Nicole Kobie

In-depth AI and robots will do our work, we’ll get paid in cryptocurrency, and cars will drive themselves – but each of these technologies is a massive energy hog

In-depth Whether it’s Apple’s Vision Pro or Meta’s continued metaverse push, many predict we’re at the turning point for mixed reality, but there’s little evidence to show for that

Case Study Edinburgh's AB1 route, in Scotland, lets the public catch a ride on an self-driving bus over the Forth Road Bridge. But is this really the future of public transit?

Opinion From Google’s bungled generative Bard launch to Twitter’s ongoing troubles, we must remember the often-forgotten truth that innovation is slow and software is difficult to build

Opinion Although generative AI tools like GPT-4 and ChatGPT have many industries worried, humans just need to find new ways to prove their worth

Opinion Tech leaders are showing themselves for who they are, and it shouldn’t come as a surprise

Opinion The stalest of all laws is getting an overhaul after years of menacing the web, and its end can’t come soon enough

In-depth Quantum computers could help unpick the challenges of climate change and offer solutions with real impact – but we can’t wait for their arrival

In-depth Smart contact lenses will let you see directions, messages and data in the blink of an eye, leaving cumbersome headsets in the past

Opinion Instagram is foolish to mimic its rival instead of offering a calmer alternative better suited to its own users

Opinion Struggling with internet connections isn’t worth the time, but it’s hard to resist the temptation when it’s just within reach

In-depth Wildfires are dangerous to battle, although machine learning predictions and sensor-based alerts could make fighting them safer and more successful

In-depth Digital twins are the future of urban planning – disclosing insights we could have once only dreamed of

Opinion The web is stuffed with articles making us feel guilty about staring at our phones, but five hours or more of screen time makes perfect sense for me

Case Studies Nvidia’s first public supercomputer could change healthcare in the UK and around the world

Case Studies Drones and AI are helping researchers monitor the safety and behaviour of whales and seabirds

In-depth Some police forces are turning to robots, AI and facial recognition, but high-profile failures harm public trust

In-depth Self-driving vehicles are taking a circuitous route to becoming reality. What’s holding up automotive automation?

In-depth Researchers have paired a neural network and a facial detection system used in a “dog hipsterisation” app to help manage and protect grizzly bears

In-depth A pair of key experiments show how quantum tech could add unbreakable security to the internet

In-depth The psychological contract can build our new work world if we get it right on all sides