The evidence that Russia hacked the US to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election continues to grow. The latest comes from AFP, which says that that a Russian "computer expert" was arrested in Spain today at the Barcelona airport on suspicions of hacking the US presidential election campaigns. Furthermore, the US has already put in an extradition request so that the subject Piotr Levashov would have to stand trial here for his alleged crimes. The US has 40 days to present its extradition request to Spain; given that Levashov's arrest reportedly was the result of an "international complaint," it's reasonable to guess that the US is the one who asked the arrest to be made. Indeed, Piotr Levashov's wife Maria told Russian TV that her husband was detained at the request of American authorities.

Two years ago I took my first trip to Tokyo. The city exceeded my wildest expectations, an addictive blend of ramen, neon nightlife and tranquil parks. I spent a fortnight exploring the place, absorbing every street, shrine and video game store that wandered into my peripheral vision. It was a glorious adventure, and I would give anything to go back there. Tokyo, however, is an expensive place to visit, especially if you live on the other side of the world.

"Jarvis, remind me to develop a personality for you later." Jarvis is the quintessential artificial intelligence of film ("Iron Man", "The Avengers"), and now Mark Zuckerberg has used his Stark-like fortunes to build his own. So is film invading your smart home or is it vice versa? Voice assistants, learning thermostats, smart security, connected light bulbs -- it sounds like a dream, but judging by the clever ideas dominating CES, our film fantasies could soon enter the mainstream. We've moved beyond the tacky smart home horror films of the past (a smart home impregnates a woman in "Demon Seed", and of course it's from the '70s).

Google will spend big in order to bring a curved screen to its next flagship smartphone, according to a new report. The company will be aware of the overwhelmingly positive reaction to the recent Samsung Galaxy S8 launch, and know that it needs to build something special in order to compete with what is currently the best-looking handset on the market by some distance. Google will launch a follow-up to the highly impressive Pixel later this year, and is said to be plotting at least one major design change. The I.F.O. is fuelled by eight electric engines, which is able to push the flying object to an estimated top speed of about 120mph. The giant human-like robot bears a striking resemblance to the military robots starring in the movie'Avatar' and is claimed as a world first by its creators from a South Korean robotic company Waseda University's saxophonist robot WAS-5, developed by professor Atsuo Takanishi and Kaptain Rock playing one string light saber guitar perform jam session A man looks at an exhibit entitled'Mimus' a giant industrial robot which has been reprogrammed to interact with humans during a photocall at the new Design Museum in South Kensington, London Electrification Guru Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart talks about the electric Jaguar I-PACE concept SUV before it was unveiled before the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S The Jaguar I-PACE Concept car is the start of a new era for Jaguar.

It may have been less than a month since the last Lego game (Lego Worlds, given an impressive 4/5 by The Independent), but it's never too long to wait for the next one in this prolific series, and it comes in the form of Lego City Undercover. No doubt by the time you've got to the end of this review, it will have been replaced by an even newer game in the franchise. Lego City Undercover is a port of the Nintendo Wii U exclusive from 2013. Widely regarded as one of the console's better games, it's now everyone else's chance to give it a go, with a release on most other platforms. Gameplay is essentially PG rated Grand Theft Auto, although rather than playing as a morally ambiguous protagonist with a shady past, you're placed in the tiny plastic shoes of Chase McCain, a wisecracking good guy cop tasked with taking out the villainous Rex Fury.

Twitter shareholders will vote on whether to turn the social network into a user-led co-operative at the company's shareholder meeting set to take place at the end of May. The move follows a petition by a group of Twitter fans urging the company to sell itself to its users, turning the firm's publicly-listed share structure into a co-operative, meaning it would be owned by its users. "Wall Street thinks the company is a failure because it's not raking in enough profit for shareholders. That means that Twitter is up for sale, and there is a real risk that the new owner may ruin our beloved platform with a narrow pursuit of profit or political gains," the petition, which has so far gathered nearly 3,500 signatures, reads. "We want the company to share its future with those whose participation make it so valuable: its users" it adds.

Written by Gaurav Mirchandani, CEO and Founder at One Paper Lane. Everyone wants to get more done in less time, but too often employees rely on manual processes that limit efficiency and diminish engagement. While productivity tips such as those based around nutrition or resting are helpful, HR professionals can really create value for their organizations by implementing automation tools in both their own department as well as advocating for employees in other departments to have the tools they need to do their jobs more efficiently. No amount of brain food can change the fact that filling out paperwork by hand, for example, takes more time than using a digital platform fill in the repetitive parts automatically. And adopting automation technology helps in several ways.

More than a quarter of a million people might be caught up in one of the most damaging hacks in recent history. The lender has confirmed that it was the victim of a huge attack that could have leaked the personal details of up to 270,000 customers, almost all of whom were in the UK. That number includes former customers who details may also have been stolen. The payday loan company, which has been repeatedly criticised for preying on vulnerable people with extremely high interest loans, said that it was aware of something amiss last week but didn't realise until Friday that people's information was available. The I.F.O. is fuelled by eight electric engines, which is able to push the flying object to an estimated top speed of about 120mph.

"Nioh" is getting its first paid downloadable content soon. Apparently, Japanese publisher Koei Tecmo has revealed more information about "The Dragon of Tohoku," including its release date. Just this Monday, Japanese publication Gamer reported that it has learned directly from Koei Tecmo that the first paid DLC of "Nioh" is scheduled for release on May 2, 2017. On the same day, the company is also launching a free update that will implement online PvP in the action RPG. According to Koei Tecmo, "The Dragon of Tohoku" will come with new scenarios, new characters, new stages, new weapon types, new guardian spirits and new yokai.

Who cares about a nuanced discussion comparing the necessity for big data-driven surveillance and the importance of privacy and strong encryption? What kind of puny, pencil-necked geek spends time pondering the relative pros and cons of logic-based artificial intelligence and statistical AI? If you're a red-blooded, testosterone-pumping tech fan who likes your gear served up with a thick-crusted slice of pro wrestling pageantry, the only confrontation that matters this year is the one pitting Californian robotics company MegaBots against Japanese robotics company Suidobashi in a totally awesome robot duel that's been years in the making. Set to finally take place this August (an announcement made this week), the date is the culmination of thousands of hours both companies have spent building giant human-driven mech robots -- you know, like those things out of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing. Now they're going to do what any self-respecting big kid would do when playing with kickass action figures: bash them against each other until a clear victor has emerged.