Police officers in Durham will soon use artificial intelligence to determine whether a suspect should be kept in custody or released on bail. The system, which is called the Harm Assessment Risk Tool (Hart), has been trained using Durham Constabulary data collected from 2008 to 2013, and will also consider a suspect's gender and postcode. It's designed to help officers assess how risky it would be to release suspects. 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. The giant human-like robot bears a striking resemblance to the military robots starring in the movie'Avatar' and is claimed as a world first by its creators from a South Korean robotic company Waseda University's saxophonist robot WAS-5, developed by professor Atsuo Takanishi and Kaptain Rock playing one string light saber guitar perform jam session A man looks at an exhibit entitled'Mimus' a giant industrial robot which has been reprogrammed to interact with humans during a photocall at the new Design Museum in South Kensington, London Electrification Guru Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart talks about the electric Jaguar I-PACE concept SUV before it was unveiled before the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S The Jaguar I-PACE Concept car is the start of a new era for Jaguar.

The Chinese government plans to find, catch and land on an asteroid – before mining and even living on it. Beijing hopes to be able to take the precious and rare materials that are thought to be inside of many asteroids by catching one as early as 2020, according to officials from China's space programme. The country will launch its first spacecraft over the next three years or so, chief commander and designer of China's lunar exploration program Ye Pijian told state media. But the project will be much broader than that – eventually using the asteroids as the base for a Chinese space station. From the International Space Station, Expedition 42 Flight Engineer Terry W. Virts took this photograph of the Gulf of Mexico and U.S. Gulf Coast at sunset This image of an area on the surface of Mars, approximately 1.5 by 3 kilometers in size, shows frosted gullies on a south-facing slope within a crater.

When Microsoft unveiled Cortana three years ago, it was positioned as the company's response to Siri and Google Now. But as Windows Phone faltered, Microsoft wisely shifted Cortana over to other mobile platforms and Windows PCs, where it could hook into your calendar and email to offer even more personalized assistance. Now, it appears that Microsoft wants Cortana to take over yet another space -- the living room. At Build, Microsoft's annual developer conference, the company revealed that it was working on several Cortana-powered smart speakers that would take on Amazon's Echo. Aside from the Harmon Kardon Invoke that was leaked earlier this week, both HP and Intel are working on their own Cortana-powered speakers.

Electric vehicles now comprise a substantial part of the automotive market. But the fact remains that despite the increasing number of charging stations, it is still inconvenient to charge a car in comparison to getting a tank full of gas. StoreDot, an Israeli startup, might have the solution to the woes of electric vehicle (EV) owners, with a new battery it claims can fully charge in five minutes and drive the EV 300 miles on a single charge. "Fast Charging is the critical missing link needed to make electric vehicles ubiquitous. The currently available battery technology dictates long charging times, which makes the EV form of transportation inadequate for the public at large. We're exploring options with a few strategic partners in the auto space to help us boost the production process in Asia and reach mass production as soon as possible," Doron Myersdorf, co-founder and CEO of StoreDot, said in the official press release Thursday.

Can't decide which apps and games to grab from the Play Store? Our Five to Try column can help you sort through the glut and snag only the most enticing new releases. Injustice 2 just hit Android, and it continues the fight between Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, and more as you tap and swipe through super-powered battles. Meanwhile, Socratic uses its impressive A.I. abilities to solve homework problems, OK Golf is more appealing than it sounds, and Spaceplan transforms the freemium clicker genre into a surprisingly engrossing narrative adventure. Also, Google's official I/O 2017 app is out, in case you want to plan for next week's big Android developers conference.

