Germany composer Johann Sebastian Bach remains a staple in classical music. His illustrious works such as Brandenburg Concertos, the Goldberg variations and Mass B minor remain some of the most powerful pieces ever made. Bach spent over 50 years perfecting his ability to adapt rhythms, forms and textures from styles abroad. Many regard him as one of the greatest composers to have ever lived. And one new artificial intelligence system can recreate Bach's biggest achievements in just minutes. Fast forward to the 21st century where music is created by statistical models and artificial intelligence in no time.

At least, that seems to be the industry perspective. Humans are rash, impulsive and tainted by personal bias. So why not just replace them with machines? Apparently, that's what Facebook thought when they fired their entire team of news editors for political bias, replacing them instead with a new algorithm. That did not go well.

Traditional broadcast TV services have stagnated over the past couple of years, while over-the-top services such as Amazon Video, Netflix and the BBC's iPlayer led the way. Sky's Q dragged broadcast TV kicking and screaming into the 21st century with a modern interface, fast box and service that put time and place shifting at the heart of it. It records, it downloads, it supports 4K and can spit video around your house via Q Mini boxes or the Q app on smartphones and tablets using your home network. Sky Q was pretty expensive at launch, but now is available from £20 per month. Bluetooth headphones are almost mainstream.

The holiday spirit is strong with "Rogue One," as the "Star Wars" spinoff continued its stranglehold on the box office for the second consecutive weekend. "Rogue One" took in around $14 million Saturday, placing it on a trajectory to potentially rake in $105 million during the four-day holiday weekend to bring its likely domestic total to well over $300 million since its Dec. 15 release. Winning the battle for second place appears to be Universal Pictures' "Sing," an animated tale of a koala attempting a last-ditch effort to save his theater by holding a reality show-style singing competition. From production company Illumination Entertainment, "Sing" is buoyed by several celebrity voice performances, including Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon and Scarlett Johansson. Through Sunday the animated film had brought in an estimated $33.17 million, putting it on track to earn around $51 million through Monday and over $71 million since its Wednesday release date.

David Eden from Tata Communications asks what technologies will shape the way people live, work and experience the world around us in 2017 and beyond. The article will also examine what barriers are standing in the way of some of most exciting and talked-about innovations today. While the hype might suggest otherwise, virtual reality (VR) won't become mainstream in 2017. However, its industrialisation will start to gather momentum. VR has already been used as a training tool in medicine, and next year there will be more innovative VR-enabled medical applications.

A lot of DJs and music producers are starting to wonder how these technologies could be implemented in their fields. In this article, DJTT's Steven Maude takes deep dive into current AI music projects, and how they could change the process of music creation in the very near future. From language translation, self-driving cars, to beating humans at traditional games or learning to play classic games from the modern era, artificial intelligence (AI) is a big deal in computer science right now. Thanks to the large data stores that, for better or worse, technology giants are collecting, and powerful graphics cards accelerating the math required, we're in a time of rapid progress in diverse fields. The natural question for DJs and producers: what are the possible implications for AI in music? But big technology names have looked at applying artificial intelligence techniques to music creation.

Virtually everywhere you look, Bay Area tech businesses are running into walls. Smartphones were revolutionary and lucrative, but the U.S. market is saturated, and Apple's iPhone sales have fallen for three quarters. The "app economy" has matured, with more people using existing apps than downloading new ones. And Facebook, which has filled users' news feeds with so many ads it can barely add more, is predicting its revenue growth will slump next year. Silicon Valley needs its next big thing, a focus for the concentrated brain power and innovation infrastructure that have made this region the world leader in transformative technology.

That "galaxy, far, far away" in the famed opening lines of "Star Wars" flicks actually is part of "our reality," according to a commentary released on a key site, KurzweilAI, that deals with artificial intelligence and the like. It's because the newest chapter of the long-running series, "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," has a robot as a key character. The robot previously was part of the "Imperial Empire" but was captured and reprogrammed to become part of the rebel group that sets out to steal plans for the "Death Star" and uncover a fatal flaw. Jonathan Roberts, a professor of robotics at Queensland University of Technology, warns that robotic technology used in military conflicts could be turned back against those who created and released it. "Without giving away too many spoilers, K-2SO is part of the Rebellion freedom fighter group that are tasked with stealing the plans to the first Death Star, the infamous moon-sized battle station from the original Star Wars movie," he said. "Some robotics engineers and researchers are working on exactly this and have started to develop the algorithms that will enable autonomous military robots to be ethical.

"Rogue One"" quashed most movie rebellions Friday, while Universal was whistling a happy tune with "Sing," as the two films are dominating all wide releases this holiday weekend. In its second weekend of release, "Rogue One" took in about $20 million Friday, putting it in line for as much as $110 million for the four-day period that includes the official Christmas holiday on Monday. The Gareth Edwards "Star Wars" spinoff has been a powerhouse for Disney, now taking in $245 million in the U.S. and an additional $197 million around the world. "Sing," an animated musical voiced by the likes of Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon, is proving to be the only new, wide release that can hold its ground against the Rebel forces. After a $13-million Friday, the movie is on track for a four-day total of $55 million, adding to its combined $20 million from Wednesday and Thursday. The number puts Universal and production company Illumination Entertainment in a good place with the family film, which is estimated to have cost $75 million to produce.

At least, that seems to be the industry perspective. Humans are rash, impulsive and tainted by personal bias. So why not just replace them with machines? Apparently, that's what Facebook thought when they fired their entire team of news editors for political bias, replacing them instead with a new algorithm. That did not go well.