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Artificial intelligence, automation and robotics

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

July 15, 2019 15 Jul'19
How Suse is taking open source deeper into the enterprise

Suse’s focus on developer needs, industry-specific use cases and engineering partnerships with the likes of SAP are among efforts to take open source software deeper into the enterprise
July 15, 2019 15 Jul'19
Alan Turing to be face of new £50 note

Computing pioneer and code-breaker Alan Turing is to be featured on the new polymer £50 note
July 11, 2019 11 Jul'19
Attacks against AI systems are a growing concern

European research group says attacks against AI systems are already occurring, difficult to identify, and could be far more common than currently understood
July 10, 2019 10 Jul'19
CDO interview: Julia Aymonier, École Hôtelière de Lausanne

As organisations transform digitally, the roles of those leading these IT projects are changing too, says Julia Aymonier, CDO at Switzerland-based hospitality school École Hôtelière de Lausanne
July 09, 2019 09 Jul'19
How ASEAN firms are turning data into critical assets

From enabling consumers to track their energy consumption to improving business operations, businesses in ASEAN are starting to put their data to good use
July 09, 2019 09 Jul'19
Deutsche Bank cuts jobs but increases tech spend

Deutsche Bank is making swingeing cuts to its workforce over the next two and a half years and has pinned its hopes on the latest technology to make it possible.
July 08, 2019 08 Jul'19
Thames Water uses ServiceNow to boost helpdesk efficiency

AI-enabled monitoring helps IT to identify anomalies and improve service levels
July 08, 2019 08 Jul'19
Robotics technology needs to go beyond automation

A global robotics expert at the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics says next-generation robots will need to keep humans in the loop to tackle immediate social problems
July 05, 2019 05 Jul'19
Autonomous delivery van drives at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Kar-go aims to revolutionise online deliveries by cutting the cost of the final mile
July 04, 2019 04 Jul'19
Security and privacy key to smart buildings and cities

Security and privacy capabilities are essential for stakeholders if they are to realise the benefits of smart buildings and cities, says expert whitepaper
July 03, 2019 03 Jul'19
One-third of people prefer instant reply from chatbot about finances to waiting for human reply

Consumers are warming to being supported by chatbots when it comes to financial services, but firms in the sector face hurdles to achieve true end-to-end automation
July 02, 2019 02 Jul'19
DWP data hub develops prototype skills recommendation engine

Machine learning algorithm on Microsoft Azure identifies associated skills, based on the skills specified in online job adverts
July 02, 2019 02 Jul'19
Singapore to beef up police tech capabilities

Singapore government singles out biometrics, data analytics and digital forensics as promising areas to boost crime-fighting efforts
July 01, 2019 01 Jul'19
Symantec gearing up for future cyber security

Symantec is focusing on enabling businesses to secure data in the cloud after a string of acquisitions, but it also has its eye on the future, which will be all about empowering people, says CTO Hugh Thompson
July 01, 2019 01 Jul'19
The Great Eastern way to digital transformation

Regional insurance company Great Eastern has rolled out a new digital platform to better serve customers while morphing its DNA from the inside out
June 28, 2019 28 Jun'19
Interview: Yasmeen Al Sharaf, head of fintech and innovation unit, Central Bank of Bahrain

Yasmeen Al Sharaf heads up financial technology strategy at Bahrain’s central bank, which is on a mission to grow and diversify the sector in the Middle East island state
June 27, 2019 27 Jun'19
Aerohive adds cloud and edge network features to Extreme portfolio

Software-defined network specialist Extreme Networks has bought Aerohive to extend its capabilities in critical areas for future networks
June 27, 2019 27 Jun'19
Singapore aims to be global node for 5G innovation

The government will spend S$40m to develop 5G technology use cases in key sectors such as maritime and manufacturing with an eye on exporting Singapore's expertise to global markets
June 26, 2019 26 Jun'19
TietoEVRY merger headlines wider consolidation in Nordic IT industry

The merger of Tieto and Evry is only part of the widespread consolidation that is hitting the region’s tech sector
June 26, 2019 26 Jun'19
Nordic public dispels fears over AI and welcomes its advance

People in the Nordic countries are more welcoming and less fearful of the advance of artificial intelligence than those in other regions
June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19
AI will drive reskilling in problem solving, creativity and collaboration

A study from the Economist Intelligence Unit has found that executives do not believe that artificial intelligence will lead to job losses, but staff will need retraining
June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19
Moscow’s 2019 Startup Village rewards innovation

Moved to a bigger site, Moscow’s annual Startup Village continues to expand, with interest from large corporates growing
June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19
Big companies face extinction unless they use IT better

