If we're ever going to find alien life in outer space, we may have to dig deep -- into the thick ice of a another planet's surface. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has put together a bunch of robot prototypes that could traverse and bore through ice on moons in the farthest reaches of our solar system, ones that scientists believe may contain liquid oceans and thus potentially could be harboring extraterrestrial life. NASA is developing robots, including ones with robotic claws, that could take samples on icy moons in the outer solar system as part of Earth's search for alien life. JPL says those moons might include Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons and a favorite of some scientists because it has internal heat as well as an underground ocean. There's also Europa, a moon of Jupiter; and Saturn's largest moon, Titan, where there's so much static electricity that the sand particles on its surface stick together so tightly you wouldn't need water to build a sand castle.

From the department of Things That Would Make A Terrifying Black Mirror Episode: Connecticut lawmakers want police to be able to arm their drones with lethal weapons. This would be a United States first. Connecticut lawmakers have introduced a bill that basically lets police, and nobody else, shoot bullets from drones so long as they follow certain rules that are TBD. The guidelines would reportedly be developed by Connecticut's Police Officer Standards and Training Council. SEE ALSO: Insane drone footage shows massive damage and flooding at California's Oroville Dam While Connecticut makes moves to let police weaponize drones, other states such as Virginia and Maine have banned the practice.

The government's demand for drones and drone operators continues to soar. In fact, earlier this month the head of Air Education and Training Command said that the U.S. Air Force now has more jobs for MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper drones than any other type of pilot position. Now, a new initiative hopes to speed up the procurement process for smaller drones – saving time, money, and lives. It is part of a new mission for Customs and Border Protection: helping agents in the field see beyond their line of sight, and secure a wider area, without sacrificing safety. "They want to see what's over the next hill," explains Kevin McAleenan, CBP's acting commissioner.

Toronto's push to become a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) is finding support from all levels of government, academia and private businesses. The University of Toronto's newly unveiled Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence will be receiving $50 million in funding from the province of Ontario, in addition to $40-50 million over the next five years from the federal government and $80 million over 10 years from the private sector. "We're in a period of great transition in our economy with technology disrupting, challenging, and improving the way we live and work," Premier Kathleen Wynne told the crowd at the official launch of Vector's new headquarters in the MaRS Discovery District in downtown Toronto on Mar. 30. "When everything is changing as fast as it is, we have two options: follow or lead. With the launch of Vector, Ontario is choosing to lead the next great leap forward in technology, innovation and talent."

Because Jupiter's moon, Europa, has oceans lying beneath its surface, it said to be one of the most likely places in the solar system for life to thrive – researchers just have to burrow through miles of ice to find out. Now, NASA has unveiled a team of robotic prototypes equip with special tools to penetrate the frozen terrain and search for signs of living microbes. The squad of'icebots' includes a machine that tunnels through the icy surface, a folding boom arm, an ice gripping claw and a projectile launcher capable of grabbing samples up to 164 feet away. The team of'icebots' includes a machine that tunnels through the icy surface, a folding boom arm, an ice gripping claw (pictured) and a projectile launcher capable of grabbing samples up to 164 feet away NASA has unveiled a set of robotic prototypes that it said could one day travel to Europa. One prototype was inspired by so-called'melt probes' used here on Earth – dubbed the ice-gripping claw.

Fears of robot automation muscling humans out of jobs have grown exponentially as automated technology has evolved, especially in the manufacturing industry. But General Electrics CEO Jeff Immelt claims that robots won't steal human jobs any time soon. Immelt, 61, states that the idea of robots stealing human jobs is'more of a Silicon Valley vision than the real world.' The comments are likely to stir controversy as General Electrics, with more than 300,000 employees worldwide, has already invested billions in automation. General Electrics CEO Jeff Immelt (pictured) claims that robots won't steal human jobs any time soon.

Washington DC - Two journalists who say they have been targeted by the United States have filed a complaint against the American government, accusing it of putting them on a "kill list" and demanding to be taken off it. The complaint was filed in the US District Court of the District of Columbia on Thursday on behalf of Ahmad Muaffaq Zaidan - a dual Pakistani-Syrian citizen who works for Al Jazeera and Bilal Abdul Kareem, an American who has freelanced for Al Jazeera. It accuses the US government of using information gathered via its Skynet surveillance programme, which has been used to guide drone strikes on "terror suspects". The plaintiffs accuse the United States of conspiracy to commit murder outside its borders and violating international law on targeting civilians. Filed by UK-based rights group Reprieve and the Washington DC-based law firm Lewis Baach, the complaint asks the court to declare the journalists' inclusion on the list illegal, and issue an injunction removing their names until they can review the secret evidence against them.

In past decade or two, technology has found its roots in almost every activity pursued by humans. The world has witnessed some mind blowing technological advancements, which looking back 20 years down the line would have been hard to imaging by us. It all started with the smartphone revolution, when we discovered and developed some endless possibilities that could be accomplished with this pocket-sized device. After that we saw tech companies spearing their wings and creating smart devices in almost every field like sports, education, medicine, etc. Today, we will discuss about what could be the future prospective technological developments that could touch millions of human lives and make it more comfortable.

The race to become the hub of AI talent is on, and Canada has shown its hand. The Canadian government recently announced that it'll invest C$170m in The Vector Institute in Toronto, who's job will be to do research into the advancement of AI, and then help to implement their findings into AI start-ups and even big technology companies. Google, who invested $5m into the institute, has now announced that they'll also be setting up an AI lab in the Canadian city of Toronto. This AI lab will be headed up by Geoff Hinton, who was one of the behind the start of the deep learning movement and a professor at the University of Toronto. He's been working with Google since 2012, and his new position will enable him to continue his groundbreaking research into AI, as well as allowing him to move back to his home city.

We must recognize that our cyberdefense technologies are not working and will not work. Cases in point: Our most sensitive cyberoffense technologies have been hacked; power companies admit they would have great difficulty stopping a cyberattack and are being asked to be prepared to operate at much less than full capacity under a cyberattack; 70 percent of oil and gas companies have been attacked -- and the threat is growing. The cybersecurity industry is in chaos and needs to move toward new technologies -- cyberdefense technologies that are beginning to leverage analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI). Hackers are taking advantage of the same technologies, so the cyberdefense industry needs to jump on board. Let's quit playing catch-up and instead take a proactive approach to cybersecurity.