Throughout history, the pursuit of technology to help us work harder, faster and more safely has led to some truly incredible inventions that have changed the world we live in — from the ancient tools first used by our ancestors to 21st-century breakthroughs such as bionic eyes and artificial intelligence (AI). Our expert writers and editors address the groundbreaking developments in robotics, quantum computing and much more with the latest future technology news, articles and features.
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'Future You' AI lets you speak to a 60-year-old version of yourself — and it has surprising wellbeing benefits
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Scientists design new 'AGI benchmark' that tests whether any future AI model could cause 'catastrophic harm'
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'Future You' AI lets you speak to a 60-year-old version of yourself — and it has surprising wellbeing benefits
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'It will be comparable with the industrial revolution': Two legendary AI scientists win Nobel Prize in physics for work on neural networks
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Humanity faces a 'catastrophic' future if we don’t regulate AI, 'Godfather of AI' Yoshua Bengio says
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Will language face a dystopian future? How 'Future of Language' author Philip Seargeant thinks AI will shape our communication
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What is artificial general intelligence (AGI)?
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'Their capacity to emulate human language and thought is immensely powerful': Far from ending the world, AI systems might actually save it
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What is the dead internet conspiracy?
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Common AI models believe racist stereotypes about African Americans that predate the Civil Rights movement — and they 'try to hide it when confronted'
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'Unbreakable' quantum communication closer to reality thanks to new, exceptionally bright photons
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Quantum data beamed alongside 'classical' data in a single fiber-optic connection for the 1st time
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'Absurdly fast' algorithm solves 70-year-old logjam — speeding up network traffic in areas from airline scheduling to the internet
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Scientists achieve record-breaking 402 Tbps data transmission speeds — 1.6 million times faster than home broadband
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New HCTI file format lets you send 'touch' over the internet just as easily as you would send a video
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This bizarre vortex doesn't just look cool — it can be a key cog in making scalable high-speed 6G networks a reality
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Scientists could make blazing-fast 6G using curving light rays
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Breakthrough 6G antenna could lead to high-speed communications and holograms
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6G speeds hit 100 Gbps in new test — 500 times faster than average 5G cellphones
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Google's Sycamore quantum computer chip can now outperform the fastest supercomputers, new study suggests
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What is a quantum processing unit (QPU)?
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What is a quantum bit (qubit)?
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Japan to start building 1st 'zeta-class' supercomputer in 2025, 1,000 times more powerful than today's fastest machines
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Radical quantum computing theory could lead to more powerful machines than previously imagined
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Prototype quantum processor boasts record 99.9% qubit fidelity
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China's upgraded light-powered 'AGI chip' is now a million times more efficient than before, researchers say
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Quantum compasses closer to replacing GPS after scientists squeeze key refrigerator-sized laser system onto a microchip
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'Springy' solid-state battery is twice the width of a white blood cell and could drastically increase EV range
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Hydrogen-powered VTOL aircraft makes record 523-mile journey — and lands with 10% of its fuel left in the tank
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Are electric vehicles safer than gas-powered cars? Maybe for the passengers—but not for everyone else.
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1st self-driving car that 'lets you take your eyes off the road' goes on sale in the US — and it's not a Tesla
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China green-lights mass production of autonomous flying taxis — with commercial flights set for 2025
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'White hat hackers' carjacked a Tesla using cheap, legal hardware — exposing major security flaws in the vehicle
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Experimental wireless EV charger is just as fast as a superfast wired plug, scientists say
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Flying car designed to hop across the Philippines' 7,000 islands coming this year
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Future electric cars could go more than 600 miles on a single charge thanks to battery-boosting gel
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Specialist 'carbon nanotube' AI chip built by Chinese scientists is 1st of its kind and highly energy-efficient
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New invention harvests ambient Wi-Fi and Bluetooth signals to power small devices
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World's 1st flexible solar panel is thin enough to turn your smartphone case into a mini power generator
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Unique 'fan-on-a-chip' could prevent AI smartphones from overheating — with 1st devices launching in 2026
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Tiny graphene-based magnetic devices could lead to much smaller — and way more powerful — processors in the future
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World's most powerful X-ray laser set for massive upgrade that will help us better understand the atomic world
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Amazingly simple discovery extends Li-ion battery lifespan by 50% — meaning you don't have to replace your gadgets as often
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World's biggest battery coming to Maine — and it could store 130 million times more energy than your laptop
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World's fastest charger can fully power up your smartphone in under 5 minutes
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Next-gen quantum computers could be powered using chip with high-energy lasers made 10,000 times smaller
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Massive 100-inch transparent screen set to enter production — scientists claim it will be 10 times cheaper than transparent OLEDs
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'Holy grail' of solar technology set to consign 'unsustainable silicon' to history
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DARPA's military-grade 'quantum laser' will use entangled photons to outshine conventional laser beams
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Razor-thin silk 'dampens noise by 75%' — could be game-changer for sound-proofing homes and offices
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Tesla primed to sell AI-powered humanoid robots alongside its EVs in 2025. But will they be any good?
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This robot could leap higher than the Statue of Liberty — if we ever build it properly
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Self-healing 'living skin' can make robots more humanlike — and it looks just as creepy as you'd expect
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This AI-powered robot has worked out how to solve a Rubik's Cube in just 0.305 seconds
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DeepMind experimenting with 'Shadow Hand' that can withstand a severe beating in the name of AI research
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Meet LocoMan, the quirky robot dog that can stand up on its hind legs like a meerkat and play with objects
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Watch Boston Dynamics' newest Atlas robot wake up in the creepiest way possible
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Watch derpy robots show off their soccer skills thanks to new AI training method
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AI-powered humanoid robot can serve you food, stack the dishes — and have a conversation with you
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Playing with fire: How VR is being used to train the next generation of firefighters
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New display tech paves the way for 'most realistic' holograms in regular eyeglasses
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Meta just stuck its AI somewhere you didn't expect it — a pair of Ray-Ban smart glasses
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New invention transforms any smartphone or TV display into a holographic projector
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VR headsets vulnerable to 'Inception attacks' — where hackers can mess with your sense of reality and steal your data
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Watch scientists control a robot with their hands while wearing the Apple Vision Pro
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Please don't wear the Apple Vision Pro while driving, study urges, but buying coffee with VR is an 'exciting novelty'
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Ultrasonic headband induces lucid dreams using AI, its creators claim — but an expert remains skeptical
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Our favorite VR headset, the Meta Quest 2, just got a permanent price drop
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