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London tops list of digital-ready cities – but Dubai is hot on its heels

The Siemens Atlas of Digitalization found that London leads the way in terms of mobility, sustainability and opportunity - while Dubai has the greatest digital potential

Artificial intelligence predicts who will be next to die in Game of Thrones

A team from the Technical University of Munich have used their own AI magic to predict who will sit on the Iron Throne and who is most likely to die, ahead of the final season of Game of Thrones

Monzo CEO accuses Halifax of copying challenger bank in rebrand

Halifax is undergoing a re-brand in order to compete with challenger banks like Monzo but in doing so, appears to have copied straight from its rival

Sir David Attenborough documentaries are increasing awareness of climate change, says study

Sir David Attenborough's documentaries on climate change has caused consumers to buy more sustainable packaging, according to a new study published alongside the launch of Netflix show Our Planet

Eco-friendly search engine helps to plant over 50 million trees

Students are helping to turn clicks into trees through the use of an eco-friendly search engine

Aston Martin luxury sister brand commits to UK ‘whatever the Brexit outcome’

Aston Martin's sister brand Lagonda will continue to manufacture in the UK, irrespective of the Brexit outcome, says chief engineer Sally Leathers

UK’s first plastic to hydrogen plant could power clean cars, buses and lorries

Plans are being drawn up for the UK's first plastic to hydrogen plant to be built in Cheshire - with the aim of powering clean transport in the North West of England and creating green electricity for businesses

Facebook and Google appear before Congress over rise in extremism – here’s what they said

Officials from Facebook and Google went to Capitol Hill in order to discuss their companies efforts to tackle extremism and the rise of white nationalism on their platforms

European Commission releases guidelines for trustworthy AI

The European Commission consulted independent experts to come up with a seven point strategy for creating trustworthy AI