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Artificial intelligence, automation and robotics

• September 25, 2019 25 Sep'19

  Executive interview: Speed is cloud apps benefit, says Oracle’s Miranda

  In a Q&A with Computer Weekly at Oracle Open World 2019, applications head Steve Miranda discussed the supplier’s approach to cloud applications, digital assistants and machine learning

• September 24, 2019 24 Sep'19

  How Malaysia is nurturing data analytics talent

  The Southeast Asian nation has spearheaded several programmes to build up its data analytics talent pool in efforts to improve efficiency and productivity of Malaysians

• September 23, 2019 23 Sep'19

  AWS G4 aims to lower cost of GPU-powered AI inference

  Amazon Web Services seeks to cut the cost of running artificial intelligence inference engines with the introduction of a Nvida V100 GPU-based instance

• September 20, 2019 20 Sep'19

  Enterprises can hire software robots at the push of a button

  IPsoft is beta testing a marketplace where businesses can look at what software robots are available and interview them about their suitability to take roles

• September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19

  Robotics and Automation: UK must tackle skills, immigration and SME challenges

  Home-grown skills may not be enough to enable the UK to build on the government's Industrial Strategy and push robotics and automation

• September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19

  Oracle Open World 2019: Ellison states ‘fully autonomous cloud’ as goal

  Oracle CTO Larry Ellison said a ‘fully autonomous cloud’ is now Oracle's goal, eliminating human labour, during his main keynote at Open World 2019. AWS was, again, in his sights as an inferior rival

• September 16, 2019 16 Sep'19

  Ensign InfoSecurity opens global headquarters in Singapore

  The Singapore-based cyber security firm’s new headquarters will also be home to a new security operations centre that will be supported by Singapore-centric threat intelligence

• September 16, 2019 16 Sep'19

  Police use of algorithms needs stronger safeguards to prevent bias, report says

  A study by the Royal United Services Institute calls for new code of practice to guide use of algorithmic tools in policing

• September 13, 2019 13 Sep'19

  When AIs go to war: Autonomous cyber weapons ‘inevitable’

  CISOs must start thinking about how to engage with intelligent, adaptive, non-human attackers, says Trend Micro’s Rik Ferguson

• September 13, 2019 13 Sep'19

  Fintech lender increases loan limit as customer demand accelerates

  Small business lender Esme Loans has increased its loan limit to quarter of a million pounds as businesses are drawn to its simple and fast digital platform

• September 12, 2019 12 Sep'19

  Oracle Q1, 2019-2020: revenue flat, cloud progress vaunted

  Oracle’s first quarter 2019-2020 results show revenue growth to be flat, but executives claim cloud headway and vaunt progress on autonomous database uptake. Co-CEO Mark Hurd takes leave of absence on health grounds

• September 11, 2019 11 Sep'19

  Fintech Fluidly combines Google’s cloud and AI tech to ease SME cashflow management woes

  London-based fintech Fluidly explains how its recent all-in move to the Google Cloud is supporting its continued growth, and delivers new features to customers faster

• September 10, 2019 10 Sep'19

  Inside NatWest Ventures

  NatWest Ventures is helping NatWest bank to remain relevant to its SME businesses customer community through digital innovation

• September 10, 2019 10 Sep'19

  Nokia, NTT Docomo and Omron to test 5G at factory floor

  Three firms – Nokia, NTT Docomo and Omron – have banded together to test the feasibility of running a layout-free production line operated by 5G-connected robots and human technicians

• September 09, 2019 09 Sep'19

  Brain-computer interfaces: Promising tech needs regulating

  Connecting a computer directly to the brain could revolutionise healthcare, but the tech giants might monopolise data and application areas

• September 09, 2019 09 Sep'19

  IT leaders need to speak up about the voice channel

  Voice assistants represent the next frontier, and a range of new skills will be needed to move beyond pilot projects to a true voice channel

• September 05, 2019 05 Sep'19

  EasyJet deploys Google’s natural language processing tech to bring voice search to airline app

  Airline claims to be the first in the world to offer customers access to voice search capabilities within its mobile app

• September 04, 2019 04 Sep'19

  Executive interview: How Figleaves uncovers a data Eden

  Online lingerie business that started out at the height of the dot com boom is now focused on using advanced analytics to reveal new data insights

• September 03, 2019 03 Sep'19

  Assessing China’s machine learning platforms

  In a new market research report, technology analyst firm IDC offers insights on key suppliers of machine learning platforms in China

• September 02, 2019 02 Sep'19

  CISOs turn to AI, detection, response and education

  Information security leaders are looking to artificial intelligence, better detection and response capabilities and user education in the face of cyber threats, but need more budget, a study shows

• September 02, 2019 02 Sep'19

  Nordic greentech attracts investment

  The Nordic region is seeing digital innovation across a diverse range of sectors and, not surprisingly, a region known for its green credentials also has a burgeoning green technology (greentech) sector

• September 02, 2019 02 Sep'19

  APAC enterprises warm to S/4 Hana

  SAP customers in Asia-Pacific are assessing migration options in the run-up to 2025, when the German software giant will stop supporting older ERP applications

• August 29, 2019 29 Aug'19

  Microsoft claims AI breakthrough in Chinese game of Mahjong

  An artificial intelligence system trained by Microsoft Research Asia is now nearly as good as human players in the ancient Chinese game of Mahjong

• August 28, 2019 28 Aug'19

  APAC is epicentre of the experience economy

  The experience economy is emerging in the Asia-Pacific region, but to succeed, enterprises will need to understand both operational and experience data

