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The web has lived up to its early promise, despite trolling and fake news
The Pilot earpiece promises instant audio translation
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As the US yearns for its industrial heartland, the future of manufacturing takes shape
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Nasa staff ask voice recognition gadget Alexa for help with jargon
From Bletchley Park to the BBC and beyond – the story of a future-focused career
Coding skills and learning about electronics are as important as basic literacy
CrowdEmotion and other start-ups have found how to reveal human feelings
Beyond philanthropy, the digerati will bid for real power – and things will get ugly
Refugee inventor had a long journey from idea to market
Emergency services and companies rely on technology to communicate vital details
From ‘seeing’ apps for blind people to exoskeletons, new tech is transforming lives
New York sisters Amra and Elma Beganovich have a formula for social media success
The US dominates because of superior venture capital funding
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Fatigue with Facebook and Twitter oversharing leaves many reaching for basic phones
The US space agency answers a bedtime question — this is how children become scientists
For all their flaws, we should be grateful for our innovative gadgets
For simplicity and ergonomic bliss, the dial is perfect for controlling levels on gadgets
The Runcible points to a world beyond Apple’s rectangle
Think MySpace is long dead? Think again
The unglamorous technology can do much more than just read out the time over the phone
The company that turned its counter-intuitive idea into a multimillion-pound venture
Mahabis has spent millions a year to convince hipsters to wear its shoes
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