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Toyota now has a robot that can help disabled people around the house
Like the rest of the automotive industry, Toyota is beginning to think past the traditional automobile and focus on mobility. And with that, the company has shown off its Human Support Robot (HSR), after testing it with a U.S. war veteran in his home. The HSR is part of a number of projects Toyota is working on to aid mobility mobility for those who have impaired functions. The at-home test, a first of its kind, was done with the help of Romulo "Romy" Carmago, who suffered injuries in Afghanistan that caused him to become paralyzed from the neck down. The robot contains wheels and has visual sensors, along with an arm that can do tasks for those it is helping, like handling door knobs or grasping objects.
Elon Musk could reveal launch of Tesla's model 3 on Sunday
Electric car maker Tesla Inc may have an announcement related to the release date of its first mass-market Model 3 sedan on Sunday. Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said there would be'News on Sunday', in reply to a tweet by Sydney-based Douglas Bailey who asked Musk to end the speculation on the Model 3 release date. Musk had said in May that Tesla was on track to begin production of the Model 3 sedan in July. Musk had said in May that Tesla was on track to begin production of the Model 3 sedan in July, but took to Twitter today to promise'News on Sunday' for the car. The car will be priced at about $35,000.
Artificial Intelligence May Offer Displaced Teachers 'Augmented' Roles
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. A recent consumer survey indicates that educational tutoring is the human job most expected to be wiped out by Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the next five years. Bot.Me: A Revolutionary Partnership by PwC reveals the public's steady acceptance of AI, particularly in customer service roles.
The changing face of education in the artificial intelligence world
Fast forward to 2030 and the children who started school in 2017 will need to be just as skilled in critical thinking, creativity and empathy as they are in literacy and numeracy and technology. It is impossible to accurately predict the jobs of the future, says Mark Scott, the secretary of the NSW Department of Education, but schools will need to prepare the next generations of students for a world that will be dominated by intelligent machines. Malcolm Turnbull announces a new 10-year schools funding plan, and a new review by David Gonski. Labor brands the funding plan "an act of political bastardry". It's not as harsh as 2014, but the government is still looking to save billions of dollars in higher education costs in the budget.
Woman asked to shoot her boyfriend for YouTube fame tweeted before horrifying video
"Me and Pedro are probably going to shoot one of the most dangerous videos ever," wrote Monalisa Perez on her Twitter account. Soon after, Ms Perez's boyfriend Pedro Ruiz would be shot dead on video in an apparent attempt to become famous. For the video, Mr Ruiz held up a heavy book to his chest. The two then attempted to see if the book would block a bullet from a Desert Eagle handgun that was fired at it – but the bullet went straight through the book and hit Mr Ruiz, killing him. The I.F.O. is fuelled by eight electric engines, which is able to push the flying object to an estimated top speed of about 120mph.
UK Government warned of 'serious consequences' of extreme internet surveillance plans
The UK government has been warned of the "serious consequences" that will be suffered if it insists on introducing highly controversial new technology regulations. Theresa May wants to weaken encryption and increase censorship, and is planning to forcing internet companies to let spies and agencies read everyone's private communications. UK government ministers this week discussed surveillance proposals with representatives from the US, New Zealand, Canada, and Australia at a Five Eyes meeting in Ottawa. However, a coalition of privacy advocates has told the government that its plans will have disastrous consequences. The I.F.O. is fuelled by eight electric engines, which is able to push the flying object to an estimated top speed of about 120mph.
Microsoft made its AI work on a $10 Raspberry Pi
When you're far from a cell tower and need to figure out if that bluebird is Sialia sialis or Sialia mexicana, no cloud server is going to help you. That's why companies are squeezing AI onto portable devices, and Microsoft has just taken that to a new extreme by putting deep learning algorithms onto a Raspberry Pi. The goals is to get AI onto "dumb" devices like sprinklers, medical implants and soil sensors to make them more useful, even if there's no supercomputer or internet connection in sight. The idea came about from Microsoft Labs teams in Redmond and Bangalore, India. Ofer Dekel, who manages an AI optimization group at the Redmond Lab, was trying to figure out a way to stop squirrels from eating flower bulbs and seeds from his bird feeder.
The subtle, invisible AI that big Indian start-ups are using to get to know consumers better
Across sectors, startups are seeking out talent with AI expertise to analyse consumer data and offer personalised services to users. Meanwhile, global giants such as Apple have taken notice of Indian companies that help clients with data processing and image and voice recognition, and investors, too, are backing Indian AI startups. Here's how some of India's unicorns – companies valued at more than $1 billion – are putting these technologies to use. From being an e-wallet to selling movie or flight tickets, Paytm now delivers a diverse range of services and machine learning helps bring order to that chaos. "You could Google and try to look for something. But a better world would be when Google could on its own figure out Charu is looking for'x' at this time. That's exactly what we're doing at Paytm," the company's chief technology officer, Charumitra Pujari, who came to Paytm after working with the e-retail giant Amazon for nearly two years, said.
Cover Story: The digital wealth tsunami
Robo-advisers are forecast to take at least 15% market share of the Asian wealth management industry in the next seven years. Platform providers highlight the innovations that are driving the industry forward and debunk common myths about the financial technology. Robo-advisory platforms have grown exponentially in Asia in the past two years. Innovations have resulted in enhanced and more sophisticated offerings for investors. This will only propel the growth of the industry. Bhaskar Prabhakara, co-founder and CEO of Singapore-based robo-advisory platform WeInvest, expects robo-advisers to take at least 15% market share of the Asian wealth management industry by 2025. "There is a strong case for this. We went to many countries to talk to regulators and look for partners and everywhere we went, people acknowledged the fact that the robo-advisory wave -- a digital wealth tsunami -- is coming," he says.
Sony will demo 3D facial recognition technology this week
Unlocking your phone could soon be as easy as taking a selfie, if new technology being demonstrated this week is to be believed. Researchers from Sony have created a front-facing 3D camera and 3D face recognition system that could let users authenticate themselves with one photo. The software will be demonstrated on an Xperia smartphone at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai, which starts tomorrow. A 3D camera - sometimes called a stereo camera - is one that can record images that will appear to have three dimensions to them. When these two pictures with different perspectives combine, the picture or video captured creates the illusion of depth.