British MPs made history today as they took evidence from a robot for the first time ever. Pepper the robot spoke to the education select committee on the rise of artificial intelligence and how UK schools should respond. Everywhere you look, robot technology and AI is upon us and increasing daily. What was once considered far-fetched science fiction has become an everyday reality. From digital assistants in our homes, to AI we speak to in our vehicles, to the mobile devices carried now by nearly everyone, the robot age has arrived. “And he had power to give life unto the image of the […]

Israel and the Hamas-run Gaza strip are about as close to outright war as they have been since the cessation of 2014’s Operation Protective Edge. Tensions have been high for several weeks, but the temperature was raised significantly earlier today following the launch of two rockets just before 3:40 a.m., including a long-range missile, fired at Israel. One of the rockets scored a direct hit and destroyed a home in Beersheba, often referred to as the capital of the Negev. No injuries were reported as the family – a mother and three children – had managed to escape to the […]