Better use of IT could add £100bn to the British economy, says a CBI report into UK big business
June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19
DBS Bank goes big on open source

Besides using a slew of open source software, DBS Bank is looking to contribute some of its own projects to the open source community in future
June 24, 2019 24 Jun'19
A third of jobs could become redundant as a result of digitisation

Around 12 million jobs could significantly change or become redundant by 2024 as a result of the adoption of digital technologies
June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19
How APAC CIOs are driving AI projects

IT leaders at a Computer Weekly roundtable say they are grappling with compute bottlenecks and explainable artificial intelligence even as chatbots and other AI projects are being rolled out in full swing
June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19
Asos trials AR catwalk technology

Online retailer Asos has partnered with HoloMe to trial an augmented reality catwalk for users of its fashion app
June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19
UK citizens call for diversity in AI to be addressed

Public wants government and tech companies to tackle diversity issues related to the application of artificial intelligence, a study has found
June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19
Enterprises challenged with security basics

Visibility, security tool overload and manual reporting are cited as top concerns by UK security leaders, a report reveals
June 19, 2019 19 Jun'19
Oxford University accepts £150m for artificial intelligence research

Oxford University has accepted £150m to build a new humanities hub that will include a centre for artificial intelligence ethics research from Stephen Schwarzman, a US private equity boss
June 19, 2019 19 Jun'19
Regional alliances boost Nordic AI industry

Universities and technology businesses in Nordic countries are working cross-border as part of two pan-Nordic organisations
June 19, 2019 19 Jun'19
How Carsales cuts through the noise in incident response

The Australian firm is using PagerDuty to sieve through a sea of alerts from various alerting systems that notify operations staff of customer and IT issues
June 18, 2019 18 Jun'19
Tableau sticking to data mission under Salesforce

Tableau President and CEO Adam Selipsky told the company’s European user conference in Berlin that Salesforce acquisition will not affect its mission of “seeing and understanding data”
June 17, 2019 17 Jun'19
DevSecOps is key to uniting opposing forces

Unifying DevOps and security teams with the aid of automation will bring harmony and added business benefits, says systems engineer
June 14, 2019 14 Jun'19
How computer vision powered by Nvidia helped Winnow tackle food waste

Winnow has developed a biologically inspired machine learning algorithm to identify what foods are being thrown away
June 13, 2019 13 Jun'19
Budgets for customer experience projects grow, but more are stalling

Organisations are spending on advanced analytics to improve customer experience
June 13, 2019 13 Jun'19
AI-enabled cyber attacks a reality soon, warns Mikko Hypponen

Technology continues to shape human conflict and artificial intelligence will be no exception, so business needs to up its ability to detect attacks and respond, says security expert
June 12, 2019 12 Jun'19
Culture secretary Wright hails Tech Nation AI growth programme at CogX

Jeremy Wright, DCMS secretary of state, urges artificial intelligence tech firm founders to step forward for Tech Nation’s Applied AI growth programme, while McKinsey offers qualified endorsement of UK AI optimism
June 11, 2019 11 Jun'19
Cisco shows off AI-driven network analysis at customer event

New tools to help IT departments better understand network behaviour and predict potential problems were among a series of announcements made on the opening day of Cisco Live in the US
June 10, 2019 10 Jun'19
UK should be much further ahead in AI, says London mayor

Sadiq Khan calls on the next prime minister to prioritise preparations around the potential impact of artificial intelligence
June 10, 2019 10 Jun'19
Salesforce buys Tableau to add self-service analytics to CRM

Salesforce is set to buy business intelligence data visualisation pioneer Tableau as it seeks to amplify its customer analytics capability
June 10, 2019 10 Jun'19
Etihad Airways uses artificial intelligence to source ideas from staff

UAE airline works with tech startup to create a platform to help it apply employees’ ideas to address business challenges
June 10, 2019 10 Jun'19
BCS urges universities to push ethics standards on AI masters degrees

Ethics is a key requirement blue-chip firms will look for in artificial intelligence MSc graduates
June 07, 2019 07 Jun'19
Schneider Electric CTO claims AI and cloud could give DCIM market new lease of life

Kevin Brown tells Datacloud Europe Congress that the datacentre infrastructure management market could be on the cusp of a second coming, buoyed by cloud, big data and artificial intelligence technologies
June 07, 2019 07 Jun'19
How ASEAN firms are using AI to combat cyber threats

Artificial intelligence tools are becoming a vital part of the security arsenal for organisations and cyber criminals alike
June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19
Co-op pushes to make customer care teams more co-operative

