Computers learning to play video games: why it matters
UK researchers have created a programme capable of playing a large number of computer games, looking only at the information on the screen.
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The taxpayer has paid tens of thousands in legal bills.
After weeks of negotiations, South Africa finally has a new president. Jacob Zuma agreed to step down last night, paving the way for Cyril Ramaphosa to be sworn in today. In his first address to parliament, Ramaphosa vowed to tackle the endemic corruption that had dogged Zuma’s presidency and said he would “try very hard…
The South African president Jacob Zuma has reportedly been recalled by the top committee of his party after an all-day meeting which is still under way outside Pretoria. Although there has been no official word from inside sources say the process to remove him from office is now underway. Our International Editor Lindsey Hilsum is…
The embattled South African President Jacob Zuma could be out of power within days, but residents in Cape Town are facing uncertainty of another kind: their water supply is fast running out. After three years of relentless drought, a rapidly expanding population and accusations of poor planning by authorities, day zero, when the taps are…
South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma presents the findings of the long-awaited commission of inquiry into the massacre of striking miners in Marikana in 2012 – saying police tactics were “defective”.
South African police fire rubber bullets at looters as Xenophobic attacks spread to Johannesburg. At least four people have been killed since violence erupted in Durban two weeks ago.
Police in the South African capital fire rubber bullets and tear gas on protesters who had been staging an anti-immigrant demonstration and pelted vehicles and police with rocks.
UK researchers have created a programme capable of playing a large number of computer games, looking only at the information on the screen.
Events across South Africa pay tribute to Nelson Mandela’s anti-apartheid struggle one year on from his death.
Riot police enter the South African parliament to remove opposition MPs after they call President Jacob Zuma a thief and a criminal.
Lawyers investigating the 2012 Marikana massacre say Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s deputy president, could face charges at the International Criminal Court following the killings of 34 miners.
The funeral of South African footballer Senzo Meyiwa packs out a stadium in Durban, after he was shot at his mistress’s house.
South Africans raise the question of crime in the country following the killing of its national football team captain Senzo Meyiwa in an attempted robbery at a friend’s house.
Islamic State insurgents capture two northern Iraqi towns and an oil field in their first major victory over Kurdish fighters, according to witnesses.
The trial is on a month-long break. But Oscar Pistorius is in the limelight again after a row in a nightclub. Channel 4 News talks to Jared Mortimer, who was involved in an argument with the athlete.