Most shareholders of listed companies still prefer real assets with predictable cash returns

Brussels wants minors to be able to ‘navigate safely online’

From humanoids and caninoids, to healthcare and warfighting, a look at advances in robotics

Electrical equipment makers including ABB and Legrand are surging thanks to a pivot to data centre infrastructure

Reservists’ association says Berlin has lost contact with almost a million potential reservists

Tools which monitor, direct or organise processes may reduce the scope for employees to try new ways of doing things

One writer tries to conquer her scrolling habit with dumb phones, Brick and Cold Turkey

Innovators are rolling out products aimed at relieving understaffing by automating mundane tasks

We are inviting business incubator and accelerator schemes to take part in the third year of our ranking

Demand for humanlike two-legged machines is growing fast

People can feel that their work has less meaning and keeping pace with machines is often stressful

Caninoids prove useful for a range of repetitive, arduous or hazardous tasks — even if the armed versions conjure a dystopian image

New machines are smaller, cheaper, safer and more flexible than traditional industrial robots

Artificial intelligence means machines can operate even when communications are blocked, but there are ethical concerns

Hacks of M&S and others have aimed to manipulate individuals not just systems

Unlike traditional utilities, Amazon, Microsoft and Google operate with minimal transparency

City-state residents who spend a lot of time online and are naturally compliant with authority are especially vulnerable

Fincantieri CEO says threat of attacks on subsea cables and other critical marine infrastructure will increase

Executives are filming themselves for social media as a way to talk directly to staff, customers and shareholders

Military build-up enables Beijing to switch from peacetime to war operations quickly