Hal Hodson
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Google’s DeepMind AI can lip-read TV shows better than a pro
An artificial intelligence system developed by researchers at DeepMind and the University of Oxford got so good by watching 5000 hours of BBC programmes → Read More
Police mass face recognition in the US will net innocent people
A law enforcement database of 117 million faces - half of all US citizens – hasn’t been properly vetted and is likely biased against black people, says Hal Hodson → Read More
How Tesla’s batteries can change the solar power game
How Tesla’s batteries can change the solar power game → Read More
Internet 3.0: How we take back control from the giants
Monster companies run the internet and gorge on our data. But what if we abolished the server farms and ran it ourselves? → Read More
The firms who will beat Google to get us into self-driving cars
The world's biggest car companies are now taking autonomous cars seriously – and that spells bad news for Google's hopes of leading the way → Read More
Super-literate software reads and comprehends better than humans
Get ready for a new generation of computers that can read millions of texts and understand the relationships between characters → Read More
Super-literate software reads and comprehends better than humans
Get ready for a new generation of computers that can read millions of texts and understand the relationships between characters → Read More
Lithium dreams: The surreal landscapes where batteries are born
Batteries that power our smartphones need lithium – an increasingly precious resource. Could Bolivia supply the world? Hal Hodson takes a visit → Read More
The battery revolution that will let us all be power brokers
Companies are racing to find better ways to store electricity – and so provide us with cheaper energy when and where we want it → Read More
Robot cleaner can empty bins and sweep floors
Dussmann, one of the Germany's largest cleaning companies, has been testing an office cleaning robot in its Berlin headquarters → Read More
Recharge pools could help quench future California droughts
California could solve its water problems, and cope with climate change, by actively refilling its overdrawn aquifers → Read More
Corkscrew planets spiral back and forth between two stars
In some rare cases, a planet in a binary system may spiral around the axis that connects its two stars – although how such planets come to be is unclear → Read More
Milky Way's quiet life leaves it with no dark matter skeleton
Our galaxy has only ever merged with small galaxies, not large ones. This low-key history has left it bereft of dark matter from outside → Read More
Digital tattoo lets you control devices with mind power alone
A patch of gold electrodes you can wear behind your ear for up to two weeks will track your brainwaves 24/7 and let you control devices with your mind → Read More
Wireless routers could spy on your breathing and heartbeat
A radar-like system that fits inside a Wi-Fi box can record health data and keep tabs on your mood – without you even noticing → Read More
Digital tattoo lets you control devices with mind power alone
A patch of gold electrodes you can wear behind your ear for up to two weeks will track your brainwaves 24/7 and let you control devices with your mind → Read More
E-cigarettes are smoke of choice for US schoolchildren
US high schoolers are opting for e-cigarettes over conventional cigarettes. Good news? Or have we just shifted the problem? → Read More
Why Obama's cyber sanctions won't deter digital crime
The US president has declared a national state of emergency over cybercrime, but his plan is unenforceable at best, and could even do real harm → Read More
Human cruise control app steers people on their way
Electrodes attached to legs can guide people wherever you want them to go via an app. Welcome to the bizarre world of electro-stimulation → Read More
Uber opens up to let any object or app call you a cab - tech - 25 March 2015
Soon an Uber driver could wait outside your office as you leave your final meeting, alerted by your online calendar – but will automatic cab-hailing → Read More