Microsoft was early to machine learning but is now competing with Google and Amazon to commercialize the technology.

Engineer tortures robot for the purpose of science. What does this mean for the future of robots?

Meet Jamie Beaton: Kiwi, Harvard student and on first-name terms with US billionaires.

Depending on who you ask, it's either the perfect testing site, or a terrible one.

Mark Zuckerberg has today announced his plans to build artificial intelligence (AI).

They are replacing shop assistants and waiters, performing surgery, milking cows, driving cars and caring for the elderly - so how do you invest in the robot boom?

Who would have thought a computer program could write a new episode of 'Friends'.

Humanoid robots are fulfilling an increasingly broad range of jobs in Japan.

Office jobs globally are quickly being taken over by new technology but simple measures such as reskilling will prepare workers for the inevitable.

People often confuse innovation with invention. The two are similar, not the same.

IP firm AJ Park says entrepreneurs that created companies such as Uber, Dropbox and SurveyMonkey are showing us the future of business.

In the 1950s a journalist asked Willie Sutton why he robbed banks. He was quoted replying: "That's where the money is".

A tiny institute in Oxford is gearing up for futuristic robot wars, aiming to protect humanity if artificial intelligence goes bad.

Despite being declared dead , a new version of Google Glass headset may be coming soon.

We haven't seen anything of this magnitude since the invention of the printing press.

Google, in collaboration with Nasa, says it has a quantum computer -- the D-Wave 2X -- that actually works.

A worker who will never need a sick day has arrived in Auckland Airport - a world-first robot that sorts and delivers duty free goods to travellers.

As many as 5000 spectators are expected at the first public flight demonstration of the P12 Martin Jetpack in China tomorrow.

As the world tries to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and combat climate change, policymakers have pinned hopes on electric cars.

Unaccompanied children flying on Air NZ planes will soon be issued with electronic wristbands that will trigger text messages to caregivers through their journey.

The Japanese government is planning to establish about 10 centers in fiscal 2016 to help develop nursing care robots to help elderly.

Advanced Security Group, which integrates electronic security systems, is planning to build a $100 million revenue company in the next five years.

While disruption is often based on effective use of technology, the innovation really comes from the way in which it is used - with a fiercely customer-centric focus, writes Scott McLiver.

The Australian government under Tony Abbott was probably unique among world governments in having a back to the 1950s agenda.

The new Apple TV has the potential to be the only set-top box you will need.

For bacon lovers everywhere, the decision by the World Health Organisation to classify bacon as a carcinogen has to come as deeply concerning.

Wal-Mart has filed for an exemption with the Federal Aviation Administration to test drones.

There are now nearly 70,000 electric vehicles in Norway. In New Zealand there are only 800. Is it time to follow Norway's lead?

Wellington startup Stqry (pronunced "story") has also announced a name change as it expands off-shore.

This year, many of the big smartphone makers have already unveiled their second-half flagship phones.