Chris Middleton
Chris Middleton is former editor of Internet of Business, and now a key contributor to the title. He specialises in robotics, AI, the IoT, blockchain, and technology strategy. He is also former editor of Computing, Computer Business Review, and Professional Outsourcing, among others, and is a contributing editor to Diginomica, Computing, and Hack & Craft News. Over the years, he has also written for Computer Weekly, The Guardian, The Times, PC World, I-CIO, V3, The Inquirer, and Blockchain News, among many others. He is an acknowledged robotics expert who has appeared on BBC TV and radio, ITN, and Talk Radio, and is probably the only tech journalist in the UK to own a number of humanoid robots, which he hires out to events, exhibitions, universities, and schools. Chris has also chaired conferences on robotics, AI, IoT investment, digital marketing, blockchain, and space technologies, and has spoken at numerous other events.
UK government announces new full-fibre & 5G comms strategy
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The UK government has announced plans to make full-fibre broadband mandatory for all new-build homes, along with a new commitment to...
Prove that AI works with real examples, say consumers: Industry report
A new expert report on AI sentiment among the public finds that the industry has a lot of work to do to explain the...
Microsoft results: Booming in cloud, edge services, and trust? Nadella speaks
Microsoft’s transformation into an enterprise cloud services company was underscored by full-year financial results that revealed total revenues of over $110 billion.
In Q4, the...
IBM: Strong Q2 results – but cognitive and business services flat
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IBM has revealed a stronger than predicted performance in its Q2 financials, which have been presented as a return to form...
Amazon denies move into network hardware in phonecall to Cisco
Amazon has denied reports that it is planning to manufacture and sell its own network switches – a move that would have pitched the...
Europe hits Google with record antitrust fine
NEWSBYTE The European Commission (EC) has hit Google with its largest ever fine, €4.3 billion ($5.07 billion), for antitrust violations relating to its Android mobile...
160 AI companies sign pledge against lethal autonomous weapons
Over 160 AI companies and organisations from 36 nations have signed a pledge to “neither participate in, nor support, the development, manufacture, trade, or...
PwC: AI will create more jobs than it destroys. But is...
PwC has produced an optimistic outlook for UK employment on the back of AI, robotics, and automation. Chris Middleton welcomes the report, but warns...
Walmart signs five-year cloud and AI deal with Microsoft
NEWSBYTE Walmart, the world’s biggest retailer and its largest company by revenue, has deepened its partnership with Microsoft in a new five-year deal.
Announced today,...
Microsoft urges US government to regulate facial recognition systems
Microsoft has called on the US government to step in and regulate the use of facial recognition technologies. Chris Middleton explains why.
“All tools can...
Amazon moves into smart TVs – and enterprise cloud hardware
UPDATED While Amazon's 'Prime Day' is grabbing the headlines today (see below), two announcements over the weekend revealed the breadth of the company's ambitions...
Fintech: Intelligent automation could add $512 billion to finance sector
A new report from Capgemini’s Digital Transformation Institute reveals that, by 2020, the financial services industry could reap up to $512 billion in new global revenues...