• August 23, 2019 23 Aug'19

  Travel company Clarity bakes ThoughtSpot into analytics tool

  Travel management company Clarity has turned to ThoughtSpot to create an analytics tool for clients as well as for internal use

• August 22, 2019 22 Aug'19

  Almost 40% of UK tech talent resides in London bubble

  Despite cities around the UK being home to a multitude of tech talent, the London bubble still prevails, with a majority of those with digital skills collecting in the capital

• August 21, 2019 21 Aug'19

  Security concerns blocking UK digital transformation

  The majority of UK firms are holding off adopting new, more efficient and cost effective technology because they are failing to see cyber security as a driver of strategic value, report reveals

• August 21, 2019 21 Aug'19

  Transport and logistics transformation driven by data

  Growth in data connectivity and the adoption of technologies such as robotic process automation are fuelling a tech revolution in transport and logistics

• August 19, 2019 19 Aug'19

  Australian firm to debut smart cricket ball

  With the cloud-connected ball and machine learning, amateur cricket players will soon be able to analyse their bowls and improve their game

• August 19, 2019 19 Aug'19

  Startup unveils trillion-transistor AI accelerator chip

  The AI chip has 10,000 times more bandwidth to accelerate artificial intelligence training

• August 19, 2019 19 Aug'19

  Blue Prism gives Nordics the personal touch

  UK automation software company has opened and staffed a Nordic office to give customers in the region a better service

• August 19, 2019 19 Aug'19

  How EDR is moving beyond the endpoint

  An emerging breed of detection and response offerings is going beyond endpoints to collect and decipher telemetry data from across the enterprise

• August 15, 2019 15 Aug'19

  Nvidia takes chatbots a step closer to conversational AI

  New graphics processing unit platform, running on Azure, is set to make Bing a little bit cleverer

• August 12, 2019 12 Aug'19

  Malaysian transport ministry calls for use of technology to solve traffic challenges

  The Malaysian government wants to tap telematics, IoT and other nascent technologies to improve road safety and ease traffic congestion

• August 12, 2019 12 Aug'19

  Liberty Steel forges future growth with Infor

  Steelmaker is using cloud-delivered software from Infor to stoke its growth, replacing SAP systems provided by its former parent, Tata Steel Europe

• August 12, 2019 12 Aug'19

  South Wales Police starts facial recognition trial despite opposition

  The use of the facial recognition app by South Wales Police marks the latest deployment of controversial facial recognition technology by police forces in the UK

• August 06, 2019 06 Aug'19

  Oracle Generation 2 cloud service to debut in Australia

  The Sydney Generation 2 cloud region will be delivered from a new datacentre to meet demand for Oracle’s cloud infrastructure and autonomous database services in Australia

• August 06, 2019 06 Aug'19

  African bank foils suspected North Korean cyber attack

  An African bank is among the financial institutions to be targeted by North Korea’s multi-billion dollar cyber theft campaign to support its weapons programmes

• August 05, 2019 05 Aug'19

  CIO interview: Simon McNamara, chief administrative officer, RBS Group

  Brought in after a catastrophic IT failure that affected 6.5 million customers, the IT chief at Royal Bank of Scotland Group says the bank is now a leader in innovation

• August 05, 2019 05 Aug'19

  Microsoft teams up with Singapore government in training push

  Microsoft is partnering SkillsFuture Singapore in a training programme that aims to build a ‘digitally confident’ population

• July 26, 2019 26 Jul'19

  AWS growth rate slows in Q2, as Amazon retail's run of quarterly record profit growth ends

  Amazon's latest set of results suggest the law of big numbers might be kicking in for its cloud division, while its retail arm grapples with spiralling costs pertaining to the roll-out of its one-day delivery service

• July 24, 2019 24 Jul'19

  AI to advance Swedish military systems

  Swedish report into use of artificial intelligence in military systems reveals opportunities and concerns

• July 24, 2019 24 Jul'19

  HPE reiterates focus on edge computing

  Enterprise technology bigwig HPE is trumpeting its ability to help companies better manage edge workloads, claiming that its purchase of Aruba has been its most successful acquisition

• July 23, 2019 23 Jul'19

  Microsoft talks up benefits and pitfalls of machine learning in security

  Software giant Microsoft uses machine learning models to detect emerging threats while keeping an eye on potential bias in security data points that could derail its analysis

• July 22, 2019 22 Jul'19

  CDEI publishes reports on online targeting and bias in algo decisions

  Recommendations due in late 2019 and early 2020 from Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation’s work on online targeting and bias in algorithmic decision-making

• July 22, 2019 22 Jul'19

  How AntWorks is addressing the pitfalls of RPA

  The Singapore-based startup hopes to lower the cost of deploying and maintaining robotic process automation technology with a platform that combines machine learning and data processing capabilities

• July 19, 2019 19 Jul'19

  Government launches retraining scheme for workers impacted by tech

  Amid fears that artificial intelligence and automation will put people out of work, the government is working on a retraining programme to help those affected by AI to fit into new roles

• July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19

  IBM sees Red Hat as key to hybrid cloud strategy

  IBM’s second-quarter 2019 results show a 4.2% decline in revenue, but the supplier is betting big on hybrid cloud and cognitive computing

• July 17, 2019 17 Jul'19

  Deutsche Bank’s public contraction is a major landmark for fintech

  German bank is cutting costs overall but is investing more in the latest digital technology as fintechs chip away at banking business

• July 17, 2019 17 Jul'19

  Danish government injects €200m into AI R&D

  Denmark is investing in a range of programmes to boost research and development into artificial intelligence and its place in various business sectors