HP reveals high-speed 3D printers with jet fusion tech

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Image captionHP says its printers can make highly detailed objects at high speed

HP has unveiled two high-end 3D printers, which it says are up to 10 times faster and cheaper to run than rival systems.

Hackers' website breached by hacker

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Image captionThe Nulled website is currently offline

The email addresses and private messages of more than 470,000 members of a hacking website have been leaked online following a huge data breach.

Otto offers retro-fit driverless lorries

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Image captionOne of the aims of Otto will be to reduce road deaths involving lorry collisions

A group of former employees from Google, Apple and Tesla has formed a start-up aimed at turning commercial lorries into self-drive vehicles.

Estonia - the Skype effect

Media captionWATCH: Will delivery bots soon take to the streets?

On the Technopolis industrial park in Tallinn, Estonia, Ahti Heinla is pointing out some local landmarks from his office.

How to stay digital after you die

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Image captionCaroline and Iain Twigg had known each other since the age of 17

Every day we generate huge amounts of data - emails, messages, social network updates, photographs, information about our health, diet, activity... the list goes on.

Magnetic Hyperloop pod unveiled at MIT

Media captionChristopher Merian, chief engineer, MIT Hyperloop, explains how the system works

A people-carrying pod designed to levitate and travel at extremely high speeds has been unveiled in Boston.

Forget Taking Over the World. All this AI Wants to Do Is Dance

Dancers perform in the geodesic dome at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

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If you love to dance, but fear that your partner might step on your toes, then a new virtual, computer-controlled dancer might be for you. And this virtual dancer may even teach you some new moves when you tango with it, a new project finds.

World's Tiniest Engines Could Power Microscopic Robots

Expanding polymer-coated gold nanoparticles.

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Scientists have created the world's tiniest practical engines, and these light-powered machines could one day power microscopic robots small enough to enter living cells, the researchers say.

Diving Robot 'Mermaid' Lends a Hand (or 2) to Ocean Exploration.

OceanOne performs like a human diver, controlled through a touch-sensitive interface.

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In Mediterranean waters, off the coast of France, a diver recently visited the shipwreck La Lune —  a vesssel in King Louis XIV's fleet — which lay untouched and unexplored on the ocean bottom since it sank in 1664. But the wreck's first nonaquatic visitor in centuries wasn't human — it was a robot.

Portable Device Can Test If Your Food Is Gluten-Free

This portable gluten tester from 6SensorLabs can detect if a food has 20 parts per million or more of gluten.

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For people with gluten allergies or celiac disease, the idea of eating out in restaurants can be terrifying. It typically involves scrutinizing menus and food labels, interrogating waiters, or having to bring their own meals wherever they go.

Unmanned robot surgery works in pig trial

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An unmanned robot has been used to stitch together a pig's bowel, moving science a step closer to automated surgery, say experts.

Pilots report more than 1,400 laser incidents in 2015

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More than 1,400 incidents of lasers being shone at aircraft were reported to the UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in 2015.

IBM allow free access to quantum processor online

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Image captionThe processor can be accessed via a web interface

IBM has made a functioning quantum processor available to the public over the internet.

Bitcoin 'creator' backs out of Satoshi coin move 'proof'

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Image captionDr Wright said he did not "have the courage" to prove he is Satoshi Nakamoto

The Australian entrepreneur who has claimed to be the inventor of Bitcoin has reneged on a promise to present new "proof" to support his case.

Pentagon to Open New Cyberfront in War Against ISIS

The Obama administration has authorized a new online campaign in its slow, grinding war against ISIS, The New York Times reported earlier this week. The Pentagon's Cyber Command will target ISIS in a way that essentially will get inside the heads of terrorist commanders to disrupt their military operations.

Microsoft Challenges Oracle With SQL Server 2016

Microsoft this week announced that SQL Server 2016 will be generally available June 1.

It will deliver an end-to-end data management and business analytics solution with mission-critical intelligence, according to the company.

Built into the software are end-to-end mobile business intelligence on any device, in-database advanced analytics, in-memory capabilities optimized for all workloads, and a consistent experience from on-premises to the cloud, Microsoft said.

SpaceX's Red Dragon Could Soar Off on Mars Mission in 2018

SpaceX  last week announced plans to launch a mission for Mars in 2018, with help from the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration.