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November 15, 2017
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Nov'17
Data skills could improve employment options as AI accelerates
House of Lords artificial intelligence select committee hears evidence on societal risks of AI, data, life-long learning and the changing role of white-collar workers
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November 07, 2017
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Nov'17
UK spies face landmark challenge over mass surveillance in human rights court
Ten human rights organisations challenge lawfulness of UK surveillance legislation and mass internet surveillance by UK intelligence agencies in Strasbourg court
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November 07, 2017
07
Nov'17
Benioff vaunts Google partnership at Dreamforce 2017
At Dreamforce 2017, Marc Benioff announces public cloud partnership with Google in keynote embracing AI-driven fourth industrial revolution
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November 07, 2017
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Nov'17
Dreamforce 2017: Benioff hails fourth industrial revolution
Salesforce CEO bangs drum for AI-infused cloud CRM as plank in so-called “fourth industrial revolution”, with increased customisation of its software to the fore
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November 03, 2017
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Nov'17
UK supercomputer is now world’s biggest Panasas scale-out NAS cluster
Jasmin network supercomputer storage expands to 20PB of Panasas scale-out NAS, which has helped to cut analysis times for environmental data from days to hours
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October 31, 2017
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Oct'17
Shell makes $200m saving with virtual learning environment
Royal Dutch Shell has saved hundreds of millions by replacing field trips with interactive training that allows employees to interact with geological formations from their computer screen
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October 31, 2017
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Oct'17
SAP opens Leonardo Centre in India
New facility in Bangalore will showcase the software giant’s Leonardo portfolio of machine learning, analytics and blockchain capabilities to organisations in the Asia-Pacific region
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October 30, 2017
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Oct'17
UK must speed up and skill up to co-drive fourth industrial revolution
UK manufacturing is falling behind the pack leaders in the revolution to apply digital technologies to industry, says a government-sponsored report led by Siemens’ UK CEO
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October 26, 2017
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Oct'17
How UCAS uses Splunk to protect students’ sensitive data
Universities and Colleges Admissions Service’s enterprise security architect describes how the organisation uses Splunk to keep user data secure, and how it copes with its yearly spike in traffic
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October 25, 2017
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Oct'17
Spark Summit 17: Databricks launches Delta as purified data lake
At Spark Summit Europe 2017 in Dublin, organising supplier and Spark inventor and distributor Databricks announced the Delta system, which will combine data lakes and data warehouses
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October 25, 2017
25
Oct'17
Oversight of intelligence agencies’ data sharing has ‘failed’, court hears
UK’s intelligence services lack adequate oversight and written guidelines when sharing databases of sensitive information, Privacy International argues in secret court
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October 23, 2017
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Oct'17
Microsoft to offer Cray supercomputing on Azure
Both Microsoft and Amazon are building up their HPC capabilities. The partnership with Cray could help to bolster Azure’s footprint
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October 19, 2017
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Oct'17
Safeguards permit GCHQ to share huge databases on public, court hears
Intelligence commissioners did not need technical expertise or support staff to check whether GCHQ and MI5 were lawfully sharing huge databases, court told
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October 19, 2017
19
Oct'17
SAP Q3 2017 results show steady growth in cloud revenue to €937m
SAP’s third quarter 2017 results show steady growth in cloud revenue, S/4 Hana adoption, and some uptake for its “digital transformation” spearhead SAP Leonardo
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October 18, 2017
18
Oct'17
How Eurosport is using real-time data to create a second-screen experience
Broadcaster Eurosport talks about some of the digital technology advances improving the viewing experience for cycling enthusiasts