Automation, machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) are changing the way companies think about, and use, software analytics, insists Oliver Schabenberger, executive vice-president and chief technology officer of SAS Institute Inc., a global analytics solutions provider. "It's fascinating to think what happens when you apply these technologies to compete not only in new spaces but also in existing ones--how do we augment what we have already been doing," Schabenberger observed during a recent interview in Mumbai. Pointing out that ML is not a new space for companies, he acknowledged that it is AI, depending on "how you define it", that is "somewhat of an emerging area for us". Schabenberger cited the example of cognitive computing, where SAS has had solutions such as sentiment analysis, content categorization and entity extraction from text for decades. "But now," he said, "new technologies are being brought to bear in the same spaces--around deep learning, for example. That changed the accuracy with which we could solve some of these tasks."

The automated approach could prove important to everyday medical treatment by making the diagnosis of potentially deadly heartbeat irregularities more reliable. It could also make quality care more readily available in areas where resources are scarce." "What Happens When Two Artificial Intelligences Try To Prank Each Other?" by Clément Delangue. "Understanding Agent Cooperation" submitted by Suneet Bhatt (@a_suneet). "Why Google and Facebook are the best AI-first organizations" submitted by Tom Morisse.

Luckily, machine learning algorithms are used to detect when a word is spelled incorrectly and is able to suggest a new one, saving you time and embarrassment. Similarly, Netflix uses specific machine learning algorithms to suggest content for you based off of your preferences.From TV suggestions, to filtering out our spam email, and much more, these algorithms are meant to radically simplify our lives, and we encounter them a lot more than we think. According to Srinivas Bangalore, Lead Inventive Scientist at Interactions, "good machine learning should not be in your face. It should be behind the scenes, tracking, and helping achieve goals much more quickly and efficiently."

We loved LG's G6 and its 18:9 aspect ratio FullVision screen, and now the company will offer that setup in several smaller, lower-priced phones. While the G6 takes care of the high-end with more storage and premium sound, the Q6, Q6 and Q6α are aimed squarely at midrange buyers. The (unspecified) price of each version will slide to match its capacity, but otherwise, the features are the same, and most importantly so are its sleek looks with that bezel-less front. They're all built on an aluminum frame, with the G6's new facial recognition feature, as well as a 100-degree wide angle front facing camera for selfies, with a 13MP rear camera and 3,000mAh battery. All three will go on sale next month in Asia, before launching in the rest of the world (including North America) later.

The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is updating its image with a number of new achievement badges aimed at encouraging young women into science and technology. My memories of the Girl Guides involve marshmallow toasting, tying knots and being assessed on my table-laying skills for a badge no doubt long-consigned to the archives. Fast forward some 25 years and it's clear much as changed. In an international organisation that liaises with Google and Microsoft among others, today's young guides are just as likely to be gathered round an engineering bench as a campfire. Sixteen-year-old Catherine Young is on a mission to boost girls' interest in engineering and has found the Girl Guides a valuable platform for her campaign.

A quantum upgrade could make old-fashioned cheques the most secure way to send money. Researchers have proven that quantum computers could in theory create and cash cheques that are nearly impossible to forge. Quantum computers store information using qubits which, unlike the ones and zeros of classical computing, can exist in two states simultaneously. This is known as quantum superposition. But it's impossible to observe a qubit while it's in a superposition – it collapses into either a one or zero as soon as you measure it.

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Foreign policy analysis has been struggling to find ways to measure policy preferences and paradigm shifts in international political systems. This paper presents a novel, potential solution to this challenge, through the application of a neural word embedding (Word2vec) model on a dataset featuring speeches by heads of state or government in the United Nations General Debate. The paper provides three key contributions based on the output of the Word2vec model. First, it presents a set of policy attention indices, synthesizing the semantic proximity of political speeches to specific policy themes. Second, it introduces country-specific semantic centrality indices, based on topological analyses of countries' semantic positions with respect to each other. Third, it tests the hypothesis that there exists a statistical relation between the semantic content of political speeches and UN voting behavior, falsifying it and suggesting that political speeches contain information of different nature then the one behind voting outcomes. The paper concludes with a discussion of the practical use of its results and consequences for foreign policy analysis, public accountability, and transparency.

While self driving cars, vans, helicopters and even tank are al under devopment, one concept has revealed a very different type of vehicle. Italian design company CAMAL has shown off a three-wheeled pod carriage - drawn by horses. The seven-meter (23-foot) long, 2.5 meter (8.2-foot) wide carriage is shaped like a pod and is held up by a chassis with side runner panels. While the company's press release doesn't mention anything about the pod's glass exterior, concept images reveal that it may be able to change color and appearance Two horses can pull the The VIVA model, but the vehicle can also run autonomously, on its electric motors alone. The vehicle has four seats and according to CAMAL's, it's similar in size to a limousine, with a'living room' like interior.