News

Artificial intelligence, automation and robotics

• April 03, 2019 03 Apr'19

  Most business decision-makers and knowledge workers happy to work alongside robots

  Fears that automation will remove jobs for knowledge workers are reducing as opportunities emerge to upskill and eradicate mundane work

• April 03, 2019 03 Apr'19

  Manchester startups help GCHQ tap into new source of ingenuity

  The first group of startups to emerge from a Manchester-based accelerator programme has contributed new ways of thinking to UK’s GCHQ intelligence agency

• April 01, 2019 01 Apr'19

  Consumers still important as Dutch satnav pioneer maps B2B future

  TomTom is focusing on the business-to-business sector, but its consumer base is an important part of its strategy

• March 29, 2019 29 Mar'19

  Middle East countries accelerate quantum computing research

  Gulf countries must invest in quantum computing research to ensure they continue to to remain digital pioneers

• March 29, 2019 29 Mar'19

  ICO kicks off sandbox beta to support innovation

  The UK’s privacy watchdog has launched the first phase of an initiative aimed at enhancing data protection while supporting business innovation

• March 29, 2019 29 Mar'19

  Huawei looks to ISPs for enterprise business growth

  The Chinese technology bigwig is counting on internet service providers to fuel its enterprise business in the South Pacific region

• March 27, 2019 27 Mar'19

  UK IoT research centre to tackle cyber risk

  A government-backed national IoT research centre has been launched as part of UK efforts to become a world leader in tackling cyber threats  

• March 27, 2019 27 Mar'19

  Salesforce opens AI research outfit in Singapore

  Cloud-based software giant Salesforce will train up to 100 postgraduate students over three years in artificial intelligence technology

• March 26, 2019 26 Mar'19

  Women more at risk of job automation

  Because of the types of jobs more likely to be held by women, the female workforce is more at risk of automation, according to stats

• March 26, 2019 26 Mar'19

  Oracle makes cloud pitch at OpenWorld Asia

  Oracle made a strong call for cloud at its inaugural OpenWorld event in Asia on the back of robust growth in cloud revenues

• March 25, 2019 25 Mar'19

  Artificial intelligence making major inroads into Russian banking

  Russian banks are identifying use cases for artificial intelligence, but the gradual adoption of the technology will require access to a deeper skills pool if it is to accelerate

• March 25, 2019 25 Mar'19

  Security challenge is to move as fast as the business

  Adapting security to the pace at which the business is moving is one of the biggest challenges facing infosec professionals in the cloud era, says Palo Alto Networks

• March 20, 2019 20 Mar'19

  IBM demos quantum leap in artificial intelligence

  Working with MIT and Oxford university, the researchers have looked at how quantum computing can accelerate data classification in machine learning

• March 20, 2019 20 Mar'19

  Fifth annual girls’ school techathon focuses on AI for social good

  Girls’ Day School Trust has held its fifth annual techathon to encourage more young women to pursue careers in tech

• March 19, 2019 19 Mar'19

  Government launches investigation into AI bias

  Advisory body will look at how systems that support decision-making may have inherent algorithmic biases that need to be taken into account