Almost every presentation began apologetically with the refrain, "In a 5G world" practically challenging the industry's rollout goals. At one point Brigitte Daniel-Corbin, IoT Strategist with Wilco Electronic Systems, sensed the need to reassure the audience by exclaiming, 'its not a matter of if, but when 5G will happen!' Frontier Tech pundits too often prematurely predict hyperbolic adoption cycles, falling into the trap of most soothsaying visions. The IoTC Summit's ability to pull back the curtain left its audience empowered with a sober roadmap forward that will ultimately drive greater innovation and profit. The industry frustration is understandable as China announced earlier this month that 5G is now commercially available in 50 cities, including: Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.

Fox News Flash top headlines for Dec. 7 are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com The U.S. military believes the unarmed drone that went missing over the Libyan capital last month was actually shot down by Russian air defenses. The U.S. Africa Command is demanding the return of the aircraft's wreckage, which had been part of an operation conducted in Libya to assess the area's security and monitor for violent extremist activity. The command didn't give a reason for the drone loss after the Nov. 21 incident, but they had been investigating, Reuters reported.

Artificial intelligence and especially machine learning have been major buzzwords in the past half decade or so, and with recent advancements in AI technology, many businesses are looking for ways to implement AI to enhance their business processes and find solutions for their existing issues. However, implementing cognitive AI initiatives can be easier said than done. On the one hand, the knowledge of many businesses surrounding AI field is still fairly low. On the other hand, plenty of technology vendors and suppliers are actively approaching businesses--especially big ones--with various implementation opportunities and viable solutions. Here, we will discuss all you need to know about implementing AI in businesses, and we will begin by discussing the three possible implementation types.

Enrique is an HR, Tech and Future of Work expert and keynote speaker and founder of Hacking HR, a global learning community at the intersection of future of work, technology, business and organizations, with thousands of members all over the world. He came to the United States from Venezuela as a Fulbright Scholar. Prior to coming to the US, Enrique was the CEO at Management Consultants, a firm specialized in Human Resources in Venezuela. Before Management Consultants, Enrique worked in the telecommunications sector as a Senior Project Engineer for Telefonica. He is also the cofounder of Cotopaxi, a recruitment platform focused on Latin America and the Caribbean.

Artificial intelligence, blockchain and IoT devices are just a few of the tools that analysts and executives believe will play a huge role in the coming year. "For 2020, many organizations will augment or expand digital transformation efforts into digital innovation to drive business results. Digital transformation isn't going away and never will as long as there are ongoing opportunities for transformation," said Mark Troester, vice president of strategy at the technology development company Progress. SEE: Artificial intelligence: A business leader's guide (free PDF) (TechRepublic Premium) "Making digital innovation part of the fabric doesn't necessarily call for separate teams or big investments," Troester said. "It starts by developing a culture of innovation by grounding teams in objectives and their accountability for them, and then give them broad discretion to execute."

Explainable AI (XAI) is a sub-field of AI which has been gaining ground in the recent past. And as I machine learning practitioner dealing with customers day in and day out, I can see why. I've been an analytics practitioner for more than 5 years, and I swear, the hardest part of a machine learning project is not creating the perfect model which beats all the benchmarks. It's the part where you convince the customer why and how it works. Humans always had a dichotomy when faced with the unknown.

Research and Markets has published a new report titled: "Digital Transformation Asia Pacific: 5G, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, and Smart Cities in APAC 2019 – 2024." This report identifies market opportunities for deployment and operations of key technologies within the Asia-Pacific region. The report cites examples such as H3C Technologies plans to offer a comprehensive digital transformation platform within Thailand. The platform includes core cloud and edge computing, big data, interconnectivity, information security, IoT, AI, and 5G solutions. The report predicts what will happen with 5G technology, to identifying how 5G will digitally transform business in Asia Pacific. It represents the most comprehensive research available focused on the impact of 5G, AI, and IoT in Asia Pac.

CIMON (pronounced "simon"), the world's first AI-powered astronaut assistant, is returning to the International Space Station. Today, the US freighter SpaceX blasted off carrying on board the robot, which operates with a slight smile on its screen face. However, this time around, it will have a heightened ability to analyze human emotion. With this new update, the voice-controlled, free-flying robot has transformed from a scientific assistant to an empathetic conversational partner, a huge development for AI-powered assistants. "CIMON-2 has more sensitive microphones and a more advanced sense of orientation," explained Till Eisenberg, CIMON Project Manager at Airbus, in a statement.

Evolving technology, best practice and landmark evidence in glaucoma care were reviewed by an international expert faculty in session presentations and debates during the 11th Moorfields International Glaucoma Symposium 2019. The authors were meeting chairs and provide an overview of symposium proceedings. Hans Lemij, Rotterdam Eye Hospital, the Netherlands, discussed glaucoma optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging and automated segmentation issues, noting several common image artefacts. Paul Foster highlighted research by the UK Biobank Eye and Vision Consortium related to cognitive function and the expanding use of OCT imaging in dementia and neurodegeneration research. Findings show that a thinner retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) is associated with worse cognitive function in individuals without known neurodegenerative disease, as well as a greater likelihood of future cognitive decline [1]. The Rotterdam Study also revealed an association of retinal neurodegeneration on OCT with an increased risk of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease [2].

The use of artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics has enormous potential, but along with that promise come critical privacy and security challenges, says technology attorney Stephen Wu. For example, in healthcare, "we're beginning to see surgical robots ... and robots that take supplies from one part of a hospital to another. But along with those bold technological advances come emerging privacy and security concerns. "The HIPAA Security Rule doesn't talk about surgical robots and AI systems," he notes. Nevertheless, HIPAA's administrative, physical and technical safeguard requirements still apply, he says. As a result, organizations must determine, for example, "what kind of security management procedures are touching these devices and systems - and do you have oversight over them?" Also critical is ensuring that "communications are secure from one point to another," he points out. "If you have an AI system that's drawing records from an electronic health record, how is that transmission being secured?