Discussion[Discussion] Could Deep Learning help decrease corruption in politics? This was discovered through manual facial recognition between youtube videos. Could deep learning be used to detect faces that regularly appear in videos of protests to identify "regulars" a.k.a. I want to ask whether deep learning could help sift through the WikiLeaks emails for collusion, but that task seems far away. Can deep learning help make one turd seem more appetizing than another?

Chinese technology company LeEco on has made an inauspicious entry into the race to develop self-driving electric cars after its prototype car could not make it down the runway at a San Francisco launch event. China's Le Holdings Co Ltd, also known as LeEco, planned to unveil its self-driving car prototype as part of a splashy U.S. launch for an array of technology products and services, including phones, televisions and entertainment production. However, the planned climax to its two-hour press conference had to be scrapped at the last minute after one of its prototype electric cars was involved in a crash during its drive from Los Angeles to San Francisco. A second was flown over from London, where it is appearing in a forthcoming Transformers movie directed by Michael Bay, but the flight was delayed, missing the beginning of the show. The firm had planned to unveil its self-driving car prototype as part of a splashy U.S. launch for an array of technology products and services in San Francisco.

Hi, I just attended the TensorFlow webinar today on ACM learning network and the presenter said that so many industries can be improved or enhanced by utilizing machine learning, but very few of them are doing this. I love this idea, but my experience with machine learning is pretty small. Where can I find some case studies or examples of machine learning making an impact in business in areas other than image classification and speech recognition?

Chinese tech giant LeEco is ready to make its North American debut. The company, which has been called the "Netflix of China," introduced a new lineup of products on Wednesday, including two inexpensive Android smartphones, a VR headset, a 7-foot 4K TV and a new streaming service. LeEco also showed off its electric bike and self-driving electric vehicle concept. SEE ALSO: Watch out Samsung! China's LeEco is coming for you with Vizio buyout. Like the company's last generation of smartphones, the Le Pro 3 and the Le S3 are Android-powered handsets that use USB Type-C and skip the headphone jack.

What is it that makes us worry about artificial intelligence (AI)? The White House is the latest to weigh in on the possible threats posed by clever machines in a report last week. As two of those involved write in a Comment piece on page 311, scientific and political focus on extreme future risks can distract us from problems that already exist. Part of the reason for this concentration on severe, existential threats from AI comes from misplaced attention on the possibility that such technology could develop consciousness. Recent headlines suggest that respected thinkers such as Bill Gates and Stephen Hawking are concerned about machines becoming self-aware.

IMAX has signed a new pact with Warner Bros. which will send such high-profile films as "Justice League," "Wonder Woman," "Blade Runner 2049," and the latest films from Christopher Nolan and Steven Spielberg to IMAX theaters. The deal further extends the pair's initial 2003 agreement, and includes up to 12 new films from the studio. "The Lego Batman Movie," "Minecraft," "Kong: Skull Island," a "Godzilla" sequel, a "Tomb Raider" reboot, and the first sequel to this fall's "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" are among the other chosen titles. Will Arnett comes to San Diego Comic-Con International to discuss his career and his work on "The Lego Batman Movie." Will Arnett comes to San Diego Comic-Con International to discuss his career and his work on "The Lego Batman Movie."

On Election Day, journalists at The Washington Post will get an assist from their non-human counterparts. The newspaper announced Wednesday morning that it will use automation to cover 500 races. The automation technology, Heliograf, was first used by The Post to cover the Rio Olympics and will be repurposed to provide "up-to-date reporting, analysis and results for nearly 500 races." In addition, the Post will surface stories based on the readers' location. In August, Washington Post Director of Strategic Initiatives told Poynter that Heliograf wasn't aimed at replacing human reporters -- rather, it's intended to be a complementary service aimed at freeing up reporters and editors to cover more nuanced stories.

AI-powered voice interfaces have given rise to a new class of devices competing to supplant our phones. There are friendly wireless speakers in our kitchens and helpful digital passengers in our cars. Among the most promising are in-ear computers--wireless earbuds that operate as always-on, voice-controlled Internet communication gateways. We humans already wear headphones everywhere, and in the long stretches when we're not barking at Siri, we're listening to music or podcasts. But if the idea of in-ear computers is going to take off, the companies that make them have to figure out what happens when you shut off Spotify.

Pixar founder George Lucas might have given the world the word "Droid" before he sold the company to Apple's Steve Jobs but now Apple CEO Tim Cook is making no secret of the fact that he wants the company to play its part in bringing Artificial Intelligence to the world. This week he's been spilling at least some of the beans on Apple's plans for AI, although his vision seems more connected to machine learning rather than the AI technologies that would help to bring droids like C3PO and R2D2. "We see AI as being horizontal in nature and running across all our platforms and products," said Cook, following on to say, "we see it being used in ways that most people don't even think about." That sounds grandoise – and, at first sight, it sounds like they have something amazing up their sleeves. So just what kind of unexpected use cases was he talking about?

Biren Gandhi sees Cisco as the torchbearer of drone digital disruption. The flying machines have become mainstream tools for everything from delivery services to video usage. So how can the networking giant--normally known for Internet services, solutions, software and hardware--compete in the unmanned aviation realm? As the world narrows in on artificial intelligence, machines and virtual reality, Cisco too pushes to participate in innovative technology-- and Gandhi is at the helm of this innovation, along with his Cisco "co-conspirators" Nico Darrow and Angelo Fienga. Known as "Cisco's Drone Specialist" but more formally titled Distinguished Strategist, Gandhi speaks at conferences like InterDrone, XPONENTIAL, The Commercial UAV Show, etc. about how the company is moving forward with drone security, collaboration, and infrastructure.