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Artificial intelligence, automation and robotics

• November 26, 2018 26 Nov'18

  NHS policy leaders: value AI but get the basics right

  NHS doctors and policy chiefs said at the Westminster Health Forum that artificial intelligence has untapped value for healthcare, but needs to be underpinned with discipline

• November 23, 2018 23 Nov'18

  ASOS launches digital assistant to help customers find right size

  Online fashion retailer ASOS has launched an artificially intelligent assistant to help consumers find the right size of clothing before they place an order

• November 19, 2018 19 Nov'18

  Top IT predictions in APAC in 2019

  Edge computing, data management and microservices will play a bigger role in the Asia-Pacific region in 2019 as enterprises reshape their technology architectures to become ‘digitally determined’ organisations

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  An overview of deep learning tools

  As AI and deep learning matures, we look at advanced tools that enable developers to start building sophisticated, intelligent applications

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  Non-invasive, AI-powered cardiac test spreads through NHS with help of government funding

  A cardiac test powered by artificial intelligence has the potential to save the UK’s health service hundreds of pounds per heart patient

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  Oracle searches for AI and data experts

  Technology firm Oracle plans to expand its development hub in the UK, as well as hire data scientists and data analysts from the local area

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  PwC provides retail data insights for London’s West End

  New West End Company hopes data on consumer behaviour will help retailers to increase spending in the area by one-third to £12bn over the next few years

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  AI-enhanced security tools necessary for today’s threats

  Machine learning-enhanced tools are necessary to keep up with current threats, but are not perfect and will not solve the security skills gap problem, says KuppingerCole

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  OpenStack Foundation will tackle infrastructure barriers to enterprise AI adoption

  OpenStack supporting community will help enterprises to overcome infrastructure barriers to adopting artificial intelligence technologies in 2019 as demand for GPU and FPGA-based set-ups grows

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  How Kubernetes is becoming a platform for AI

  Data scientists and artificial intelligence engineers need a host of tools to build AI-powered applications – this requires a complex IT environment

• November 13, 2018 13 Nov'18

  Microsoft’s Xiaoice chatbot is now designing textile patterns

  Software giant claims the design knowhow of its popular AI chatbot is a breakthrough in the field of image-based creation

• November 12, 2018 12 Nov'18

  UKISUG 2018: Upswing for S/4 Hana, C/4 Hana unknown to 39%

  UK and Ireland SAP User Group discloses research showing steady rise in S/4 Hana implementation, but C/4 Hana is still an unknown quantity

• November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18

  Privacy International files GDPR complaint against Oracle

  General Data Protection Regulation complaints against Oracle and six other companies filed with Information Commissioner’s Office

• November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18

  Google AI Hub aims to accelerate artificial intelligence project development in enterprises

  Google debuts AI Hub to help enterprises get their artificial intelligence projects off the ground faster, as its bid to make the technology accessible to everyone gathers pace

• November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18

  Self-driving cars may have to break law, says Law Commission

  Self-driving cars may have to break the rules of the road to operate safely, and the Law Commissions of England, Wales and Scotland are embarking on a consultation to seek input on how to manage this

• November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18

  GDPR a challenge to AI black boxes

  Most artificial intelligence “black boxes” do not comply with EU data protection laws and will have to be re-engineered, warns security researcher and consultant

• November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18

  Dominic Raab: UK AI sector will get boost from EU exit ‘done right’

  Brexit secretary tells Tech Nation audience that leaving the EU could create opportunities for the UK technology sector

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  Why the tech industry needs a moral compass

  Technology has unintended consequences, says Martha Lane Fox – but technologists have an opportunity to make a difference

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  CIO interview: Chris Barnicott, chief technology officer, SSE

  Energy supplier’s CTO is driving innovation through AI, augmented reality and robotic process automation while still keeping the business running

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  Gartner finds Emea CIOs more ahead on digital than peers elsewhere

  Gartner’s annual global CIO survey finds Emea CIOs driving digital transformation programmes to a greater degree than their peers in the Americas and the Asia-Pacific region

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  BEIS to fund five healthcare AI innovation centres

  Five healthcare innovation centres will receive a total of £50m in funding to use artificial intelligence to improve diagnosis and treatment of diseases

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  APAC enterprises, analysts weigh in on IBM-Red Hat deal

  Mega-deal could accelerate adoption of open source software and extend the reach of OpenStack and OpenShift across the region

• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  Professor Brian Cox discusses aliens and the risks of tech advances

  In an entertaining discussion at VMworld, Brian Cox raised questions over why technologically advanced societies don’t exist elsewhere in the universe

• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  Automation and CSR are driving reskilling process for UK plc, says Cisco

  UK business leaders are planning to make dramatic changes to their organisations between now and 2020, according to a new report from Cisco

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  Robots deliver savings for Dutch postal service PostNL

  Dutch delivery company PostNL is reaping huge efficiency savings by using robotic technology to automate time-consuming administrative tasks

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  NHS to use predictive tech to prevent illnesses

  Health secretary Matt Hancock wants to use technology to predict disease and stop people falling ill, with AI and genomics having the ‘potential to change everything’

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  Future Decoded 2018: How Seadrill uses IoT 3km undersea

