Japanese robotics company Omron and its table-tennis-playing bot are back at CES to serve up loads of fresh new tech. This year, though Omron may have reincarnated its crowd-pleasing table tennis bot, called Forpheus, the company managed to up the ante with a new emotional recognition system that gauges players' frustration level and their skill. In addition to being fun, Omron wants Forpheus to showcase its work in AI, computer vision and robotics. Its system, which watches players closely as they battle the bot in ping pong, has the capability of reading a players' face and even their heart rate and then interpreting that information to make inferences on skill and state-of-mind. Forpheus (pictured above) can reach to a volley using computer vision.

After only 10 minutes, you realise something about Days Gone that will come to mind throughout the next 20 hours or so: it is as if Far Cry was set in a B-movie version of The Last of Us universe. If you're okay with that, you're going to have a heck of a ride. The latest title from Sony's SIE Bend Studio (responsible for the Syphon Filter series) is set in the beautiful, rural Pacific Northwest, after the spread of a virus that turns victims into the kind of absolutely-not-zombies we saw in Danny Boyle's film 28 Days Later. Survivors either hole up together in paranoid communities or drift from one compound to the next, killing the infected for bounties. Lead protagonist Deacon St John is a rootless biker who takes on tasks for these fragile clans, blasting monsters and thieves while grieving his lost wife, Sarah, a botanist who arrived in the area to study plant life before the pandemic and ended up falling for our sullen hero.

Facebook Tests AR Adverts in Its News Feed Facebook is working with a select group of advertisers to create augmented reality ads for its News Feed. When users activate an ad's tap-to-try AR capability it can display for example how a pair of glasses would look on their face via the user's webcam and screen. Facebook says it also intends to expand shopping support in Instagram Stories. July 10th -- NVIDIA Collaborates with Daimler and Bosch to Develop Robotaxi Fleets. NVIDIA, Daimler and Bosch announce a partnership to develop on-call, fully automated and driverless taxis.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) has made a strategic investment in Volley.com, a San Francisco-based startup that uses artificial intelligence to help large enterprises automatically generate training content for employees, the companies said on Tuesday. The companies declined to disclose the size of the investment, but Volley said it will use the funding to double its team of less than 20 over the next nine months. JPMorgan's investment comes as banks increasingly look to use artificial intelligence to make better use of the growing amount of data that they hold across a variety of business lines, ranging from trading to compliance. The startup is developing software that can process data from disparate sources to create quizzes and other corporate training material such as cyber security or compliance courses. Its technology can help large companies, including banks, save money and time when creating educational content for employees, Volley founder and chief technology officer Carson Kahn said in an interview.

Omron offered an incredible demonstration of its massive'Forpheus' robot, which uses artificial intelligence to help improve your pong skills and setup the perfect volley. Atari also showed off a new coffee table-style Bluetooth version of its classic Pong game, which can be played 1-on-1 or against an AI. Omron offered an incredible demonstration of its massive'Forpheus'robot, which uses artificial intelligence to help improve your pong skills and setup the perfect volley. 'Omron's sensors collect data about the player's facial expressions and physical movements. 'Net advance control technology enables the robotic arms to accurately return the volley.'

The number of tech employment opportunities is expected to increase by 12% by 2024, which will lead to more and more jobs becoming available to IT professionals looking to get into the space, according to a report by Modis. With the number of tech positions in web development, biomedical engineering, cybersecurity and analysis expected to grow exponentially within the next year, one may find the competition to acquire a skilled job candidate harder than they think. While job seekers will offer an array of technical skills, employers are typically looking for a more balanced employee who also possesses soft skills that are not readily apparent on a resume. The ability to communicate with others and be approachable in their demeanor can go a long way for potential candidates looking to break into the tech space. From strong communication skills and adaptability to experience with the latest technologies, here are several skill sets expected to be in high demand in the tech industry in 2018, according to 13 members of Forbes Technology Council.

While the US military has enjoyed several decades of aerial dominance with few enemy fighter planes to shoot down, the emergence of ISIS drones presents a new threat to American ground troops. To combat swarms of these cheap, small dangers, the US Army is testing a new anti-air device that is designed to blow multiple UAVs out of the sky in a single shot. They call it the Phaser. The Raytheon-built "Phaser" is a microwave-emitting dish that sits atop a shipping container containing its diesel generator power source. It relies on external radar systems to track targets, then fires a burst of radiation powerful enough to fry control systems, enough to knock drones out of the air.