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Julian Assange will stand by offer to go the US after Barack Obama releases Chelsea Manning
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stands by his offer to go to the USA now that Chelsea Manning is being released, he told a press conference. Mr Assange had previously committed to hand himself in and face any possible extradition to the US, should Barack Obama offer clemency to Ms Manning. But when that happened, his lawyers suggested that he wouldn't actually fulfil that commitment – arguing that Ms Manning wasn't being released quickly enough. Now Mr Assange has said that he will stand by the offer. He said that there will be "many discussions" on his future before Ms Manning leaves prison in May.
Tesla won't have to recall its cars after one drove into a truck and killed its driver, report finds
Tesla won't have to recall any vehicles despite a crash that left a man dead when his car hit a truck. Officials have finally brought a close to a six-month-old investigation that followed the high-profile crash, exonerating Tesla. The controversy and worry emerged after a man's vehicle ran into a truck while using Tesla's "Autopilot" software, which allows to car to operate semi-autonomously. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that it hadn't found evidence of a defect that would require it to ask for a recall of the cars. 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.
AI and the Digital Healthcare Revolution CXOTALK
Artificial intelligence is disrupting healthcare, from the largest institutions to the most intimate doctor-patient interactions. What's driving digital medicine, and what challenges might get in the way? Shari Langemak is a physician, a journalist and a digital health strategist. Her talks and lectures are mainly concerned with the opportunities and challenges of an ongoing digitalization and medical innovation. Apart from her job and speaking activities, she advises several startups and serves as a mentor of the healthcare investor XLHealth.
10 video games to watch in 2017
It's a new year, which means new video games to stoke our excitement. This year, we also get two more home consoles, Nintendo's Switch and Microsoft's Project Scorpio, a souped-up version of the Xbox One supporting native 4K resolutions and virtual reality. While we wait for fresh hardware, let's look ahead to the software players will likely pine for in 2017. Details: This side-scrolling action game is inspired by classic cartoons of the 1930s, even adopting similar animation techniques. Lead characters Cuphead and Mugman make a deal with the devil, and must perform his bidding through a variety of levels played either solo or cooperatively with friends.
iPhone 8 will have facial recognition and other features that mean it sells more than any phone before it, analyst claims
That will be just the headline feature of a phone expected to pack in so many new features that it could even go by another name. The next iPhone could have so many features and changes that it is being referred to by some as the "iPhone 10", or "iPhone X" – it is also the 10th anniversary model – and analysts have suggested that it could sell far more than even the most popular iPhone. In fact, the iPhone 8 might not even be one phone at all – but rather three. The company cold launch an extra, bigger, model alongside updated versions at the current 4.7- and 5.5-inch phones. 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.
Meet China's Sharp Sword, a stealth drone that can likely carry 2 tons of bombs
Reporting from the Chinese Internet suggests that a second, even stealthier Sharp Sword began flying last year (with a stealthy engine). If flight testing with the prototypes goes as well as the initial flight tests did with the first airframe, the Sharp Sword could enter service as early as 2019-2020. Initially, it's believed that the Sharp Sword will be used for reconnaissance in areas with dense air defense networks, as well as tailing foreign warships. As the Chinese develops a familiarity with the Sharp Sword, it could be used for combat operations as a "first through the door" weapon against highly defended, high-value targets, as well as an aerial tanker for other drones and carrier aircraft (akin to plans for the U.S. MQ-25). There is even the possibility of carrier version for China's planned next generation of catapult equipped aircraft carriers.
Samsung Galaxy S8: New smartphones may have been leaked in company's own adverts
Samsung might accidentally have spoiled its own big phone announcement. Its display division has published a pair of adverts showing off a smartphone that matches a number of leaks and rumours surrounding the upcoming Galaxy S8. The South Korean firm is expected to unveil the new handset shortly, with a February or April launch looking highly likely. Samsung itself has created a stir by posting two adverts on the YouTube account of its Display division, both of which depict a mystery smartphone with a slick new design and no home button. It also features super-slim bezels and a headphone jack, with the latter in particular a cause for celebration.
U.S. stealth bombers, drones launch airstrikes against Islamic State in Libya
Stealth bombers and armed drones launched airstrikes Wednesday night against two Islamic State encampments in northern Libya in an expansion of the air war there, according to the Pentagon. The attacks were authorized by President Obama two days before he leaves office and are a reminder of the continuing turmoil in the oil-rich nation where a U.S.-led air war helped insurgents overthrow strongman Moammar Kadafi in 2011. Islamic State militants in Libya have established what officials say is the group's largest and most powerful affiliate outside its core areas in Syria and Iraq, although its area of control has shrunk considerably over the last year. B-2 bombers targeted two desert camps about 30 miles southwest of Surt, a port city on the central Mediterranean coast that U.S.-backed Libyan forces recaptured last year from the militants. U.S. officials said dozens of militants had escaped from Surt to the desert camps.