In Stephenson’s novel, the Primer looks like a hardcover book, but each of its “pages” is really a screen display that can show animations and text, and it responds to its user in real time via AI.

India's National Quantum Mission aims to achieve quantum supremacy through theoretical brilliance and mission execution, much ...

Recent AI advances in voice tech, wearables and education echo the sci-fi world of The Diamond Age, raising hopes and concerns for the future.

Everyone does have one or two favourite conspiracy theories. Among mine are that Marco Polo never did get to China, and that Donald Trump has not read an entire book in his adult life.