the world is reeling from a new video of an object flying like no human craft. But some think our UFO obsession is just a new answer to an ancient problem.
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Miracle or menace? The rise of the brain chip
Could neural implants change your identity? Yesterday, an entrepreneur invested millions in the technology. But scientists and philosophers are anxious about potential consequences.
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American sailors saw UFOs ‘every day’
Should we take UFOs more seriously? Today the world is abuzz as US military figures reveal that UFO sightings are happening on a daily basis. But should we be more worried about them?
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‘Robots are far better judges than humans’
Should computers make all our decisions? In a new book published today, three top scientists argue that human beings are useless at making choices. Machines would do a much better job.
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The old man and the tree. A story of spring
Can great art really be created on an iPad? Next week Britain’s greatest living artist will unveil stunning images of nature drawn with an app. But some critics miss the drama of paint.
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How hackers could hold the world to ransom
Is the internet a weapon of mass destruction? The announcement yesterday of a cyber attack on a major American pipeline has highlighted the vulnerability of our super-connected world.
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US investigates mysterious microwave attacks
Is the West under attack from an unknown enemy? Last week, the United States linked two attacks near the White House to an unexplained sickness that experts blame on a Russian secret weapon.
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On the road to greater social inequality
Could self-driving cars be racist? Experts worry that the machines of tomorrow are being inadvertently programmed to reflect human prejudices, and could make existing divisions even worse.
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Criticism as tech giants cash in on pandemic
Is Big Tech profiting from human misery? In the next 36 hours, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter and Amazon results will show surging growth. Fully deserved? Or morally dubious?