Skychain Global, for the first time in Russia, has successfully conducted a test of the artificial intelligence system for medical diagnostics, comparing the number of errors committed by the living doctors. This infrastructure blockchain project is aimed at helping doctors and patients have accurate diagnoses. Interestingly, this is the first ever test of its kind to be conducted in Russia. An infrastructure blockchain project, Skychain is dedicated to providing an infrastructure to radically increase the efficiency of healthcare AI development and training. There is no denying the fact that the field of medical sciences has experienced significant progress over the years.

The man in front of you has been caught in possession of drugs. He has no weapons, and no record of any violent or serious crimes. Do you let the man out on police bail the next morning, or keep him locked up for two days to ensure he comes to court on Monday?" The kind of scenario Dr Geoffrey Barnes is describing – whether to detain a suspect in police custody or release them on bail – occurs hundreds of thousands of times a year across the UK. The outcome of this decision could be major for the suspect, for public safety and for the police. "The police officers who make these custody decisions are highly experienced," explains Barnes. "But all their knowledge and policing skills can't tell them the one thing they need to now most about the suspect – how likely is it that he or she is going to cause major harm if they are released?

"We will take your jobs," said Sophia, a humanoid robot powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The audience of 60,000 world technology leaders at Web Summit, the world's largest technology conference in Lisbon, Portugal, nervously laughed. "That was not funny," I heard an engineer next to me whispering to himself. At this point, you must have heard about how advances in AI are disrupting industries and posing a threat to the job security of millions of workers worldwide. The jobs of office clerks, receptionists, customer service reps, analysts, marketers, doctors, attorneys, underwriters and creatives could be replaced by AI in the next decade.

An elite Para-swimmer has appealed for the return of her prosthetic leg which was stolen in a "horrible" burglary. ParalympicsGB hopeful Rosie Bancroft, who swims for the City of Manchester team, had hidden the limb in the back seat of her blue Fiat 500 convertible. The car was stolen from outside her house in Manchester on Saturday night. The 23-year-old said her vehicle had been specially adapted, including the positioning of the accelerator pedal, so "we're hoping they didn't get far". Ms Bancroft, originally from Oxford, is studying at the University of Manchester and coaches the swimming club team.

Police at the "front line" of difficult risk-based judgements are trialling an AI system trained by University of Cambridge criminologists to give guidance using the outcomes of five years of criminal histories. The man in front of you has been caught in possession of drugs. He has no weapons, and no record of any violent or serious crimes. Do you let the man out on police bail the next morning, or keep him locked up for two days to ensure he comes to court on Monday?" The kind of scenario Dr. Geoffrey Barnes is describing – whether to detain a suspect in police custody or release them on bail – occurs hundreds of thousands of times a year across the UK. The outcome of this decision could be major for the suspect, for public safety and for the police. "The police officers who make these custody decisions are highly experienced," explains Barnes. "But all their knowledge and policing skills can't tell them the one thing they need to now most about the suspect – how likely is it that he or she is going to cause major harm if they are released?

The Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang came to a spectacular close on Sunday - but in addition to the usual fireworks finish, there was an added technique that prompted gasps from the audience. Organisers used an army of drones covered in LED lights to make patterns to illuminate the South Korean sky with illusions of the Olympic rings, patterns of Soohorang - the white tiger mascot - and figures of competitors. But could this technology spread across the globe and takeover from our more traditional whizz bang fireworks? The internet reaction to the drones was overwhelmingly positive. Give the drone pilots a gold medal!

An 11-year-old boy has written a book about bitcoin in the hope of raising $20m (£14.3m) by the age of 14 so that he can drop out of school. Andrew K. Courey from Wellesley, Massachusetts, made the agreement with his parents that he could leave education if he achieved his goal and set about looking for million-dollar business ideas to make it happen. The result was Early Bird Gets the Bitcoin: The Ultimate Guide to Everything About Bitcoin, which Courey self-published in January for Amazon Kindle. The 57-page book capitalises on its author's interest in cryptocurrencies, inspired by hours spent studying YouTube videos on bitcoin mining and the digital currency's short but turbulent history, according to The Swellesley Report. Watch live as Joe Biden signs Juneteenth National Independence Day Act World Bank refuses to help El Salvador adopt bitcoin over environmental and transparency concerns Bitcoin price news – live: Crypto boss says Elon Musk'has more studying to do' Bitcoin price news – live: Crypto boss says Elon Musk'has more studying to do' Early Bird addresses such subjects as bitcoin wallets, rival electronic currencies like ethereum and initial coin offerings, aiming to help even beginners become "masters of bitcoin."

Huawei has unveiled the 'world's first' smartphone-driven car. An incredible video shows the Mate 10 Pro handset taking control of a Porsche using its artificial intelligence chip.

MWC 2018 -- Telef--nica has launched its voice-activated "cognitive" assistant Aura in the six markets of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Germany, Spain and the UK after teaming up with tech giants including Facebook, Google and Microsoft on the new platform. First announced at last year's Mobile World Congress, Aura works much like Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri and Microsoft's Cortana, allowing customers to request information and control devices through voice commands. Powered by artificial intelligence, the Aura technology will be available through apps that Telef--nica's customers can download onto their mobile devices. Unlike the digital assistants from Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Google, however, Aura has been designed around the communications services that Telef--nica provides to its customers. "It is a new customer relationship model based on cognitive intelligence and a one-stop shop for navigating through different channels," said Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete, Telef--nica's CEO, during a press conference earlier today.

Like Hollywood, the games industry is facing a moment of self-reflection. For too long it has told the same stories, centring on the same white, male heroes. Game creators are finally examining the lack of diversity in their stories, but so far, representation of black people has been timid and predictable. With the number of women in the UK industry at just 14% and BAME representation at 4%, the narrative gatekeepers in games are primarily white men. If they are to find a broader range of stories, they need to rethink their representations of black people.