Almost two-thirds of people aged over 75 have never gone online, suggest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Despite this, net use among this group is growing with the numbers trying the net doubling since 2011, it found. It also revealed that 25% of disabled people have yet to use the net - a figure campaigners called "shocking". About 88% of all UK adults, about 46 million…

Pepper, the robot that has been trained to "perceive" human emotion, is opening up its platform to Android developers. Maker SoftBank is hoping that it will spur new apps and new capabilities for the humanoid robot which has sold well but still has no clear defined purpose. Ten thousand of the robots have been sold but developers have been slow to make apps for its closed Naoqi operating…

WASHINGTON: A rare red carpet welcome awaits Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Capitol on June 8 when he will address a joint meeting of the US Congress, the first by a foreign leader this year. This includes a rarest of the rare lunch hosted by Speaker Paul Ryan at the Capitol, meeting with the top Congressional leadership and a unique reception thrown in his honor jointly by House and Senate foreign…