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Researchers from the University of Surrey have teamed up with US artificial intelligence company Dabus to file patents in an AI system's name, but the idea of recognising AI as an inventor has received mixed response from the industry.

Crude prices jumped more than 1% after Yemeni separatists carried out a drone attack on a Saudi Arabian oil facility during the weekend. Brent crude climbed 78 cents to $59.42 a barrel, while US crude gained 64 cents to trade at $55.51 per barrel, reported Reuters.

Digital health interventions (DHIs) are fast emerging as vital tools to promote personal health and provide essential services. DHIs can be accessed through mobile phones, tablets and computers, as well as serve as effective support systems to improve personal health.

The Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) has signed a contract with the Dhi Qar Oil Company to drill 20 new oil wells in the Nasiriyah oil field in Southern Iraq for a fee of $128m over two years. The deal was authorised by the Iraqi Ministry of Oil on 11 September.

Siemens has set a new global record for the execution of fast-track power projects by connecting 4.8GW of generation capacity to the Egyptian grid. Julian Turner asks Peter Ullrich, project director of the three combined- cycle power plants at Siemens Power & Gas Division, how it was achieved.

Oil prices have slightly edged higher on China's factory data but are on track for a weekly loss.Brent crude futures were down $0.27 at $59.89 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were down $0.32 at $54.50 per barrel, reported Reuters.

With its recently published study "Global Agricultural Robots Market - Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities, Trends, and Forecast up to 2025", Infoholic Research forecasts that the global market for agricultural robots is primarily driven by the increasing demand for precision agriculture. This trend is expected to continue during the forecast period 2019-2025, fueling the market growth at a CAGR of around 22% to surpass a revenue of $20 billion by 2025. The robots used in the agriculture sector for various activities, i.e., weed control, seeding, monitoring, and harvesting, are termed as agricultural robots. They are also used for livestock applications, including milking, herding, and fish farming. Globally, there is an increase in demand for food, mainly due to the growth in population and increasing average life expectancy. Further, there is an increasing shift of workforce, especially in rural areas, from agricultural activities toward the service sector. The need for automation in agriculture is heavily driven by these two factors Read more on: https://www.infoholicresearch.com/press-release/agricultural-robots-market/?utm_source=pravinmane&utm_medium=medium&utm_campaign=lead-generation

Total has commenced production from the Culzean gas condensate field located offshore the coast of Aberdeen in the UK.

Social networking platform Facebook is planning to introduce its own cryptocurrency next year, reported BBC. Dubbed GlobalCoin, the new offering is expected to be made available in around 12 countries by the first quarter of 2020 following a trial later this year.

Despite the many benefits of AI, the inability to understand the complexities of human emotion has long been highlighted as a reason for why human intervention is still vital to providing the soft skills robots cannot master

I believe that the future belongs to biodegradable materials. People are increasingly thinking about climate and environmental issues. This also requires new technologies for ecological production. IT companies near me are already working hard to develop the latest topical solutions in the field of sustainable transport and the manufacture of vegan products.