The Co-op operates in market segments ranging from funeral care to food, and its customer service strategy was disparate until it adopted Salesforce
June 05, 2019 05 Jun'19
DNS – a security opportunity not to be overlooked, says Nominet

Domain name system data is the best-kept secret for eliminating network cyber threats, Nominet tells Infosecurity Europe attendees
June 05, 2019 05 Jun'19
Amal Clooney calls on business and tech to solve world issues

Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney urged technologists to look at how they can tackle issues that governments have failed to address
June 05, 2019 05 Jun'19
Emirates NBD builds bank of future with Amazon Web Services

UAE bank is accessing the latest technology through a close relationship with IT giant Amazon Web Services
June 04, 2019 04 Jun'19
Deterministic data-based AI key for security

AI-based cyber security systems have enormous potential, but under specific conditions that are essential for success, AI expert tells Infosecurity Europe
May 31, 2019 31 May'19
How AI helps protect Japan’s road system from subsidence

Tokyo-based Kawasaki Geological Engineering is using Fujitsu’s Zinrai artificial intelligence system to develop a solution to erosion causing subsidence and sinkholes on Japan’s road network
May 31, 2019 31 May'19
The FA signs Google Cloud to support cloud-based push to make football more inclusive

The Football Association is on a mission to up female participation in the sport and make it more accessible to a larger number of fans, and it is teaming up with Google Cloud to achieve its goals
May 30, 2019 30 May'19
A lack of skills and ownership are top challenges to OT security

A lack of skills, visibility and clarity on which business function is responsible for securing operational technology are the biggest challenges to managing the risk, a study shows
May 30, 2019 30 May'19
AI struggles with data silos and executive misconceptions

Bosses don’t seem to understand that artificial intelligence needs good data management and a different understanding of end goals compared with traditional IT
May 30, 2019 30 May'19
Danish government launches national AI strategy

Strategy aims to capitalise on investment in artificial intelligence technologies to enhance Denmark’s societal advancement and give business and industry a competitive edge
May 29, 2019 29 May'19
Blockchain and deep neural networks show digital archive promise

Every event, past and present, is in the digital archive, but there is growing concern that this data can be easily manipulated to change historical facts
May 29, 2019 29 May'19
Finland globalises AI training programme

The success of an online course in understanding artificial intelligence launched in Finland has led to a global roll-out
May 28, 2019 28 May'19
Perfect storm for data science in security

After nearly 20 years of research, the perfect storm of computing technologies is finally enabling data science to realise its potential to make valuable contributions to improving cyber security capabilities
May 28, 2019 28 May'19
Excelero and BeeGFS offer next-gen HPC based on NVMe flash

Super-fast solid-state storage in commodity servers ties up with recently-developed parallel file system BeeGFS to target high-performance computing use cases
May 26, 2019 26 May'19
Australian firms coming to grips with AI ethics

Australian businesses are warming up to AI, but just two in five have standards and guidelines for AI ethics, a study finds
May 23, 2019 23 May'19
IBM’s investment in automation pays off in GDPR’s first year

The first year of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation has demonstrated the value of IBM’s investment in machine learning-based automation and the importance of having the right strategy and systems in place, according to the firm’s data ...
May 21, 2019 21 May'19
MoneySupermarket.com orchestrates data pipeline with GKE

The price comparison site has used container orchestration to split its machine learning data pipeline into parallel processes
May 21, 2019 21 May'19
UC Expo 2019: Experts talk up future tech in unified communications

Automation and AI are increasingly prevalent in unified comms, but do enterprises really need it?
May 21, 2019 21 May'19
L’Oréal and Alibaba create AI-based app to offer self-care support for acne sufferers

Artificial intelligence-based app will help acne sufferers access dermatology treatment with greater ease
May 17, 2019 17 May'19
École Hôtelière de Lausanne puts Amelia the robot at its core

When Switzerland-based hospitality school EHL began to automate processes, it was met with staff inertia, but that all changed after its benefits became clear
May 16, 2019 16 May'19
ANZ CIOs hit roadblocks in digital agenda

Top IT leaders in Australia and New Zealand are grappling with cultural roadblocks and slow progress in advancing the countries’ digital agenda
May 16, 2019 16 May'19
Fujitsu sets out to restore trust in technology

Trust in technology, how to recapture it, and how to ensure AI doesn’t overstep its bounds were the big messages on the opening day of Fujitsu Forum in Tokyo
May 16, 2019 16 May'19
Huawei debuts AI-powered database

Huawei is using reinforcement learning to deliver self-tuning and self-healing capabilities for the latest iteration of its GaussDB database
May 15, 2019 15 May'19
UK government boosts AI Council with new appointments

