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Artificial intelligence, automation and robotics

• March 04, 2020 04 Mar'20

  IT Priorities 2020: UK business applications investment in AI gathers steam

  Artificial intelligence intensifies as an investment area for UK IT buyers, while cloud delivery is coming to ERP as well as other applications

• March 04, 2020 04 Mar'20

  Interview: Building a robot to navigate the high seas

  In 1620, the Mayflower set sail to the New World. We speak to the tech lead of an autonomous ship that has been built to make the same voyage

• March 02, 2020 02 Mar'20

  How Asia’s tech firms are helping to stem the Covid-19 outbreak

  Data analytics and robots are being deployed in China and other Asian countries that have been hardest hit by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak

• February 27, 2020 27 Feb'20

  Finland launches free AI skills course for EU citizens as presidency parting gift

  Finland is making a course in basic artificial intelligence available to citizens of all European Union countries

• February 26, 2020 26 Feb'20

  How tech suppliers are easing barriers to hybrid cloud adoption

  The tech industry has risen to the challenge of helping enterprises ease their transition to hybrid cloud, but issues remain

• February 25, 2020 25 Feb'20

  Putting AI to use in business needs strong data governance

  A study from PwC shows that executives are keen to operationalise artificial intelligence, but few are ensuring that their data and data models are up to scratch

• February 25, 2020 25 Feb'20

  Mastercard creates 1,500 tech jobs in Ireland

  New roles at tech hub in Dublin will include professionals with expertise in artificial intelligence, cyber security, blockchain and user experience

• February 24, 2020 24 Feb'20

  Estonia to give citizens Alexa-like access to public services

  The Estonian government is working on a project that will ultimately allow citizens to ask Siri, Alexa or almost any other virtual digital assistant to interact with government departments on their behalf

• February 21, 2020 21 Feb'20

  F-Secure’s AI reads mean tweets to fight abuse and trolls

  Researchers working on F-Secure’s Project Blackfin have developed a model for clustering tweets to help pinpoint abuse and harassment

• February 20, 2020 20 Feb'20

  Skymind has big plans for AI in ASEAN

  Skymind Global Ventures’ $800m fund to tap artificial intelligence potential and talent includes focus on ASEAN’s AI ecosystem

• February 19, 2020 19 Feb'20

  Refinitiv uses Google Cloud to revolutionise delivery of huge datasets

  Financial data giant is expanding delivery of its services in the cloud, removing the need for customers to use hard disks and trucks to transport large datasets onsite

• February 19, 2020 19 Feb'20

  EU puts up AI and data strategies with an ethical twist

  European Commission launches strategies for artificial intelligence and data economics, making the fight against climate change their raison d’être

• February 18, 2020 18 Feb'20

  China’s tech sector to shrink by 10% in Q1 amid virus outbreak

  Hardware makers will be hit more badly than software houses, but the decline in China’s ICT market will be limited to the first quarter

• February 17, 2020 17 Feb'20

  Oracle execs bullish against SAP on cloud applications ground

  Senior Oracle executives express confidence in putative cloud-based competitive advantage against SAP and other rivals before and during London Open World conference

• February 10, 2020 10 Feb'20

  Two-thirds of workers at risk of robot-driven redundancy are unaware of the threat to jobs

  People who do jobs that are most likely to be automated through technology are unaware and unprepared of the impending threat to their livelihoods, with Nesta calling on the government to do more to up-skill those at risk

• February 10, 2020 10 Feb'20

  AI in public service must be accountable

  Committee on Standards in Public Life recommends that government departments make ethics a top priority when tendering artificial intelligence systems

• February 05, 2020 05 Feb'20

  Darktrace signs to McLaren for 2020 F1 season

  McLaren Racing has enlisted Darktrace to become its official artificial intelligence cyber security partner

• February 04, 2020 04 Feb'20

  Australia’s NAB taps AI to create brand voice

  Using Amazon’s artificial intelligence smarts, National Australia Bank has developed a unique brand voice that will greet customers who dial up its contact centre

• February 04, 2020 04 Feb'20

  Social media targeting algorithms need regulation, says CDEI

  The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation is recommending regulation of social media algorithms as part of a drive to make user targeting safe and ethical

• February 03, 2020 03 Feb'20

  Australia’s Avalon Airport to provide self-service kiosks

  Avalon Airport, located between Melbourne and Geelong in Victoria, is implementing self-service kiosks to improve passenger experience and operations

• February 03, 2020 03 Feb'20

  India’s 2020 budget to boost local tech sector

  A flurry of investments in quantum computing, datacentres and broadband connectivity is expected to shore up India’s technology industry from this year

• January 31, 2020 31 Jan'20

  Davos: The clock is ticking on climate change but cyber crime and emerging technologies add to risks

  Climate change, natural disasters, extreme weather and loss of biodiversity are the greatest risks we face. With cyber conflicts, state-sponsored hacking and internet fragmentation, doing nothing is not an option, says the World Economic Forum

• January 29, 2020 29 Jan'20

  Inside DXC Technology’s APAC playbook

  DXC Technology’s CTO for Asia-Pacific talks up efforts to support the region’s enterprises that are in varying stages of digital transformation

