The Ubaric Techo-Union (UTU) have confirmed this Friday that their new ‘Automatic Research System’ is in fact just a very astute octopus in a jar, which when given a selection of screens with hypothetical technologies, shrewdly points with its tentacles as to which one the space-nation should pick to develop next. The UTU report the octopus’ success with sports fixtures has been “more variable”, however.