My smart TV is old (Samsung, 2014) so I watch BBC iPlayer on my Now TV box (also old and discontinued). What is the best device for all the popular streaming services including the upcoming Disney? To my knowledge, it is not yet confirmed if it will be available on my Roku-powered Now TV box. You may be in luck, because Disney has just signed a deal with Sky. As a result, Disney will be available via Sky from its UK launch on 24 March, to be followed by Now TV in the coming months, says Sky. It's not clear how many months that means.

For life science companies, healthcare providers, patients, and consumers, AI offers great potential to streamline processes and achieve better treatment results. Dr. Anna Bauer-Mehren describes the role of real-world data, data science or data analysis in pharmaceutical research and the resulting new opportunities for personalized medicine. In particular, she addresses the importance of high-quality data and Roche's efforts to make data FAIR. In their view, this is essential for the success of AI methods in R&D. Using several examples, she shows in which areas of pharmaceutical research AI is already being used successfully, but also discusses which areas still have great challenges.

As scientists around the world race to see if they can come up with a vaccine for the coronavirus, one thing is clear to the experts at ML6: artificial intelligence can help. ML6, a machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) expert with offices in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and the UK, says its tools can help life sciences companies find new drugs to test, match patients with trials and improve quality controls in manufacturing highly-regulated medicines. 'The playing field in which life sciences companies operate is getting ever harder,' explains Simon Logghe, life sciences industry lead at ML6. 'Typically, to develop a drug, test it and bring it to market can easily take more than 15 years for a pharmaceutical company. With patents only lasting 20 years, there's a small margin to win the investment back. A lot of drugs don't even get into the commercial phase as they don't get through the clinical trial period.

A research group from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) and Russian Internet giant Yandex have proposed a novel image-to-image translation model that uses synthesized input data to enable a "paired" training approach. The model outperforms existing methods in image manipulation and offers researchers a possible solution to the scarcity of paired datasets. Generative adversarial networks (GAN) are one of the most effective methods for realistic image generation. GANs provide many opportunities for image manipulation and morphing, such as transferring the age or gender of a human face. Network architecture types most commonly used for transforming a human face are trained on either paired images (same subject, different time) or unpaired data.

Military research agency DARPA wants video game developers to help it develop AI fighter jets. The Pentagon's so-called "mad science" wing is seeking their support for its Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program. ACE aims to build the trust of fighter pilots in automated combat by testing algorithms in close-range aerial battles -- better known as dogfights. But before they're dodging enemy jets for real, the algorithms need to be trialed in simulations. Lieutenant Colonel Dan Javorsek, who also goes by the cuddly nom de guerre of "Animal," envisions the algorithms guiding an aircraft's maneuvers so human pilots can focus on the "higher-level context intent and sentiment challenges" of future battles.

BENGALURU: The Department of Science & Technology (DST) - Government of India, Intel India, and Society for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (SINE)-IIT Bombay has announced the third edition of Plugin. This is a one-year collaborative accelerator program for hardware and systems software startups. Eleven startups have been selected from across the country in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), security and platform to receive mentoring, access to labs for tools and platforms, technical and financial support, local and international ecosystem connect and visibility. Nivruti Rai, Country Head, Intel India and VP - Data Platforms Group, Intel Corp, in a statement, said, "Our Intel India Maker Lab incubation program has so far supported over 70 startups in accelerating their innovation journey and scaling their businesses. In its third year, Plugin is supporting startups that are using data-centric technologies to drive innovation in the healthcare, manufacturing, industrial, retail, automotive and banking domains."

New York (CNN Business)IBM is commercializing a new technology that makes it easier for computers to understand human communication.

In the course of the two years, we have seen a consistent increment in the percentage of adoption of AI in India. Given the Indian government's ongoing focus on building up a plan for artificial intelligence, it is recommended to apply strengths (deep analysis of AI applications and implications) to determine (a) the state of AI innovation in India, and (b) strategic insights to help India survive and thrive in a global market with the help of AI initiatives. Advances in artificial intelligence and data analytics are pushing development in numerous parts of the world. China, for instance, has committed $150 billion towards its objective of turning into a world chief by 2030. And while the United States government is putting just $1.1 billion in non-classified AI research, its private sector is burning through billions in fields from finance and healthcare to retail and defense.

Established in 2013, 360DigiTMG is the training arm of Innodatatics Inc., USA, an IT services company that builds innovative solutions for core business problems. The institute is an accredited centre for Skim Bantuan Latihan (SBL) schemes by the Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) under the Ministry of Human Resources, Malaysia. With headquarters in the United States and presence in India, Malaysia, East Asia, Australia, Middle East, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands, 360DigiTMG adds a holistic, global market perspective to its curriculum.

Jutting out into the sea, the industrial port area of Nordhavn in Denmark's capital, Copenhagen, is currently being transformed into a futuristic waterfront city district made up of small islets. It's billed as Scandinavia's largest metropolitan development project and, when complete, will have living space for 40,000 people and workspace for another 40,000. At the moment, Nordhavn is only served by a nearby S-train station and bus stops located near the station. There are no buses or trains running within the development area, although there are plans for an elevated metro line, and parking will be discouraged in the new neighbourhood. This is a great opportunity for autonomous vehicles (AVs) to operate as a new public transport solution, connecting this area more efficiently, says Professor Dimitri Konstantas at the University of Geneva in Switzerland.