Sky has finally rolled out voice search, letting people control their TV just by talking to it. Until now, the feature had only been hinted at by a strange, mysterious button on the side of the remote. Now, when that's pressed, people will be able to ask their TV for whatever they want to watch. That doesn't simply mean asking for the name of films and TV shows, though the Sky Q box will handle those. They can also ask for something like the "Liverpool game", categories like "films featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone", or even asking for ratings, such as "Tom Hanks movies rated five stars".

Google has launched the developer preview of the next version of Android, giving us our first glimpse into the future of its mobile software. Currently called Android O – and soon to be named after a sweet treat beginning with the letter O – it follows Nougat, Marshmallow and Lollipop. Google hasn't mentioned any major design changes, with its first Android O reveal instead focusing on the tweaks it has in store for a selection of the operating system's core features. Google wants to improve it by limiting the activity of apps running in the background, and has named three particular areas of focus: implicit broadcasts, background services and location updates. 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.

Experts say robots will be able to do'most jobs' within 30 years. That kind of prediction makes current international trade spats seem paltry in comparison to the brewing demise of humanity's jobs market. China's Changying Precision Technology recently replaced 90% of its employees with robotics systems and saw a boost in productivity in doing so. Japan even has a hotel run by robots. When it comes to the implications of the impending Johnny 5 era, Mady Delvaux is one of the European Parliament's most vocal MEPs.

Advances in clinical uses of artificial intelligence (AI) could have two profound effects on the global medical workforce. AI, which mimics cognitive functions such as learning and problem-solving, is already making inroads into the NHS. In north London it is piloting use of an app aimed at users of the non-emergency 111 service, while the Royal Free London NHS foundation trust has teamed up with Google's DeepMind AI arm to develop an app aimed at patients with signs of acute kidney injury. The hospital claims the project, which uses information from more than 1.6 million patients a year, could free up more than half a million hours annually spent on paperwork. AI raises the prospect of making affordable healthcare accessible to all.

BEIJING – A years-long crime spree by Chinese toilet paper thieves may have reached the end of its roll after park officials in southern Beijing installed facial recognition technology to flush out bathroom bandits. Park managers at the Temple of Heaven, an expanse of imperial landmarks in the capital, spent three years testing ways to foil the toilet looters, including fingerprinting and laser sensors, before they settled on the new technology, which was introduced over the weekend. Elderly square dancers taking their bathroom breaks on Tuesday were greeted by a robotic voice: "Welcome! Please stand in the recognition zone." One by one, they obediently positioned themselves on a yellow square marking and watched their faces pop up on a blinking blue screen mounted to the wall.

Stocks sank deeper into negative territory on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday, with investor sentiment hurt by an overnight sell-off on Wall Street and the yen's sharp appreciation against the dollar. The 225-issue Nikkei average tumbled 414.50 The key price indicator suffered the biggest closing loss since Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election in November last year. On Tuesday, the Nikkei average shed 65.71 points. The Topix index of all first-section issues closed down 33.22 points, or 2.12 percent, at 1,530.20, after losing 2.43 points the previous day.

Andrew Ng, a leading figure in the world of artificial intelligence, is leaving his post as chief scientist at China's Baidu and says he wants to find ways of advancing AI beyond the technology world. Ng is known for playing a leading role in formulating the AI strategy of both Baidu and Google. He says is leaving the Chinese company on good terms and simply wants to find a new challenge. "I've decided to step away from this role while everything is going well and look at some other things," he told MIT Technology Review. "I don't know precisely what I'll do, but I think AI offers a lot of opportunities, not just at big companies like Baidu but for entrepreneurs, and for advancing basic research," Ng added.

Mumbai: Leading private sector lenders such as HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank are experimenting with robotics and artificial intelligence to improve efficiency and stand out in a market where banks are becoming more and more standardised in terms of technology and services offered to customers. While HDFC Bank launched its humanoid Ira in January to assist customers at a Mumbai branch, ICICI Bank said in September 2016 that it was using robotics to reduce repetitive work for employees, allowing them to be delegated to duties requiring human interaction and involvement. Developed by Kochi-based Asimov Robotics, the humanoid Ira is currently deployed at HDFC Bank's Kamala Mills branch in Mumbai. In the next two years, the bank aims to introduce about 15-20 such humanoids across branches in India. The humanoids will primarily be stationed at welcome desks and will guide customers to relevant counters.

The financial services industry has been using artificial intelligence for decades in trading, and as the technology gets smarter it's being tested more often with payments as well. "There's an increasing trend around using AI around financial payments," said Sumeet Vermani, a global marketing leader working for fintech providers such as Red Box Recorders, a company that records communication, in the financial services industry for compliance. Financial institutions and payment providers are looking for ways to utilize AI in a number of areas, including customer interaction and fraud detection. The most popular application of AI in financial services -- and perhaps the most limited -- is the chatbot, a program that converses with customers through text or speech. In financial services, chatbots are usually used to make the first interaction with a customer, answering questions or directing customers to an area of the website.

Andrew Ng, a leading figure in the world of artificial intelligence, is leaving his post as chief scientist at China's Baidu and says he wants to find ways of advancing AI beyond the technology world. Ng is known for playing a leading role in formulating the AI strategy of both Baidu and Google. He says is leaving the Chinese company on good terms and simply wants to find a new challenge. "I've decided to step away from this role while everything is going well and look at some other things," he told MIT Technology Review. "I don't know precisely what I'll do, but I think AI offers a lot of opportunities, not just at big companies like Baidu but for entrepreneurs, and for advancing basic research," Ng added.