Gap between tech promises and reality is too wide

ONE ICY MORNING IN FEBRUARY, nearly 200 people gathered in a church in downtown Richmond, Va. Most had awakened before dawn and driven in from across the state. There were Republicans and Democrats fr

Office workers were the winners of the age of the internet and globalisation. But over the next few years, millions will lose their jobs to AI, says Ryan Zickgraf. In the US, the process is already under way, and the ramifications are enormous

For more than a decade, social media ruled my life, says Sathnam Sanghera: it helped with my work, gave me an instant group of witty friends, and made me feel at the centre of things. But its attractions are wearing thin – and I’m not the only one feeling this

For a few months in 2001, the business world couldn’t stop talking about inventor Dean Kamen’s secret project, codenamed “Ginger”. Kamen had received the National Medal of Technology from US president

From supermarket tills to fast-food restaurants, having to do it for yourself is turning customers into unpaid employees, says Terry Tavner

Twelve seconds. That’s how long it took from the final dart hitting the board in the PDC World Championships in January to Wikipedia updating Luke Littler’s entry as the confirmed 2026 world champion.