Depending on your point of view it can either sound like a Frankenstein-type nightmare or an exciting step forward.  But whatever view you subscribe to, young tech company Vicarious’ ambitious plan is certainly attracting the attention, and money, of some big names.

A new Chinese language search engine, ChinaSo.com, was launched in Beijing on Friday, according to the Chinese news agency Xinhua.

Google co-founder Larry Page wants the computer to get smarter – and has acquired the UK firm DeepMind to help him achieve this.

The Government is set to pledge £42 million over the next five years to set up a new Institute named after the computer pioneer and wartime code breaker Alan Turing.

The Los Angeles Times created history this week when it published a story written by a robot.

With September’s referendum on independence looming, 2014 looks to be an exciting, decisive year for Scotland.

If you are one of the 500 million people who have downloaded Candy Crush Saga since its launch in 2012 you will be fully aware of its sugary appeal. The knife-edge of frustration and exhilaration you experience as you try to match those pesky sweets makes the game horribly addictive and a must have for those boring moments at lunch or, dare we say it, at meetings (with the sound down, of course.)

It has been reported by the BBC that Google have acquired a “large element” of Games controller firm Green Throttle.

It is reported that Facebook is in talks to buy a company that manufactures high altitude autonomous drone aircraft that will enable the beaming of Internet connections to isolated communities in Africa.

The name DuckDuckGo might not be as well-known as Google, Bing or Yahoo, but the US based search engine may well be an attractive choice for those web users fed up with the big boys sticking their beaks into private information.