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Man Utd manager Erik ten Hag assessed his side's pre-season win against Real Betis.

PSG have softened their stance on a summer exit for Manuel Ugarte, who is a transfer target for Manchester United.

Liven up your patio and get much-needed sun coverage with the best patio umbrellas of 2024.

Former President Donald Trump, who once called bitcoin "a scam," is now pitching himself as the pro-crypto presidential candidate. So what's fueling this change and how is the crypto industry reacting?

He's always been a fan, but NBA legend Dwyane Wade credits his young daughter as a major influence for why he started investing in the WNBA.

If you're planning to invest in gold, here are some of the best assets to consider buying this month.

Photovoltaic (PV) technologies, which convert light into electricity, are increasingly applied worldwide to generate renewable energy. Researchers at the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed a molecular treatment that significantly enhances the efficiency and durability of perovskite solar cells. Their breakthrough will potentially accelerate the large-scale production of this clean energy.

Digital tools can alter images of ourselves and others in ways that are more convincing and harder to detect than ever before. They can create spectacular special effects in movies. But they are also used with the images or voices of people without their consent, or to create propaganda with the intent to fool people.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is enjoying a long moment in the spotlight. But debate continues over whether it's a "shortcut to utopia" or possible harbinger of the end of the world.

A study co-authored by Associate Professor Juliana Schroeder found that people view customer service agents that make typographical errors—and correct them—as more human and sometimes even more helpful.

A team of engineers and pest control specialists in China has developed a machine that is capable of gender-sorting 16 million mosquito pupae a week. In their paper published in the journal Science Robotics, the group describes how they designed and built their sorter and how well it has worked during testing.

The digital transformation means that more and more devices such as X-ray and ultrasound machines are being connected to networks in hospital settings, for example. These kinds of equipment have to be movable as needed.

A new report by NPL outlines the crucial needs and challenges that need addressing to boost the hydrogen economy and support the UK in reaching its net zero goals.

Specific physical human-robot interactions are increasingly required in the manufacturing industry, the professional service sector, and health care. This necessitates improvements in comfort and convenience as well as in communication between humans and machines.

Automated facial recognition is poised to become increasingly widespread in Australia, with the technology already in widespread use by retail outlets, concert venues, sports stadiums and casinos. Despite this, a new survey has found that the public is woefully ill-informed about the technology.

New research shows a new digital method could be the key to understanding how structures, such as buildings, behave when they are damaged.

An analysis of how rhinoceros beetles deploy and retract their hindwings shows that the process is passive, requiring no muscular activity. The findings, reported in Nature, could help improve the design of flying micromachines.

At the top of many automation wish lists is a particularly time-consuming task: chores.

Image cropping is an essential task in many contexts, right from social media and e-commerce to advanced computer vision applications. Cropping helps maintain image quality by avoiding unnecessary resizing, which can degrade the image and consume computational resources. It is also useful when an image needs to conform to a predetermined aspect ratio, such as in thumbnails.

Nature has provided inspiration for many innovations. In recent years, the development of algorithms that emulate the problem-solving ability of the natural world have come to the fore. Such algorithms, computer programs that are modeled on various natural behaviors, are known collectively as nature-inspired algorithms.