New recruits come from online-only retailer Ocado, the Independent Commission on Freedom of Information, and the Alan Turing Institute
May 15, 2019 15 May'19
Stella McCartney and Google Cloud start machine learning and fashion-focused sustainability push

Stella McCartney and Google Cloud are embarking on a joint pilot project that will draw on the tech giant's machine learning and cloud-based data processing portfolio to help clean up the fashion industry's supply chains
May 15, 2019 15 May'19
Optus shows off real-time call translation smarts

The Australian telco has bigger plans to make its network more open to enable developers to build and integrate new services into phone calls
May 15, 2019 15 May'19
UK pensions trust launches £1.5bn tender for digital services delivery

The National Employment Savings Trust wants its new supplier to build innovations such as data analytics to services provided via digital channels
May 09, 2019 09 May'19
Sapphire 2019: Plattner vaunts public cloud as SAP future

At SapphireNow 2019 in Orlando, Florida, SAP co-founder and chair Hasso Plattner said public cloud is the future as raft of Hana database and analytics enhancements announced
May 08, 2019 08 May'19
Time to start thinking about AI regulation, says KuppingerCole

Organisations and individuals should think about regulating artificial intelligence to avoid sleepwalking into a future regulated by these technologies, says analyst
May 01, 2019 01 May'19
How Amadeus used FPGAs to break Moore’s Law threshold

The innovation team at Amadeus worked with technology university ETH in Zurich to test how FPGAs can be used in artificial intelligence
April 30, 2019 30 Apr'19
How Microsoft is prepping manufacturers for Industry 4.0

Building on its manufacturing and technology knowhow, Microsoft has teamed up with industrial firms to support the growing demand for smart manufacturing capabilities
April 29, 2019 29 Apr'19
Bosses want to see explainable AI

Almost one-third of UK bosses surveyed in the latest PwC global CEO survey plan to use artificial intelligence in their businesses – but explainable AI is critical
April 29, 2019 29 Apr'19
Danske Bank and IBM bring AI to banking IT

Artificial intelligence partnership is designed to reduce the risk of major IT outages and keep the bank’s customers happy
April 29, 2019 29 Apr'19
Malaysia to get its first AI park

Malaysia’s first artificial intelligence park to be developed by a trio of local and Chinese firms is expected to raise the country’s standing in the global race for AI supremacy
April 26, 2019 26 Apr'19
Laing O’Rourke Australia chooses private cloud route

The Australian arm of global engineering firm Laing O’Rourke signs up for Nutanix to run its core applications on a private cloud
April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19
Public becoming more aware of privacy abuses and unethical tech

Widespread abuses of privacy, biometric information and artificial intelligence mean the internet is in poor health, but growing popular awareness of its problems gives some cause for hope, says the Mozilla Foundation
April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19
Huawei sharpens AI edge in global cloud move

Chinese tech giant is honing its artificial intelligence capabilities to compete against rivals in global cloud computing markets
April 24, 2019 24 Apr'19
How technology is shaping Malaysia’s economy

Malaysia has one of the most digitally connected societies in the world, but more work is needed to bridge the digital divide
April 23, 2019 23 Apr'19
Stockholm prospers as tech hub as perceptions of entrepreneurs changes

Stockholm has thrived as a tech startup hub after out-of-date attitudes to entrepreneurs changed
April 18, 2019 18 Apr'19
20 firms join Tech Nation’s cyber security scale-up programme

Tech Nation scale-up programme is designed to boost the UK’s cyber sector, accelerate the growth of its top companies and build a robust, cross-industry network
April 17, 2019 17 Apr'19
Autonomous vehicle tech is too costly and unreliable for production

Level 5, fully autonomous vehicles are a decade away. By then, the tech will be so expensive, that it will only be available on high-end vehicles
April 16, 2019 16 Apr'19
AI can help to reduce carbon footprint and manage environmental issues

Artificial intelligence-powered applications could help policy-makers and industry leaders manage greenhouse gas emissions and support sustainability initiatives
April 16, 2019 16 Apr'19
Fox Sports Australia predicts wickets with AutoML Tables

Machine learning model powered by Google Cloud’s AutoML Tables service enables sports broadcaster to predict the fall of a wicket in live cricket matches
April 16, 2019 16 Apr'19
Sweden to take up Finnish AI challenge

Following Finland’s example, Swedish companies are starting to use a training programme to bring staff up to speed with artificial intelligence
April 15, 2019 15 Apr'19
Automation will bring job security, say most IT security pros

Most security professionals believe that although automation can support humans, it will not result in a reduction in job opportunities, a study shows