Samsung has technically already unveiled its foldable phone, expected to be called the Galaxy X or Galaxy Fold, but few concrete details are actually known about the next-generation device. Now new leaks have at last shed some light on what the strange phone might look like. During its November unveiling the firm described it as the "foundation of the smartphone of tomorrow", but the event took place in the dark so it was difficult to see what the smartphone-meets-tablet even looked like. And unlike Samsung's other forthcoming device – the Galaxy S10 – there have been few leaks to offer an idea of what to expect. The South Korean electronics giant is hosting an event on 20 February, which could see both smartphones fully revealed, but a couple of reports in recent days appear to have finally given more details about the mysterious folding phone.

Apple's new AirPods might have been accidentally confirmed – but its own iPhone update. The latest beta version of the iOS software appears to not only suggest that new versions of the wireless earphones are coming soon, but also what one of their main features might be. The leak comes from a hidden part of the iOS 12.2 update which is currently available for developers. Inside a pop-up that is not visible without digging around is a suggestion about how those nearphones might work. While a user is setting up the option to speak to the phone's digital assistant just by saying "Hey, Siri", the message suggests that people will be able to do so just by speaking into their AirPods, rather than into their phone.

A computational approach has the potential to help clinicians in intensive care units make better decisions about ordering common blood tests. Results of their study, presented earlier this month at the 2019 Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing, showed that using a machine learning algorithm developed by Princeton University researchers could have reduced the number of lab orders for white blood cell tests by as much as 44 percent. In addition, researchers demonstrated that their approach would have helped inform clinicians to intervene sometimes hours sooner when a patient's condition began to deteriorate. "With the lab test ordering policy that this method developed, we were able to order labs to determine that the patient's health had degraded enough to need treatment, on average, four hours before the clinician actually initiated treatment based on clinician ordered labs," says Barbara Engelhardt, senior author of the study and associate professor of computer science at Princeton. In their study, researchers leveraged the MIMIC III database--which includes detailed medical records of 58,000 critical care admissions at Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center--and selected a subset of 6,060 records of adults who were admitted to the ICU between 2001 and 2012.

George Soros, billionaire and founder of Soros Fund Management LLC, speaks at an event on day three of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. George Soros, the billionaire philanthropist, issued a warning on Thursday that advancements in the field of artificial intelligence pose a "mortal threat" to humanity when they're made by repressive regimes, The Financial Times reports. The 88-year-old, who made his money in the hedge fund industry, reportedly made his comments during a "provocative" speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos. While China is not the only authoritarian state in the world, it is the most powerful and technologically advanced, Soros said. "This makes [Chinese president] Xi Jinping the most dangerous opponent of open societies," he said.

The Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor also reportedly criticized China's deep investments in technology development, specifically artificial intelligence and machine learning. Soros said such technologies pose a "mortal danger" when used by authoritarian states, and he encouraged other elements of Chinese society to offset Chinese President Xi Jinping.

In today's digitally-charged day and age, the prospect of cyber crime can seem far more threatening than the idea of getting pickpocketed on the street. Data Protection Day is observed around the world every year on 28 January to encourage consumers to become more conscious of looking after their data. In 2017, a cyber attack committed against retailer Dixons Carphone resulted in an estimated 10 million customer records containing personal data being obtained by hackers. Various retail companies have designed products with radio frequency identification (RFID) blocking technology in an effort to prevent or reduce the risk of data theft. RFID uses electromagnetic fields and radio waves to identify and track "tags" or "labels" attached to an object that contain electronic information. Uber has halted testing of driverless vehicles after a woman was killed by one of their cars in Tempe, Arizona.

Robert Bosch Venture Capital has announced investment in AutoAI. The company is the developer and operator of intelligent connected vehicle service (CVS) for the new generation of autonomous vehicles. It is established as a separately run subsidiary of Navinfo and is involved in technological development, product development and service operations of intelligent navigation, CVS content, intelligent OS and solutions, CVS big data and operations. Based on the core mission of "Making Auto Intelligence Easier", the company has set up bases for front-end R&D and operations with a total of nearly 1,000 employees in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Dalian and Shenyang. AUTOAI works jointly with automobile manufacturers, industry customers and ecosystem partners in the development of the next generation of autonomous driving, bring further cutting-edge technologies, leading products, ultimate experience and compassionate service to more partners, and aim to become an innovator and leader in the intelligent CVS industry.

Machine Learning is touching almost all kinds of industries including the healthcare industry. Techniques in machine learning and artificial intelligence are covering the healthcare industry in an enormous way, including the Medicare vertical. With the graph of medical data growing exponentially, it is easier now to achieve great insights by machine learning methods. But on the flip side, it can have serious issues such as the susceptibility to commit Medicare frauds. In one instance in Uttar Pradesh, 21 people were infected with HIV from contaminated syringes by a fraudulent physician in the name of cheaper treatment.

Most emerging scan-and-go solutions are still not completely frictionless, as consumers have to physically scan their products. They are also too expensive for retailers, requiring major upfront spend and ongoing infrastructure maintenance (e.g. In an interview with RTIH, he says: "By offering a checkout-free retail experience based on the shopping cart, our solutions drive value across the business – from payments to marketing to merchandising to loyalty – with a low cost of entry." His company has tested its Artificial Intelligence Cart (AIC) concept at various exhibitions, including the MWC in Barcelona and Vivatech in Paris in 2017, and in 2018 at the GTC in Tel-Aviv. "The reactions from leading retailers were very motivating and constructive from the beginning. Retailers have increasingly been investing in technology like artificial intelligence to compete against retail giants like Amazon, so the proven results and unique approach our platform offers have been met with excitement," he says.

Microsoft is planning to implement self-designed ethical principles for its facial recognition technology by the end of March, as it urges governments to push ahead with matching regulation in the field. The company in December called for new legislation to govern artificial intelligence software for recognising faces, advocating for human review and oversight of the technology in some critical cases, as a way to mitigate the risks of biased outcomes, intrusions into privacy and democratic freedoms. "We do need to lead by example and we're working to do that," Microsoft President and chief legal officer Brad Smith said in an interview, adding that some other companies are also putting similar principles into place. Smith said the company plans by the end of March to "operationalise" its principles, which involves drafting policies, building governance systems and engineering tools and testing to make sure it's in line with its goals. It also involves setting controls for the company's global sales and consulting teams to prevent selling the technology in cases where it risks being used for an unwanted purpose.