Category: Politics

Robots that can hold simple conversations and learn people’s interests are to be deployed in some UK care homes after an international trial found they boosted mental health and reduced loneliness. The wheeled robots, called “Pepper”, move independently and gesture with robotic arms and hands and are designed to be “culturally competent”, which means that […]

Samsung’s latest, the Galaxy Watch 3, is an all-round refinement of its previous excellent smartwatch efforts – slimmer, lighter and with a larger screen. The GBP399 Galaxy Watch 3 comes in two sizes (41mm or 45mm), two colours and with or without 4G, aiming to be the Apple Watch of Android, here reviewed in black […]

The ethical smartphone maker Fairphone has released two camera upgrades for its Fairphone 3 that are available separately or as a whole new device: the Fairphone 3+. The Fairphone 3+ costs GBP425 and marks a new approach for the eponymous Dutch company. The new phone is identical to 2019’s Fairphone 3 apart from an upgraded […]

Play Video 1:29 Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s neuroscience startup Neuralink has unveiled a pig with a small computer chip implanted in its brain. Describing the implant as ‘a Fitbit in your skull with tiny wires’, Musk said the pig was ‘happy and healthy’ two months after initially having it fitted. He presented a demo displaying […]