Oddly enough, tattoos are now playing a significant role in modern law enforcement–thanks largely to the advent of computer vision. This month, an investigation by the Electronic Frontier Foundation revealed that the FBI is actually investing in research that can identify and semantically analyze tattoos en masse. To create a tool for the police that can not only recognize tattoos but analyze their meaning to create a network of contextual links between potentially millions of tattoos. One commonly cited scenario for how it might be used: If a surveillance camera didn't record a perpetrator's face, but it did catch a part of his or her tattoo, this technology could theoretically link that tattoo to a list of possible suspects. Or, investigators could use it to search for other examples and context about a particularly inscrutable tattoo. But questions about whether such a database impinges upon freedom of speech–and the rights of the prisoners whose photos populate it–are rife.

In any event, machine learning has already changed the rules of the IoT cybersecurity game, says Thomas Dinsmore, director of product marketing for data science at Cloudera, making it look more like a chess match that pits machine against machine. "For instance, segmenting vulnerable or potentially vulnerable IoT or other devices into a separate network, or limiting their Internet access, thereby creating hurdles for hackers and machines attempting to attack the network." At present, security operations are beginning to make greater use of machine-learning-based software to identify vulnerabilities, says Shaun Cooley, CTO of IoT and Industries at Cisco. "Again, it's the human element that is critical here--whether it is humans being lax when training machine learning cybersecurity algorithms, losing control over powerful cyberweapons, humans corrupting machine learning through malicious inputs undetectable by human eyes, or humans believing that a given technology will make them safe," McCleary says.

The SpaceX Dragon capsule that made history by becoming the first recycled spacecraft to fly two missions was recovered on Tuesday. The capsule took supplies to the International Space Station and splashed down as planned in the Pacific Ocean on Monday. SpaceX announced on Twitter that the Dragon hit the water off the California coast shortly after 5am Monday. After being released by the space station's robotic arm, the capsule completed a 5½-hour journey back to Earth, part of which was captured by NASA astronaut Jack Fischer. NASA astronaut Jack Fischer photographed the SpaceX Dragon capsule as it reentered Earth's atmosphere before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean west of Baja California at 8:12 a.m. EDT, July 3, 2017.

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Artificial intelligence is already being put to use in the NHS, with Google's AI firm DeepMind providing technology to help monitor patients. And a new study suggests that Google could soon be meeting with Genomic England - a company set up by the Department of Health to sequence 100,000 genomes – to discuss whether DeepMind could get involved. In an article for The Conversation, Edward Hockings a researcher at the University of the West of Scotland, explains the risks of letting a private company gain access to sensitive genetic data. In Google's case, he says, it could allow them to target users with personalised advertising based on their preferences and health risks. It could also create profiles of people based on their DNA data, which may provide details such as their risk of becoming a criminal.

The coming sex robot revolution is going to empower paedophiles and rapists, experts have warned. The creation of lifelike androids made only to have sex – which is already happening – could have huge dangers and help encourage all kinds of sexual abuse, a new report warns. Experts have warned that the compliant robots, built only to service their owners, could encourage objectification, abuse, rape and paedophilia. The I.F.O. is fuelled by eight electric engines, which is able to push the flying object to an estimated top speed of about 120mph. The giant human-like robot bears a striking resemblance to the military robots starring in the movie'Avatar' and is claimed as a world first by its creators from a South Korean robotic company Waseda University's saxophonist robot WAS-5, developed by professor Atsuo Takanishi and Kaptain Rock playing one string light saber guitar perform jam session A man looks at an exhibit entitled'Mimus' a giant industrial robot which has been reprogrammed to interact with humans during a photocall at the new Design Museum in South Kensington, London Electrification Guru Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart talks about the electric Jaguar I-PACE concept SUV before it was unveiled before the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S The Jaguar I-PACE Concept car is the start of a new era for Jaguar.

Forecasting the weather is notoriously difficult, but scientists are using the latest in computer technology to make the process more accurate. By using massive amounts of data, they hope to be able to predict possible weather patterns with greater certainty. If their efforts prove successful, it could enable meteorologists to foresee major events years, or even decades, in advance. This could have enormous life saving potential in the case of extreme weather, like hurricanes, droughts and floods. Experts from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology are using computer modelling to analyse vast amounts of information about the planet's climate.

Technologists propose that displaced workers be re-trained. If a company saves money by replacing workers with algorithms or robots, their savings are marginal; it's the difference in cost that counts. If robots replace those jobs, it will be because robots are somewhat cheaper -- say, $20,000 a year in amortized costs? With over 300k employees, most of those packing boxes, that would provide Amazon upwards of $3 Billion in savings. Can we expect Amazon to provide new salaries for those lost workers?

All evolution comes with challenges and the dark world of cybercrime continues to thrive and is this year's second most reported economic crime. The recent NHS computer hack using Wanna Decryptor ransomware shut down IT systems with 75,000 attacks in 99 countries. The unprecedented ransomware breach froze computers across the health service with hackers threatening to delete files unless a ransom was paid. The passwords were scrambled with the MD5 algorithm, which nowadays is easy to crack. According to Zdnet.com, the unidentified hacker explained his motives for the attack: "I heard the database was getting traded around so I decided to dump it myself – like I always do". He said it was "mainly just for the challenge and training my pentest skills." He exploited a union-based SQL injection vulnerability in the site's software, a flaw he said was "easy to find."

Trade unions have vowed to oppose any move by employers to use technological advances in robotics, automation and artificial intelligence as tools to exploit workers. Unions also pledged to fight any Government plan to restrict the right to strike in some essential services, as proposed recently by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. The biennial conference of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions in Belfast also passed a motion calling for the Government to introduce legislation to give union officials the right to enter workplaces to represent, organise and recruit workers. In an address to the conference, Ictu general secretary Patricia King also urged the Government to scrap the existing reduced VAT rate for the hotel and food services sector, which she described as "completely untenable". She said three-quarters of all workers in the accommodation and food services sector earned less than €400 per week.