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Among the innovations that IBM says will change the world in the next five years are AI-powered robot microscopes to monitor the oceans and fixing growing AI bias.

AI funding takes the top seed this week, but self-driving cars and drones stay in the game.

Lyft and Magna's partnership to create a driverless car brain faces speed bumps in China, and the departure of physicist Stephen Hawking renews attention to his warnings about AI.

Recent products showcasing the push toward Industry 4.0 in Scandinavia show the region's strong emphasis on simpler programming and mobile adaptability.

The CEO of the new Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development company describes the joint venture's goals, what skills it's looking for, and its expectations for self-driving cars.

A new OECD study on robotics and reshoring finds that multinationals are reorganizing production in reaction to more capable automation and rising wages worldwide.

Ava telepresence robots can now integrate with Cisco Spark videoconferencing and include auto-mapping features so users won’t have to learn how to drive a robot.

Proof-of-concept attack shows how hackers could control service robots and make their owners pay a ransom.

Self-driving tech again scored big money this week, but so did medical robotics firms and companies developing AI software.

The leaders in the AI race depend on availability of big data, breadth of use, and careful choices of international partners. Also, we look at potential U.S. and U.K. regulations around autonomous systems.