Chadderton pensioners are catching the computer bug, after Age UK Oldham and Oldham Council united to provide them technology classes.

The Manchester-based CityVerve project has been announced as the winner of a government-led technology competition, and plans to use the Internet of Things to revolutionise the city.

Manchester is expected to lead cutting edge research into smart cities and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, following a multi-million pound government award.

Martians have landed in Manchester after a leading space exploration group opened a new branch in the city.

As the world celebrated Back to the Future day on Wednesday, many eyes were cast to what the future holds now, to how the passing of another 30 years will change the world.

IP EXPO Manchester will take place on May 20-21 at Manchester Central and will cover the key topics that IT management teams are focused on; IT infrastructure, analytics, cloud services, mobility, cyber security and data centre technologies.

Manchester bookworms are invited to flick through the ages with the latest exhibition coming to Central Library.

Professor Brian Cox will be the keynote speaker at TMRW, a new global tech conference taking place in Manchester next month.

A Cambridge-educated Manchester Uni professor who specialises in artificial intelligence has spoken out against members of elite intelligence group Mensa, claiming some are ‘remarkably stupid’.

Business Secretary Vince Cable announced yesterday at the University Of Manchester Government plans to invest £10.3million into their Institute of Biotechnology.

While artificial intelligence is making progress in leaps and bounds, Terminator-style robots are still a long way off, according to Manchester University expert Dr Steve Furber.