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Today is the first day of Women in Tech Month at IT Pro; five weeks dedicated to highlighting the successes and achievements of women in the tech industry and examining the challenges still faced by the female workforce.

Autonomous cars have been a staple of science fiction for years, appearing in films like I, Robot, Demolition Man and Minority Report. Thanks to the brightest minds in Silicon Valley, however, they're rapidly becoming science fact.

Google is bringing virtual reality (VR) to one million children in UK schools, accorsing to its CEO, Sundar Pichai.

Two computing pioneers are among 21 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honour awarded to individuals in the US.

Ginni Rometty is the current chairwoman, president and first female CEO of IBM.

International Men's Day, an annual event held on 19 November to raise awareness of issues affecting men around the world, this year focused on the worryingly high rate of male suicide, with the number of men taking their own lives up to three times higher globally...

Ride-sharing service Uber has created its own AI division, which it hopes will help push the firm towards the roll out of self-driving cars.

Amazon has announced it will crack down on the sale of counterfeit goods on its Marketplace website.

A mathematical gallery has opened as a permanent exhibit at London's Science Museum, designed to drive up interest in STEM subjects through a range of historically significant artifacts.