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The past half century has revealed a “consistent and enduring pattern” in human affairs, says Adair Turner. In every society that combines economic prosperity, a well-educated female population and ac

Robotics demonstrations are always wild: you’ll have seen dancing robot dogs, backflipping humanoids and other nightmare-inducing but impressive feats. But the Robbyant R1 just wanted to cook dinner,

Some people don’t think human relationships can be replaced by machines.

JANE TOWNSON OBE

Canada’s critical mineral drive: Canada’s energy minister Tim Hodgson (pictured) has announced 25 critical minerals investments and partnerships as it “races to develop” $4.6bn worth of projects to co