  Sensors on deep sea rigs are part of Seadrill's digital transformation strategy, which combines advanced analytics, the internet of things and machine learning

• November 01, 2018 01 Nov'18

  Alexa to manage Aerohive Wi-Fi networks

  Access networking supplier Aerohive is to add Alexa skills to its HiveManager network management suite

• November 01, 2018 01 Nov'18

  SAP’s Atzberger vaunts front to back office capability

  Alex Atzberger, president, SAP Customer Experience, recently went through the company’s customer-focused software strategy with Computer Weekly

• November 01, 2018 01 Nov'18

  International Space Station runs HPE Apollo supercomputer

  The first off-the-shelf supercomputer to run in space, Apollo 40, will be used for local number crunching and artificial intelligence applications

• November 01, 2018 01 Nov'18

  Robotic delivery service hits the streets of Milton Keynes

  Following extensive testing and a limited commercial roll-out in campus enterprise environments, Estonian robotics firm Starship Technologies is launching a direct-to-consumer robot delivery service in Milton Keynes

• November 01, 2018 01 Nov'18

  Microsoft chief urges industry to focus on ethics and privacy

  Businesses must focus on GDPR and ethical AI if they are to become software firms, says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

• October 31, 2018 31 Oct'18

  Inside Schneider Electric’s Batam smart factory

  The French energy management and automation firm has nearly halved material wastage by applying smart manufacturing technologies at its Indonesia plant

• October 31, 2018 31 Oct'18

  Future Decoded 2018: Adopt AI or get left behind, Microsoft warns

  Research shows business leaders see artificial intelligence and machine learning as key to enabling them to adapt to market disruption

• October 30, 2018 30 Oct'18

  Why businesses must take a strategic view of automation

  For many CIOs, robotic process automation promises quick wins, but businesses should also take a longer-term view to drive digitisation

• October 29, 2018 29 Oct'18

  Chancellor Philip Hammond’s 2018 Budget dishes out £1.6bn for ‘advanced’ tech and innovation

  The 2018 Budget promises £1.6bn to fund “advanced technologies” such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing, £200m for rural broadband and £150m for tech fellowships, along with plans to impose a digital services tax for web giants

• October 29, 2018 29 Oct'18

  Retail tech spending will grow 3.6% globally in 2019, predicts Gartner

  Global spending on technology in the retail sector is set to grow by 3.6% in 2019, according to predictions by Gartner analysts

• October 29, 2018 29 Oct'18

  Finnish city Espoo trials artificial intelligence for community support

  The authorities for Finnish city Espoo are testing out AI technology to help them target services at the residents who need them most

• October 29, 2018 29 Oct'18

  Philips looks to artificial intelligence to train its workforce

  Healthcare company is looking to AI, chatbots and learning playlists to help staff learn new skills more quickly as it adapts changing business priorities

• October 25, 2018 25 Oct'18

  Firms will use AI to automate HR processes within two years

  Companies are gearing up to automate HR processes with artificial intelligence and machine learning, while at the same time battling with outdated IT systems

• October 25, 2018 25 Oct'18

  Nordic banks target SME customers with fintech services

  Traditional Nordic banks are slimming down workforces as they turn increasingly to technology-based service delivery, and some are linking up with small fintech companies to deliver online products.

• October 24, 2018 24 Oct'18

  Oracle bullish on growth in ASEAN

  Enterprise technology juggernaut Oracle claims traction in cloud applications and growing interest in its cloud-based autonomous database service in Southeast Asia

• October 24, 2018 24 Oct'18

  Autonomous taxi trials underway in Dubai

  Dubai’s transport authority has started road testing the region’s first autonomous taxi, designed in partnership with Dubai Silicon Oasis and DG World

• October 24, 2018 24 Oct'18

  CTO interview: Proving new technology at Bloomberg

  We speak to Shawn Edwards, global chief technology officer at Bloomberg, about identifying and nurturing great ideas

• October 24, 2018 24 Oct'18

  Oracle Open World 2018: CEO Mark Hurd says SAP ERP customers will defect

  Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd opined at Open World that SAP ECC6 customers will defect, in some measure, to Oracle in preference to S/4 Hana

• October 23, 2018 23 Oct'18

  HP ties up with Singapore university on Industry 4.0

  The personal computing and printer giant has opened a research facility at Nanyang Technological University to advance digital manufacturing technologies

• October 23, 2018 23 Oct'18

  Interview: Steve Grobman, McAfee CTO shares his views on some burning security questions

  Cyber security technology innovator and veteran Steve Grobman shares his views on adversarial artificial intelligence, post-quantum cryptography and security for next-gen tech

• October 23, 2018 23 Oct'18

  Igneous enhances unstructured data management product

  Specialist Igneous allows customers to backup and archive, search, manage, move and handle large sets of unstructured files that mainstream NAS can find difficult to handle

• October 23, 2018 23 Oct'18

  Software suites will dominate the business applications market

  Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd contends that having a common user interface and the ability to support data flows across a business are key capabilities that will spur the dominance of software suites over time

• October 23, 2018 23 Oct'18

  OpenWorld18: Ellison declares seek and destroy mission for database

  At OpenWorld 2018 in San Francisco, Oracle founder and CTO Larry Ellison led on the putative resilience of the supplier’s “autonomous” database to cyber security threats