Kalashnikov, which is most famous for its AK-47 assault rifle, is moving into new territory with a drone that can carry up to three kilograms of explosives and detonate on impact. The KUB-UAV can travel at up to 130 kilometers per hour (78 mph) and stay in the air for 30 minutes. As if there were any doubt as to Kalashnikov's intention for the device, a YouTube video shows the drone attacking some remote targets. The company wants the KUB-UAV to be inexpensive and easy to operate. Kalashnikov demonstrated the device at a defense exhibition in Abu Dhabi this week.

I almost missed out on the vanguard of the 5G robot revolution because I don't drink coffee. The near miss occurred on Monday at mobile network trade association GSMA's booth at MWC Barcelona (formerly called Mobile World Congress), where Dal.Komm Coffee was demonstrating a coffee-serving robot. Thankfully for non-coffee drinking weirdos like me, hot chocolate was also available. After placing an order via a smartphone nearby, a robotic arm behind a glass panel juggled cups, operated coffee makers, and gently placed drinks on trays so they could be collected by waiting humans. According to a representative of Dal.Komm, the robot's precise movement was only possible with a 5G network provided by the KT Corporation, the Korean teleco.

Robots have walked on legs for decades. Today's most advanced humanoid robots can tramp along flat and inclined surfaces, climb up and down stairs, and slog through rough terrain. But despite the progress, legged robots still can't begin to match the agility, efficiency, and robustness of humans and animals. Existing walking robots hog power and spend too much time in the shop. All too often, they fail, they fall, and they break. For the robotic helpers we've long dreamed of to become a reality, these machines will have to learn to walk as we do. We must build robots with legs because our world is designed for legs.

If you want to make changes to the way your face, hair, and clothing appear in photos you've posted online, help could soon be at hand. Artificial Intelligence (AI) software under development in South Korea lets you make alterations with the flick of a finger. Users can draw the changes they want - such as higher eyebrows, a different jawline or new earring - onto images directly. The system interprets these doodle to make realistic changes to the photo underneath. The new system, published in a scientific paper, allows users to change photos by doodling onto them.

Southeast Asia is a region that's vast developing. It has evolved from an agricultural society to one of the fastest growing regions in the world within the span of a century. One of the main drivers of such growth was due to Southeast Asia's position as a low-manufacturing hub. This combined with cheap exports, provided the region with the necessary income to develop. However, in the past two decades, the world has seen the meteoric rise of China's manufacturing industry.

One of the big challenges of developing a machine learning project can be simply getting enough relevant data to train the algorithms. That's where Superb AI, a member of the Y Combinator Winter 2019 class, can help. The startup helps companies create customized data sets to meet the requirements of any project, using AI to speed up the tagging process. Hyun Kim, who is CEO and co-founder at the startup, says one of the big stumbling blocks for companies trying to incorporate AI and machine learning into their applications is coming up with a set of suitable data to train the models. "Superb AI uses AI to make customized AI training data for large tech companies. Clients work with us to develop machine learning-based features in their products multiple times faster than they could themselves," Kim told TechCrunch.

Originally published as a four-part series, this is the long-read version consolidating the latest research of the global forward march of facial recognition technologies. From Apple normalizing its acceptance, to disruption in the retail / security / healthcare industries, to the emergence of China as the FaceID innovation laboratory, and the ever-growing new global applications, we stare into your auspicious Internet of Things (IoT) future. In January 2018, in a D&D Daily "Live from NY" interview, we debated the impact of iPhoneX on FaceID technologies. This new Apple iPhoneX had just placed the disruptive future of facial recognition technology in our pockets. Less than a year later, it is surprising to observe the continued advanced deployments of FaceID solutions, especially outside the United States.

JC Parets is the founder of AllStarCharts.com and is one of the most widely followed Technical Analysts in the world. All Star Charts is a research platform for both professional and retail investors covering US and International stocks, interest rates, commodities and forex markets. In 2008, JC earned his Chartered Market Technician designation (CMT). His work has been featured regularly on Bloomberg, CNBC, Fox Business, ABC, CNN, Wall Street Journal and many other financial media outlets around the world. You will often see JC as a speaker at some of the top investing conferences and has also been invited to speak at Harvard, Duke, NYU, University of Chicago and Hong Kong Baptist University among other institutions about Technical Analysis and Behavioral Finance.

Futurism has always fascinated me. When I was young, I would pore through science-fiction novels and dream about how far-flung technologies could improve our lives. As an adult now working in tech, I've been able to explore what the world's leading minds believe the coming decades will encompass. To my delight, it appears the real world is finally catching up to the sci-fi fantasy. Robots, autonomous vehicles and smart machines are ubiquitous in classic science fiction.

Doha Bank hosted a knowledge sharing session on "Strategic customer profitability through customer centricity" on Saturday. The event was attended by Dr Bala V Balachandran, J L Kellogg distinguished professor of Accounting & Information Management, Northwestern University, the US. He is also founder, dean and chairman, Great Lakes Institute of Management, India. Doha Bank CEO Dr R Seetharaman introduced Dr Balanchandran. The session was also attended by prominent professionals and top corporates.