Technology & Innovation

Up close with the 300 tonne driverless trucks

Big mining firms are switching to driverless trucks and other autonomous equipment.

Chocolate makers stoke boom for Indian cocoa beans

India produces only a tiny fraction of the world's cocoa beans, but that could b...

An energy efficient home - why is it so difficult?

It can be hard to find good advice on how to make homes more energy efficient.

Could a thermal camera reveal your home's hidden heat l...

Thermal imaging tech has become cheaper and homeowners are using it to track dow...

The superpowers of coatings make possible the impossible

Hi-tech coatings make all sorts of high performance engineering, like jet engine...

Is AI any good at choosing gifts?

With vast amounts of data do draw on, AI should be able to come up with good gif...

Why is vintage audio equipment booming?

Music lovers are buying up old cassette, CD and record players and getting them ...

Why so many games are failing right now - and why other...

Making games is hard and, in 2024, getting people to buy them is another challenge.

US Supreme Court to hear TikTok challenge to potential ban

The US wants the app to be sold or banned because of what it says are links to t...

Man convicted for repeatedly lying about inventing Bitcoin

Computer scientist Craig Wright was given a suspended prison sentence for what w...

Sega considering Netflix-like game subscription service

It's another sign the industry is moving away from owning games - some fear that...

AI is trained to spot warning signs in blood tests

AI can spot patterns in the data from blood tests that can give an early warning...

The retro hobby that can help boost your happiness (say...

How a very popular puzzle that was first invented 50 years ago may have certain ...

Tech Life's look back at the year

We look back at the high and lows of another fascinating twelve months in tech

GTA 6, Nintendo's new console and what else to watch ou...

Two big releases will dominate the industry next year, but they're not the only ...

Crypto fugitive Do Kwon extradited to US over $40bn crash

US authorities allege he was responsible for the collapse of two coins, promptin...