Kodi says it will keep its software free and open, and has encouraged people to keep using it, amid a piracy streaming crackdown in Europe. Kodi says its team is pleased with the decision, but will not prevent users from accessing pirate streams through its software. 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. The giant human-like robot bears a striking resemblance to the military robots starring in the movie'Avatar' and is claimed as a world first by its creators from a South Korean robotic company Waseda University's saxophonist robot WAS-5, developed by professor Atsuo Takanishi and Kaptain Rock playing one string light saber guitar perform jam session A man looks at an exhibit entitled'Mimus' a giant industrial robot which has been reprogrammed to interact with humans during a photocall at the new Design Museum in South Kensington, London Electrification Guru Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart talks about the electric Jaguar I-PACE concept SUV before it was unveiled before the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S The Jaguar I-PACE Concept car is the start of a new era for Jaguar. Japan's On-Art Corp's CEO Kazuya Kanemaru poses with his company's eight metre tall dinosaur-shaped mechanical suit robot'TRX03' and other robots during a demonstration in Tokyo, Japan Japan's On-Art Corp's eight metre tall dinosaur-shaped mechanical suit robot'TRX03' performs during its unveiling in Tokyo, Japan Singulato Motors co-founder and CEO Shen Haiyin poses in his company's concept car Tigercar P0 at a workshop in Beijing, China A picture shows Singulato Motors' concept car Tigercar P0 at a workshop in Beijing, China Connected company president Shigeki Tomoyama addresses a press briefing as he elaborates on Toyota's "connected strategy" in Tokyo.

Facebook is set to make gaming a key component of Messenger. An update that started rolling out to a select number of Android users this week has introduced a completely new layout for the messaging app. The social network has tidied up the chat functionality by splitting one-on-one conversations, group conversations and active friends between three tabs that sit alongside each other in a single row towards the top of the screen. 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. The giant human-like robot bears a striking resemblance to the military robots starring in the movie'Avatar' and is claimed as a world first by its creators from a South Korean robotic company Waseda University's saxophonist robot WAS-5, developed by professor Atsuo Takanishi and Kaptain Rock playing one string light saber guitar perform jam session A man looks at an exhibit entitled'Mimus' a giant industrial robot which has been reprogrammed to interact with humans during a photocall at the new Design Museum in South Kensington, London Electrification Guru Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart talks about the electric Jaguar I-PACE concept SUV before it was unveiled before the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S The Jaguar I-PACE Concept car is the start of a new era for Jaguar.

Smart artificial intelligence platforms are now handling some media planning and buying work that is traditionally done by media agencies. Maxus tested a few AI platforms over the past year and is now mainly using one called Lucy to process and rearrange structured data for better efficiency. For instance, a hotel chain recently wanted to understand how its visitor profiles overlap across its business, economy and high-end hotel offerings, so Maxus used Lucy to isolate different audience segments and their media exposure for the client. The agency also tested Lucy in Asia for a cosmetics brand to understand audience segmentation across its products (lipsticks and mascara, for example) and how that influenced media consumption across TV, digital and out of home by country. David Gaines, chief planning officer for Maxus' North American operations, thinks agencies should view AI platforms as an opportunity for collaboration, rather than competition.

LSD advocates have long claimed that taking psychedelic drugs lead users to a fabled'higher state of consciousness.' Now, researchers are hoping to put this theory to the test, by pitting the human brain on LSD against an AI computer in a game of Go. If the controversial study goes ahead, participants will have their brains scanned while playing the game, in the hopes of learning how the substance changes brain connectivity to enhance creativity and problem solving. LSD advocates have long claimed that taking psychedelic drugs lead users to a fabled'higher state of consciousness.' Pictured is the molecular structure of LSD Due to strict regulations, the only evidence of the benefits of microdosing LSD bas been based on self-reports. Ms Feilding wants to change that, by leading the first ever scientific trial into LSD microdosing. She plans to give 20 participants low doses of LSD or a placebo, and scanning their brains while they perform a range of cognitive tasks, including the Wisconsin Card Sorting test, and a game of GO against an AI computer.

With good reason, the most anticipated feature the iPhone 8 will bring to the table is a radical new redesign featuring an edge to edge OLED display. But with the iPhone 8 display hogging the headlines, it's easy to forget that Apple's next-gen iPhone will bring a lot of compelling features to the table, including advanced 3D sensors capable of best-in-class facial recognition. Echoing previous reports, The Korea Herald reports that LG Innotek has been tapped to supply the iPhone 8's 3D camera sensors. The report said the company's new facility investment worth 269.7 billion won (US$238.50 million) that was announced on April 27 will be dedicated to Apple's orders. The initial deal size is estimated at about 200 billion won.