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New intelligent algorithms could help robots to quickly recognize and respond to human gestures. Researchers have created a computer program which recognizes human gestures quickly and accurately, and requires very little training.

Scientists have devised a method for repeatedly encoding, storing and erasing digital data within the DNA of living cells. In practical terms, they have devised the genetic equivalent of a binary digit -- a "bit" in data parlance.

The software giant begins talking publicly about Windows Azure Active Directory service and its strategy to use it as the foundation for its Identity Management as a Service strategy.

In this week's Q&A, I chat with Mikko Hypponen, the Chief Research Officer of F-Secure on the current state of the cybercrime ecosystem.

Artist and designer Ollie Palmer explains how he has developed technology that he hopes will allow him to stage an "ant ballet".

The pioneers shaking up the country's tech industry

If people never did silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done. - Ludwig Wittgenstein

It has been discovered that C++ provides a remarkable facility for concealing the trivial details of a program — such as where its bugs are. - David Keppel