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May pledges £2bn a year to science

Theresa May promises an annual £2 billion to scientific research and development (R&D) by 2020 and review of current tax incentives to help the UK’s science and technology industry

Review: Black Mirror, Men Against Fire

A chilling look into the future of warfare in the third season of Black Mirror

Has Apple gone too far?

The Apple MacBook Pro has become a staple for the modern university student. But with rising prices and a questionable change in key features — will this remain the case for long?

Preview: OMG! Girls in Tech

To be held on the 28th October, the OMG! Girls in Tech conference aims to inspire young women to challenge stereotypes and recognise their potential in the tech industry

App launched by Manchester scientists to better understand seasonal allergies

Scientists from the University of Manchester invite people to get involved with one of the biggest experiments they have ever conducted.

CRISPR – the controversial yet revolutionary gene-editing tool

Senior Science Reporter, Tori Blakeman, met with Zoology professor, Matthew Cobb, to discuss the applications and concerns surrounding this revolutionary genetic technology

What Next? Conference brings the best in tech to the North West

Interested in business and how to break in? Want to kickstart your own start up? Excited to enter the world of entrepreneurship? This is the conference for you

High fashion goes high-tech

Kyle Zabawa channels Mystic Meg as he dusts of his couture crystal ball to bring you the technological future of fashion and cosmetics: including 3D printing, computer chips and even your own DNA

Get involved: Silicon Valley Comes to Manchester

Fancy yourself the next Mark Zuckerberg? SVC2Manchester is your chance to network with some of Silicon Valley’s top business leaders and newest start-ups

Is our pursuit of A.I. as intelligent as we think?

With artificial intelligence becoming more and more sophisticated, Ed John fears that we are undermining human experience

What has instant information turned us into?

The Internet isn’t making us stupid, we just don’t know how to deal with so much information

A real-world Dystopia

Dystopian futures are our today, and technology is watching, always watching

To e or not to e, that is the question

E-books are the future and nothing to be scared of

Top 5: Tech-cessories

Adrienne Galloway is all about the fashionable yet technologically savvy accessories

Apple’s Smart Watch: strategic innovation, or one bite too many?

Emma Victoria Orgill deliberates on the newest addition to the fashion-tech family

Preview: TEDx Salford

The famous conference returns to Greater Manchester on Sunday in what promises to be the biggest TEDx event ever hosted in the UK

Technology’s the one that needs a chastity belt

With the development of a new app controlled bra, isn’t it time that technology left our love lives alone?

Top 5: Fashion apps

Charlie Dick appreciates the most appealing (free) fashion apps that should appear on all smart phones immediately.

Dating for the 4G generation

What does the recent rise of mobile dating app Tinder have to say about the way our generation views romance? Our sceptical Lifestyle Editor gives her verdict…

Why I hate texting

Texting is many people’s preferred form of communication. But, says Emmanuel Demuren, it adds nothing to romance.