Innovation, Science and Technology

The awakening of a new nuclear power

In the early, halcyon days of nuclear power, British prowess in engineering enjoyed some of its finest hours. Here was a clean power and an unlimited resource that the country had the…


The big read: Tech world faces up to burning issues

As we race towards a technological renaissance, we find ourselves more vulnerable than ever to a great cosmic power, writes James Fitzgerald. Techies around the world would have been hard-wired for insights…


Apple gets green light from Greenpeace

We are well aware that industries such as manufacturing, transport and energy have big environmental footprints, but what about big data’s? About 400 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute….


The big read: Life under the all-seeing “I”

Stefano Ermon of Stanford University’s Artificial Intelligence Lab speaks to Chief-Exec.com  about the hopes and hazards of a world populated by learning machines   As anyone who has ever tried to get…


Green cars line-up on the starting grid

In 1899 the Belgian, Camille Jenatzy, broke the speed barrier at 100 kilometres an hour in a cigar shaped electric car known as La Jamais Contente. In 1900 at the World Exhibition…


High-minded hopes for automation

Motorists and pedestrians will breathe a sigh of relief at the prospect of a cloud-to-car future of autonomous and emission-free driving. Or will they? Technology groups such as Apple and Microsoft are…


Climate of change heralds new era of scepticism

Within sections of the international business community which applauded Britain’s vote to leave the European Union there is intense puzzling about what appears to be a glaring contradiction in the May Government’s…


Hammond bets on a productive future

In 51 minutes and with 15 references to “productivity” the UK Chancellor Philip Hammond threw more light on what a post-Brexit Britain could look like than all the uncountable hours of hints…


Comet Facebook impacts into Popper’s World 3

“The bottom line is: we take misinformation seriously.” Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive of Facebook, wrote this in his blog on November 18. He also outlined ways the company plans to…