The U.S. Navy plans to use Xbox 360 controllers to operate periscopes aboard its newer submarines. Instead of a traditional rotating periscope, the Navy's Virginia-class subs are set to use high-resolution cameras and large monitors. These can be can be controlled by a helicopter-style stick – but, they come with a $38,000 price tag. The Navy has now revealed plans to integrate an Xbox controller into the system, to slash prices and reduce required training time. The U.S. Navy plans to use Xbox 360 controllers to operate periscopes aboard its newer submarines.

Nothing Artificial About This Cash: Not when you're talking about $50 million, which is what Salesforce says it is going to put into a new fund for investing in startups working on artificial intelligence (AI). Salesforce said Tuesday that the $50 million would go into setting up the Salesforce AI Innovation Fund, which, as the company put it, is dedicated to "bringing AI to every step of the sales cycle, from building pipeline and closing deals, to growing the business." In other words, Salesforce wants to make AI a central part of of every step along the way in the sales cycle for businesses. Chief Executive Brian Krzanich himself said Intel has put more than $1 billion into AI companies through its Intel Capital investment division. In a blog post, Krzanich said Intel's investments have run the gamut of industries, including self-driving cars, medicine, research into climate change and space and undersea exploration.

The Kangbashi district of Ordos, China, looks like a cosmopolitan city of the future. It's just 14 years old but already has all the trappings of a mature municipality. It has a large public library designed to mimic the shape of books on shelves. Elsewhere are a contemporary and cavernous airport, a spectacular-looking stadium, clusters of towering apartment buildings, spacious plazas and parks, a five-story food court with 400 vendors, an intricate opera house, and perfectly paved streets designed to connect more than 300,000 residents to the places they live, work, and play. Although Kangbashi has the appearance of a modern metropolis, the truth is apparent in the one thing it lacks: people. Kangbashi is one of hundreds of "ghost cities" rumored to dot the Chinese countryside. Erected at the height of China's real estate boom, they're pet projects of wealthy local governments that built them to be the center of a virtuous circle: Spending their economic windfalls on megacities, governments believed, would attract inhabitants from outlying agrarian communities, creating new urban centers with which to generate even more wealth.

Swedish payment terminal company iZettle has won €30 million (£26.6 million) in funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to explore artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning for small businesses. AI and machine learning knowledge and technology are often geared towards big companies, and small businesses don't usually have the funds to develop solutions tailored to their needs. To tackle this problem, Stockholm-based iZettle plans to invest in research and development over the next three years, specifically to benefit smaller businesses. "We're proud to receive this stamp of approval from the EIB," said CEO and cofounder of iZettle Jacob de Geer. "It's the type of offer you can't refuse and it will allow us to further accelerate our growth and continue to level the playing field for small businesses, giving them access to tools to take on the big corporations," he said.

Google security veteran Heather Adkins warned artificial intelligence powered cyberdefenses arent' at the capacity to thwart cyberattacks adding that companies are better off paying a bunch of junior engineers to patch vulnerabilities all day. Adkins is a founding member of Google's security team and warned an audience at TechCrunch Disrupt 2017 in San Francisco that AI cyberdefenses are still producing too many false positives and that AI-powered security software can barely stop 1970's era attack methods, according to CNBC. "AI is good at spotting anomalous behavior, but it will also spot 99 other things that people need to go in and check" out, only to discover it wasn't an attack, Adkins said adding that the attack methods haven't changed much over time. Another challenge is that machine learning requires feedback to know what is good and bad which is hard to spot when malicious programs mask their true nature. She added that more talent, less technology is the best strategy for keeping networks safe.

Should we think of AI as a basic human right? That was the question raised by Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff in a session at the United Nations General Assembly yesterday. The backdrop for Benioff's comments was debate around the impact of technology and innovation on the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These were agreed back in 2015 as set of specific targets based on a sustainable development agenda with the overall goal of ending poverty, protecting the planet and ensuring prosperity. When the SDGs were laid down, there was a window of 15 years to hit the targets.

Everyday we hear about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine learning in different contexts. Entrepreneurs like Elon Musk fear that it will doom the human race. Notably, the Russian President Mr Vladimir Putin was recently quoted telling students that whoever masters AI will rule the world. When ordinary people hear about A.I their thoughts immediately venture towards machine based programs encountered in movies like Star Trek and Star Wars. This is not the only form of AI that exists. We have previously covered Indian start-ups working in AI.

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When delving into the world of machine learning (ML), choosing one framework from many alternatives can be an intimidating task. You might already be familiar with the names, but it's useful to evaluate the options during the decision-making process. There are different frameworks, libraries, applications, toolkits, and datasets in the machine learning world that can be very confusing, especially if you're a beginner. Songwriters Some musicians are turning to artificial intelligence to help their creative process. Taryn Southern, who appeared on "American Idol" in 2004, has relied on AI to deliver the instrumentals for her new album.

The Department of Defense (DoD) is increasingly interested in Artificial Intelligence (AI). During a recent trip to Amazon, Google, and other Silicon Valley companies, Secretary of Defense James Mattis remarked that AI has "got to be better integrated by the DoD." What do we mean by the term AI? In particular, what does "deep learning" mean? What are the advantages, disadvantages, and risks of using AI?