Google launches new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones - video
In direct challenge to Apple, Google’s new high-end smartphones have 64GB of storage, front-facing speakers and 12-megapixel cameras supported by machine-learning
How a student's death highlighted our reliance on companies for health advice
The death of Wei Zei, a student seeking cancer cures online, raises questions about the responsibility of tech companies for the health data they provide
From the favelas: the rise of rooftop solar projects in Brazil
New regulations open up an unexplored market for solar in heavily populated areas such as favelas, led by co-operatives, social startups and small businesses
A startup incubator in an Osaka shopping mall lets customers test experimental prototypes such as drones and holograms. Its aim is to stop the city’s brain drain
The scientists harvesting energy from humans to power our wearables
An MIT lab has produced a device the size of a stamp that harvests energy from bending movements. Commercialising it could be a breakthrough for wearables
DNA-testing kit 23andme: patient-powered healthcare or just confusing?
The self-testing genetics kit claims to provide affordable information on potential health conditions but critics fear it could have negative implications
Government U-turn on renewables shows gas, oil and nuclear are still favourites
Alasdair Cameron
Now is not the time to pull the plug on supporting renewable energy. A few years of vital subsidies cannot make up for a century of support for fossil fuels.