• January 29, 2020 29 Jan'20

  AI is transforming the Nordic workplace – and it won’t stop there

  Nordic startups are applying artificial intelligence to address workplace challenges, with HR and operations managers across the world watching

• January 29, 2020 29 Jan'20

  Government puts £140m NHS AI award in play to speed up advanced tech usage

  Matt Hancock, secretary of state for health and social care, has launched a £140m competition for AI healthcare technology providers

• January 28, 2020 28 Jan'20

  Fintechs fear deepfake fraud

  New research reveals the majority of CISOs working in the financial services sector are increasingly concerned about the potential use of deepfakes

• January 28, 2020 28 Jan'20

  Met Police could deploy facial recognition against protesters

  Live facial recognition will be rolled out operationally by the Met Police, but police monitoring group Netpol believes it will hamper people’s ability to exercise their rights to protest

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  LV= rolls out smart speaker skill

  General insurance firm says customers will receive answers to commonly asked questions by invoking the skill on Alexa or Google Home Assistant

• January 27, 2020 27 Jan'20

  Met Police to launch facial recognition operationally

  Despite the continuing controversy around its use, the Metropolitan Police will be deploying live facial recognition across the capital

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  UK firms lack skills to make AI work, employees claim

  Research finds employees are concerned about being blamed for tech blunders, with those fears increasing resistance towards artificial intelligence technology

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  How AWS is helping boost rugby fans’ engagement in the Guinness Six Nations championship

  With the Six Nations rugby championship about to kick off, we find out how Amazon Web Services is helping to enhance the viewing experience for fans in 170 countries

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Gartner: Over two-thirds of management tasks will be automated

  Watch out pen-pushers – by 2024, many management tasks will be automated using artificial intelligence

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Seven projects funded to explore CAV security

  The winners of the Cyber Securities Feasibility Studies contest, exploring cyber security for self-driving cars, have been revealed

• January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20

  Air New Zealand taps AI in airside operations

  Air New Zealand has teamed up with Auckland Airport to test the use of computer vision to turn around its fleet faster

• January 22, 2020 22 Jan'20

  UK and EU AI communities will only be globally significant if they work as one

  The European Union and the UK will be left behind in artificial intelligence research and development if they take separate paths after Brexit

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  Singapore updates model AI governance framework

  Second edition of Singapore’s artificial intelligence governance framework includes new guidance, use cases and a self-assessment guide

• January 20, 2020 20 Jan'20

  Spanish bank applies AI to staff training

  CaixaBank uses artificial intelligence to help its staff find and access the most relevant training resources

• January 16, 2020 16 Jan'20

  CIO interview: Merck Healthcare’s Alessandro da Luca on supply chain automation era

  The CIO of Merck Healthcare, Alessandro da Luca, talks about how his organisation has automated its supply chain using machine learning software from Aera

• January 15, 2020 15 Jan'20

  Lorca announces new cohort of 20 security scaleups

  20 scaleups will focus their attention on automation, zero trust and supply chain security

• January 15, 2020 15 Jan'20

  Bristol University uses Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to speed up smoking cessation drug discovery

  Scientists from the University of Bristol used Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to speed up research into how nicotine causes addiction by binding to specific receptors in the brain

• January 15, 2020 15 Jan'20

  Case study: How Trainline keeps customers satisfied

  The Trainline is encouraging customers to discover cheaper rail fares for the same journey with its AI-enabled SplitSave option

• January 15, 2020 15 Jan'20

  Cerence, LG drive into AI-powered connected car platform

  Artificial intelligence will enhance in-car experiences through voice commands to allow drivers and passengers to have far more control over car functions

• January 15, 2020 15 Jan'20

  Royal Bank of Canada gives Mencap a ‘leg-up’ in automating processes

  UK charity gets help from Canadian bank in a collaboration aimed at creating a robotic workforce

• January 13, 2020 13 Jan'20

  APAC retailers warm to AI amid roadblocks

  Retailers in the Asia-Pacific region believe artificial intelligence is key to their success, but lack the skills and infrastructure needed to harness the technology

• January 08, 2020 08 Jan'20

  CES 2020: Chipmakers bet on new designs to boost PC market

  The roulette wheels are certainly spinning in Las Vegas, with chipmakers vying for attention to show off their latest hardware innovations

• January 08, 2020 08 Jan'20

  AI skills and explainable data models are top concerns for 2020

  New research from IBM finds that 2020 is the year when executives want to deploy real-world artificial intelligence applications

• January 07, 2020 07 Jan'20

  2019: a whirlwind year for AI in APAC

  Asia-Pacific is proving to be a magnet for entrepreneurial activity from AI firms, though the escalating US-China trade tensions have put one firm in a tough situation

• January 03, 2020 03 Jan'20

  Cummings issues recruitment call for data scientists to reshape Whitehall

  Government’s most senior adviser appeals to data scientists to step forward to refashion how the UK state works

• January 03, 2020 03 Jan'20

  How Darktrace is riding the AI boom

  Cyber security firm known for its artificial intelligence smarts doubled its headcount across Asia-Pacific last year in key markets including Australia and South Korea

• January 02, 2020 02 Jan'20

  Google Health pioneers breast cancer AI scanning

  An algorithm developed by Google Health promises to reduce the likelihood of patients being wrongly diagnosed, and improve abnormal mammogram scan identification