Your Face Belongs to Us by Kashmir Hill review – nowhere to hide
From stalkers to authoritarian states, the use and abuse of facial recognition tech
November 2020
How big tech got bigger
Part human, part machine: is Apple turning us all into cyborgs?
With its iPhones, watches and forthcoming smart glasses, Apple’s gadgets are increasingly becoming extensions of our minds and bodies. It’s the big tech dream – but could it turn into a nightmare?
March 2019
‘I’m so done with driving’: is the robot car revolution finally near?
When a driverless Uber killed a pedestrian, the onset of autonomous vehicles seemed to stall. But Waymo is cautiously but confidently forging ahead
July 2017
The networker
The rebirth of Google Glass shows the merit of failure
John Naughton
The much-mocked wearable computer, refashioned as an aid for factory workers, is the latest success born of a commercial flop
May 2017
Google's future is useful, creepy and everywhere: nine things learned at I/O
With Google Assistant coming to the iPhone, the company hopes to kill off Siri and wants to ‘see’ inside your home as it reiterates its AI-first approach
March 2017
10 most influential wearable devices
Since the 17th century we’ve been strapping bits and pieces to our bodies in pursuit of technological nirvana
November 2016
Holograms replacing cadavers in training for doctors
Royal College of Surgeons explores 3D hologram headsets and other hi-tech devices to replace cadaver-based tuition
September 2016
Pass notes
Snap Inc: it’s Snapchat, but now with video-recording 'Spectacles'
How 'eye-tracking' could change our experience of cities – for better or worse
July 2016
Pokémon Go is just the start – Silicon Valley is taking over our reality
Srecko Horvat
New technologies from games to the internet of things are integrating every aspect of our lives into a global network that serves monopoly capitalism
June 2016
We've seen Magic Leap's device of the future, and it looks like Merlin's skull cap
A patent filing has revealed a design for the much-vaunted Magic Leap augmented reality headset, but it’s hard to imagine looking cool while wearing it
April 2016
Cutting-edge theatre: world’s first virtual reality operation goes live
John Humphrys versus new technology - he's game for anything
March 2016
UK cancer surgery to be live-streamed via virtual reality technology
Surgeon Shafi Ahmed will carry out procedure for viewers to watch using mobile phone and VR headset
December 2015
Google Glass 2.0: first pictures emerge
On the radar
The show goes on in Paris – through augmented-reality glasses
July 2015
Google Glass is back! But now it's for businesses?
Head-mounted wearable computer is returning to the market, but this time aimed squarely at business users rather than consumers
June 2015
Google Cardboard: A VR headset you make yourself
Tech giant is bringing virtual reality to the masses with a simple device that you make out of cardboard
February 2015
Sony aims to outdo Google Glass with SmartEyeglass smart glasses
The gaming column with Naomi Alderman
HoloLens: Get ready to mix the real and the virtual in a mind-blowing new world
