Stephen Hawking has spoken about the need to be extremely careful when developing or experimenting with artificial intelligence in the past and the famed physicist recently delivered some of his starkest language yet. Hawking recently spoke at a technology conference in Portugal, where he told the audience that maintaining control …

Photo: Twenty20 You might complain about the endless rush of daily life and meditate for a few minutes during the day, but there’s one thing you typically don’t want to slow down — your metabolism. Think of it like an engine: Your metabolism is those series of chemical reactions that …

A group of paleontologists from the University of Portsmouth has discovered two new species of mammals that lived 145 million years ago in what is now Dorset county, southern England. Artist’s impression of a lagoon at dusk with Durlstodon ensomi (left foreground), Durlstotherium newmani (right and center foreground) and the …

A team of researchers from the Universities of Exeter, Brighton and Oxford has rejuvenated senescent cells to be functionally younger. This discovery builds on earlier findings from the team that showed that genes called splicing factors are progressively switched off as we age, and has the potential to lead to …

Volkswagen Group’s Moia sub-brand launched last year at TechCrunch Disrupt, with a focus on helping connect the dots between VW’s existing automotive business and a future where city-dwellers also rely heavily on ride pooling and ride hailing services. Moia CEO Ole Harms will join us this year to recap how …

LA Galaxy defender Robbie Rogers announced today his retirement from professional soccer. Rogers, 30, will end his playing career after over 11 (2006-2017) years of professional experience in Major League Soccer, England and the Netherlands playing for SC Heerenveen, Columbus Crew SC, Leeds United and the LA Galaxy. Rogers won …

Google has announced a new knowledge graph card for news publishers in which searchers can learn more about a specific news publication directly in the search results. Google said this will help searchers learn about “a publication you’re not familiar with or one you wanted to learn more about.” The …

Whether you are ready or not, here come the holidays! Black Friday is only three Fridays away, and it — along with the holiday season more generally — is one of the best times of year to get your products in front of the millions of shoppers searching for the …

Sometimes a laptop manufacturer gets it just right. I’ve been living with a Lenovo X1 Yoga (2nd Gen) 14-inch review unit for the last few weeks as my primary computer, and my only problem is that I need to send it back. For anyone looking for a lightweight Windows notebook …

It’s hard to understate the impact of NAND flash and SSDs. Over the last decade, these storage solutions have transformed the entire market. But long before we had massive solid-state storage, we had a different method of improving system performance and response time: RAID. The venerable storage system turned 30 …