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• September 19, 2018 19 Sep'18

  Alibaba Cloud making deeper push into smart cities

  At its annual conference in Hangzhou, Chinese cloud supplier Alibaba demonstrated the transformative impact of its technologies on society and called for more manufacturers to adopt smart manufacturing processes

• September 19, 2018 19 Sep'18

  Santander plans UK tech hub in Milton Keynes

  Santander is opening a UK tech hub in Milton Keynes that will have 5,000 staff

• September 18, 2018 18 Sep'18

  EU needs clear 5G regulation to guarantee mobile success

  The mobile ecosystem could be worth more than 4% of European GDP by 2022, if the right regulatory actions are taken by the European Union government

• September 13, 2018 13 Sep'18

  Culture, not tools, is key to unlocking innovation

  Australian organisations should focus on bringing in agile practices and foster a culture of trust and transparency to drive innovation and improve business agility

• September 13, 2018 13 Sep'18

  TechUK blasts European Parliament-backed revamp of EU-wide copyright laws

  Tech industry trade body claims the changes spell bad news for web users, after European Parliament MEPs vote in favour of plans to modernise the copyright laws for the digital age

• September 13, 2018 13 Sep'18

  Tech Nation startup programme demonstrates richness of UK fintech

  A Tech Nation programme to support the UK's financial technology startups demonstrates the increasingly diverse range of business-to-business products and services available through the country's fintech community

• September 07, 2018 07 Sep'18

  Senior civil servants address TechUK smarter state theme

  Senior government officials spoke at a TechUK “smarter state” event, revealing ambitious AI policy alongside a “back to basics” drive to get data right

• September 07, 2018 07 Sep'18

  RBS announces branch closures as part of cancelled project to create challenger bank

  The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced more branch closures and job losses as digital transformation continues to transform the sector

• September 07, 2018 07 Sep'18

  UK hesitant over immersive technologies despite positivity abroad, survey finds

  UK businesses are lagging behind their counterparts in the US, France and China for AR and VR implementation, due to concerns over security and complexity

• September 04, 2018 04 Sep'18

  Britons concerned over security of contactless payments, research finds

  Despite the popularity of contactless payments ahead of cash, Britons are worried about the security of tap and go

• September 04, 2018 04 Sep'18

  TSB CEO out after months of IT problems

  TSB’s CEO, Paul Pester, is stepping down after the bank and its customers were beset by another round of IT problems

• September 03, 2018 03 Sep'18

  Zurich begins startup competition to improve its strategy for digital-savvy customers

  The insurance company has begun a competition across 20 countries in a bid to find the latest innovative products from startups.

• September 03, 2018 03 Sep'18

  CIO interview: Ian Cohen, global CIO, Addison Lee

  Addison Lee’s global CIO is building a business strategy and ensuring the transport company has a flexible platform for growth

• August 31, 2018 31 Aug'18

  Fix data flows for best chance of success with S/4 Hana

  Moving to SAP S/4 Hana is not easy. But with the right preparation, businesses can map out and optimise the data flows between business processes

• August 29, 2018 29 Aug'18

  IBM brings AI-powered highlights tool to US Open tennis players

  IBM is bringing its AI-powered Watson platform to the US Open tennis players to provide them with insight into their past performances