Technology

Is China outsmarting the West in artificial intelligence?

Soren Schwertfeger, center, and his team of assistants work on an automated arm in Shanghai.

Soren Schwertfeger finished his postdoctorate research on autonomous robots in Germany and seemed set to continue his work in Europe or the United States, where artificial intelligence was pioneered and established. Instead, he went to China.

Business and tech qualifications best for the future

Justin Tang, chief technology officer of Disrupt Sports, represents a new breed of surfboard salesman with ICT skills in ...

The combination of ICT and business skills has become an ideal set of qualifications for future jobs. People with ICT skills are busting out of ICT enclaves to perform vital roles across a full range of businesses, from retail and finance to agriculture, construction and mining

Have Apple and Microsoft traded places?

Apple is expected to introduce new versions of its laptops next month.

Apple is planning to update its line of MacBooks, but will the same machines with minor tweaks be enough to win back mindshare from its fresher competition?

Microsoft video tools take fight to Google, Amazon

Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft, at the company's Build Conference.

​Microsoft has turned up the heat on other technology giants by launching new image and video recognition products which could help it court businesses worried about running ads next to offensive content.

The curse of Newton's law

Not pretty, but pretty effective.

A Canadian company is making stands that not only isolate speakers but ensure that any movement resulting from Newton's third law does not move them off axis – pleasing the fundamentalists.