Young adults in Japan have discovered a new medium for finding a husband or wife - robots. At a recent event in Tokyo, love-seeking men and women sat around a table with tiny bots interspersed between them. These tiny droids served as a messenger for each person to introduce themselves, since many said they felt'too anxious' to conduct a conversation on their own, according to The Japan News. Young adults in Japan have discovered a new medium for finding a husband or wife - robots. The event took place at a hotel in Tokyo's Minato Ward, where 28 men and women between the ages of 25 and 39 convened in the hopes of finding a spouse.

The company has entered into newer growth areas such as data centers, artificial intelligence and self-driving cars as it looks beyond its bread-and-butter business of selling chips that enhance video game graphics. Nvidia has grown at a rapid pace in the past few years, but a slowdown in China and a fading cyrptocurrency craze have started to weigh on its operations. Fourth-quarter total revenue fell to $2.21 billion from $2.91 billion, but came above its already lowered estimate of $2.20 billion.

Killer robots are a'grave threat to humanity' and should be banned, the world's largest gathering of scientists was told. As yet, robot soldiers and security guards armed with lethal weapons are largely science fiction concepts. But advances in artificial intelligence mean it is only a matter of time before robots with the power to select and attack targets without human input become widespread. Killer robots, similar to the Terminator played by Arnold Schwarzenegger (pictured), are a'grave threat to humanity' and should be banned, the world's largest gathering of scientists was told (stock image) Scientists and human rights campaigners told the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in Washington DC lethal droids able to select targets without human help represent the'third revolution' in warfare after gun powder and nuclear weapons. Just as international agreements greatly restricted the use of landmines, similar international agreements should be used to prevent robotic killers becoming established.

Apple's long-rumoured, much-hyped new AirPods are on their way. And they could be as big a change as when the wires dropped out of Apple's existing headphones and they were first born. Introduced in 2016, the two truly wireless earphones haven't been updated since. They came with a wide range of futuristic features – but a range of rumours have swirled around them about new updates, that would bring new and even more futuristic features. The AirPods are actually two (or three) different things: the case that protects them and the earphones that sit inside.

There is widespread public support for a ban on so-called "killer robots", which campaigners say would "cross a moral line" after which it would be difficult to return. Polling across 26 countries found over 60 per cent of the thousands asked opposed lethal autonomous weapons that can kill with no human input, and only around a fifth backed them. The figures showed public support was growing for a treaty to regulate these controversial new technologies - a treaty which is already being pushed by campaigners, scientists and many world leaders. However, a meeting in Geneva at the close of last year ended in a stalemate after nations including the US and Russia indicated they would not support the creation of such a global agreement. Mary Wareham of Human Rights Watch, who coordinates the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, compared the movement to successful efforts to eradicate landmines from battlefields.

Prisons in Hong Kong are testing a variety of high-tech services that will allow correctional facilities to better track inmates, according to the South China Morning Post. The city's Commissioner of Correctional Services, Danny Woo Ying-min, claimed the new services will be used to monitor for abnormal behavior among the incarcerated, prevent self-harm, and operate the prisons more efficiently. The "smart prison" initiative includes strapping inmates with fitness tracker-style wristbands that monitor location and activity, including heart rate. Some facilities will also start to use video surveillance systems that can identify any unusual behavior, fights and attempts to inflict harm on one's self. Correctional Services is also testing robots that will be used to search for drugs in feces from inmates.

Artificial intelligence and machine learning have crossed the threshold from theory and pilots to real implementations in hospitals. But the reality of machine learning's role is a bit different from the idyllic vision of IBM Watson reading the New England Journal of Medicine and setting a care plan, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center CIO Dr. John Halamka said in a talk today at the Innovation Live Pavilion at HIMSS19.

"In order to keep up with the world of 2050, you will need not merely to invent new ideas and products but above all to reinvent yourself over and over again" writes Dr. Yuval Noah Harari, professor of world history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in his latest book, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. The book presents a strategic framework of 21 of society's most complex areas, from community, education, equality, work to education and meaning. The unifying chord that resonates across all chapters is the anticipated impact AI will have in changing every aspect of society. Dr. Harari doesn't resort to quick conclusions of how AI will positively or negatively impact an area of society; he leaves that judgment to the reader. He shows the good AI can do while explaining how historical context gives one reason to worry about its potential dystopian aspects.

Online education in India is unfortunately underrated. Especially when it is touted as the future of education in our country. India's online education market is set to grow to $1.96 billion and almost 9.6 million users by 2021 from $247 million and around 1.6 million users in 2016. This year, it is believed that big data, machine learning, and data science will drive some of the top job opportunities in the country. There has already been a rapid advancement in the digital space that has led to a surge in demand for professionals skilled in the above-mentioned fields.

Diagnosing an illness requires taking in a lot of information and connecting the dots. Artificial intelligence may be well-suited to such a task and in recent tests one system could diagnose children's illnesses better than some doctors. Kang Zhang at the University of California in San Diego and his colleagues trained an AI on medical records from 1.3 million patient visits at a major medical centre in Guangzhou, China. The patients were all under 18 years old and visited their doctor between January 2016 and January 2017. Their medical charts include text written by doctors and laboratory test results.