Japan Post Co. said Monday it is considering using drones to move packages between post offices, possibly from next year, due to an increasing shortage of delivery workers. The envisioned project by the mail and package delivery unit of state-owned Japan Post Holdings Co. comes in the wake of e-commerce operator Rakuten Inc. and major parcel delivery provider Yamato Holdings Co. testing drone deliveries, but safety concerns remain about the new delivery method. Japan Post is considering using drones in step with the government's pro-growth plan under which drone use is eyed for parcel delivery in mountainous regions in 2018 and in urban areas in the 2020s. "We are aiming to fly drones between post offices in mountainous areas and remote islands," Japan Post Executive Vice President Seiki Fukuda said at a news conference Monday. In order for drone delivery to be put to practical use, Fukuda said, "how far regulations will be loosened" will be important.

It is one of the toughest places to live on Earth. Now, a six-strong team of astronauts is preparing to head to the Dhofar desert in Oman next year in an attempt to simulate what life will be like on Mars. The astronauts are using the trial as a'dress rehearsal' for future missions to the red planet, and will carry out 19 experiments designed to search for traces of life. In February 2018, They will spend four weeks living in almost complete isolation. Among the scientific equipment they will take with them for the Amadee-18 experiment will be a a drone, robotic rovers and a hydroponic greenhouse.

In response to Vladimir Putin's claims last week that whoever cracks artificial intelligence with'rule the world', Elon Musk has said that he thinks the technology will be the most likely cause of World War 3. Musk took to Twitter this morning to make the chilling warning, claiming that'competition for AI superiority at national level' could spark a war. The Tesla and SpaceX founder suggests that a war is likely to be started by one of the AIs itself, rather than a country leader. In response to Vladimir Putin's claims last week that whoever cracks artificial intelligence with'rule the world', Elon Musk has said that he thinks the technology will be the most likely cause of World War 3 During a question-and-answer session at the summer conference of the National Governors Association in Rhode Island., Tesla CEO Elon Musk warned that regulation of artificial intelligence is needed because it's a'fundamental risk to the existence of human civilisation.' The billionaire said regulations will stop humanity from being outsmarted by computers, or'deep intelligence in the network', that can start wars by manipulating information. Governments must have a better understanding of artificial intelligence technology's rapid evolution in order to fully comprehend the risks, he said.

AI is already a huge part of the technology landscape and leading to many opportunities in mobile. Samsung is putting it to use in its Bixby voice assistant and upcoming smart speaker, Google has used it to help turn a person's scribbles into clip art, while Huawei's Richard Yu sees it as an avenue through which the company can overtake Apple, These are somewhat crude examples of the real implications of AI technology, but it's already clear that it's going to play a big role in the future of tech at large. According to a recent report from Russian news site RT, Russian president Vladimir Putin says it could even lead to global domination. In a recent talk with Russian students via a satellite link, Putin said: "Artificial intelligence is the future, not only for Russia, but for all humankind. It comes with colossal opportunities, but also threats that are difficult to predict. Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world."

Elon Musk has issued a warning as Russian president Vladimir Putin claims the nation which leads in AI "will become the ruler of the world." Musk, co-chairman of OpenAI, has long warned of dire consequences for mishandling AI development. OpenAI itself is a non-profit research company that aims to champion promoting and developing friendly AI in a way to benefit humanity. As with any major technology advancement, however, there will undoubtedly be those which aim to weaponise it and to do so before rivals. Based on Putin's comments to Russia-based publication RT, it sounds as if the nation is among them.

November 26, 2016 (Tony Cartalucci - LocalOrg) - During World War 2, nations desperately raced to harness the atom. The United State ultimately won that race, and during their victory lap - being the sole nation to possess nuclear weapons - used them against their enemy Japan - twice. Tens of thousands of lives were extinguished in the blink of an eye and Japan, already a defeated nation, submitted absolutely to US hegemony which would prevail both over Japan and most of Asia for nearly a century onward. This is what uncontested military superiority - or an imbalance of technological and military power - looks like. Since the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the US has used its immense economic disparity over the last seven decades to build a conventional army and employ various methods of overtly and covertly attacking, undermining, and even overthrowing the political and socioeconomic orders of targeted nations worldwide in its bid to take, hold, and expand global hegemony.

Elon Musk has said again that artificial intelligence could be humanity's greatest existential threat, this time through the starting of the third world war. The prospect clearly weighs heavily on Musk's mind as the SpaceX, Tesla and Boring Company chief tweeted at 2.33am Los Angeles time about how AI could led to the end of the world without the need for the singularity. His fears were prompted by a statement from Vladimir Putin that "artificial intelligence is the future, not only for Russia, but for all humankind … It comes with colossal opportunities, but also threats that are difficult to predict. Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world." Hashing out his thoughts in public, Musk clarified that he was not just concerned about the prospect of a world leader starting the war, but also of an overcautious AI deciding "that a [pre-emptive] strike is [the] most probable path to victory".

Elon Musk said Monday that artificial intelligence could be the "most likely" cause of a third world war Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that the first global leader in AI would "become the ruler of the world" Elon Musk said Monday that artificial intelligence could be the "most likely" cause of a third world war Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that the first global leader in AI would "become the ruler of the world"

Less than a week after the last drops of Hurricane Harvey fell, Houston is just beginning to assess the damage. At least 46 people have died. More than 30,000 houses are flooded and as many as a million vehicles waterlogged. Early estimates suggest the hurricane has inflicted $120 billion in damage on the region, making it the most expensive natural disaster in the country's history. "This is going to be a massive, massive cleanup process," Texas governor Greg Abbott told ABC's Good Morning America on Friday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that whoever reaches a breakthrough in developing artificial intelligence will dominate the world. Speaking at a meeting with students on Friday, Putin said the development of AI raises "colossal opportunities and threats that are difficult to predict now." He warned that "the one who becomes the leader in this sphere will be the ruler of the world." Putin warned that "it would be strongly undesirable if someone wins a monopolist position" and promised that Russia would be ready to share its know-how in artificial intelligence with other nations. The Russian leader predicted that future wars will be fought by drones, and "when one party's drones are destroyed by drones of another, it will have no other choice but to surrender."