Nvidia, the artificial intelligence (AI) chip leader, will build seven new supercomputers for the United States Department of Energy (DOE), CEO Jensen Huang has said. The company has $500bn in bookings for its AI chips, Huang said on Tuesday in a keynote address at the company's GTC event in Washington, DC, the US capital. It is striking deals around the world while also navigating a US-China trade war that could determine which country's technology is most used across the globe. Investors are looking for clarity on what chips the tech company will be able to sell to the vast Chinese market, but Huang in his keynote speech praised policies by US President Donald Trump while announcing new products and deals. These included network technology that will let Nvidia AI chips work with quantum computers.

The world's fourth industrial revolution is ushering in big shifts in the workplace. Professor Steven Dhondt has a reassurance of sorts for people in the EU worried about losing their jobs to automation: relax. Dhondt, an expert in work and organisational change at the Catholic University Leuven in Belgium, has studied the impact of technology on jobs for the past four decades. Fresh from leading an EU research project on the issue, he stresses opportunities rather than threats. 'We need to develop new business practices and welfare support but, with the right vision, we shouldn't see technology as a threat,' Dhondt said.

An intriguing news item dropped into my inbox this week. It said that in the first quarter of this year, an electric vehicle (EV) had become the biggest-selling car in the world, outselling the Toyota Corolla. I know, I know, dear reader: you think this is non-news of the "Small earthquake in Chile, not many dead" variety. But to those of us condemned to follow the tech industry, three things are significant about it: the vanquished car was a Corolla, the EV was a Tesla (the Model Y hatchback), and the runner-up is made by Toyota. The poor Corolla gets a lot of disdainful looks from petrolheads, who tell rude jokes about it and view the vehicle as bland, unimaginative and boring.

CyberGuy lists four apps that can help you when your WiFi slows down. It's hard to believe it's been six years since facial recognition technology became available on smartphones. All you have to do is simply look at the camera, and presto, your phone is unlocked. CLICK TO GET KURT'S FREE CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH SECURITY ALERTS, QUICK TIPS, TECH REVIEWS, AND EASY HOW-TO'S TO MAKE YOU SMARTER However, while facial recognition technology can provide security, not all phone models are as secure as you may have been led to believe. Here's what we know and what you can do if you own one of these models. The U.K. group called Which says it tested the facial recognition quality of 48 different phones and found that 19 of those devices could not pass.

Since launching on the iPhone X back in 2017, facial recognition has become a staple feature in most smartphones. But while the technology is undeniably handy, it could land you in hot water if you have a smartphone from Honor, Motorola, Nokia, Oppo, Samsung, Vivo, or Xiaomi. Experts from Which? have warned that 19 phones from these popular brands have facial recognition systems that can easily be fooled by 2D photos. Lisa Barber, Tech Editor at Which?, said: 'It's unacceptable that brands are selling phones that can easily be duped using a 2D photo, particularly if they are not making their customers aware of this vulnerability. 'Our findings have really worrying implications for people's security and susceptibility to scams.' Since launching on the iPhone X back in 2017, facial recognition has become a staple feature in most smartphones.

Nokia says it is strengthening its software portfolio to provide a more compelling offer to businesses and communications service providers (CSPs). This will include a new framework to help CSPs develop AI systems. The Finnish telecoms giant today announced it is bring all its software applications together under its AVA brand (Automation, Visualization, Analytics), which currently provides intelligent automation solutions to customers. "We are reinforcing our commitment to provide deep intelligence across our security, automation and monetization solutions," said Hamdy Farid, senior vice president for business applications at Nokia. "We look forward to partnering with our CSP and enterprise customers along with application developers to drive further innovation and create 5G value."

The differences between 5G and 6G are not just about what collection of bandwidths will make up 6G in the future and how users will connect to the network, but also about the intelligence built into the network and devices. "The collection of networks that will create the fabric of 6G must work differently for an augmented reality (AR) headset than for an e-mail client on a mobile device," says Shahriar Shahramian, a research lead with Nokia Bell Laboratories. "Communications providers need to solve a plethora of technical challenges to make a variety of networks based on different technologies work seamlessly," he says. Devices will have to jump between different frequencies, adjust data rates, and adapt to the needs of the specific application, which could be running locally, on the edge of the cloud, or on a public service. "One of the complexities of 6G will be, how do we bring the different wireless technologies together so they can hand off to each other, and work together really well, without the end user even knowing about it," Shahramian says.

Do you worry artificial intelligence will take over the world? From Elon Musk worrying about DeepMind beating humans in the advanced game of Go in 2017, to members of Congress, European policy makers (see A European approach to artificial intelligence), and academics, there's this feeling that this is the decade to take AI seriously, and it is taking hold. Though, not for the reasons you might think and not due to any present threat. This is where algorithms come in. What is an algorithm, you may ask?

To further explore the intersection of 5G and manufacturing, register for the 5G Manufacturing Forum. Global manufactuers are starting to adopt 5G to improve manufacturing processes. Low latency and high reliability are needed to support critical applications in the manufacturing field. Several top manufacturers are already taking advantage of 5G implementation to improve operations in different industrial environments. Here we briefly describe some implementations by large manufacturers globally.

If you wanted to own a Nintendo Switch, you probably have one by now, unless you were waiting for the long-rumored Pro model. Sadly, the OLED Switch, which we put through its paces here, is not the 4K-upscaling, next-gen Nintendo console we dreamed of. It does, however, pack a bigger gorgeous OLED screen, better battery life (despite what appears to be the same internal parts) and a slightly more modern design. That means fewer bezels, a kickstand you might actually use and a redesigned dock. The biggest question is: Who is this for?