Researchers have created a heuristically trained neural network that outperformed conventional machine learning algorithms by 160 percent and its own training by 9 percent. This new teaching method could enable AI to make correct classifications of data that's previously unknown or unclassified, learning information beyond its data set.

Computing pioneer, Vinod Khosla, envisions a future where Artificial Intelligence will take over 80 percent of IT jobs. IT professionals are not the only white collar workers who Khosla sees as replaceable; they join doctors, lawyers, and accountants on the growing list.

Scientists unveil a prototype of a lithium-sulphur battery that could have 5 times the energy density of a typical lithium-ion battery. The new battery is able to mimic the structure of the cells which allow us to absorb nutrients in our small intestine.

President Francois Hollande has announced that France, which already derives over 75% of its electricity from nuclear fission, will close its remaining coal power plants by 2023. The announcement was made at an annual UN climate change conference during which world leaders came together to work on solutions to the Earth's environmental problems.