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Fictional female robots have a long history, and it's often quite dark

Sierra Greer's novel about a female robot, Annie Bot, just won a prestigious sci-fi prize, the Arthur C Clarke award. But she is hardly the first of her kind, says Sophie Bushwick

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Anthropic AI goes rogue when trying to run a vending machine

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Anthropic AI goes rogue when trying to run a vending machine

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2JHN167 HUGH JACKMAN, THE PRESTIGE, 2006

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The Prestige is just as clever and thrilling 30 years on

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The greatest robot of all time? The cooker on the moon, from A Grand Day Out

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The 25 best fictional robots – according to New Scientist

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Pink Floppy Disc and The Bitles: Embracing the future of AI music

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Pink Floppy Disc and The Bitles: Embracing the future of AI music

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New Scientist recommends Wolfgang Tillmans's new exhibition in Paris

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Which sci-fi movies predicted the future accurately?

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Foundation's new season has dramatic potential – but sadly falls flat

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Is this the raciest conference invite ever?

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Is this the raciest conference invite ever?

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Bryan Johnson in Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever

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The 14 best science and tech documentaries of 2025 so far

From David Attenborough to Hannah Fry via Bryan Johnson, our TV columnist Bethan Ackerley selects her favourite science and technology documentaries of the year to date

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The best popular science books of 2025 so far

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Can AI make novels better? Not if these attempts are anything to go by

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The best science fiction books of 2025 so far

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The best new science fiction books of July 2025

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