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.
Dell reverse merger with VMware: rumours rise of April deal
Since January, rumours have been flying that Dell is planning a reverse merger with its VMware subsidiary, which would allow privately held Dell Technologies...
JDA Software partners with MIT to develop predictive supply chains
Supply chain specialist JDA Software has announced a joint research agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop new supply chain applications....
AI: $16 trillion GDP boost will mainly benefit China – PwC
By 2030, AI will have hit the global economy in a wave of opportunity and transformation, but also of distrust and severe social imbalance,...
Top priest shares ‘The Ten Commandments of A.I.’ for ethical computing
A senior clergyman and government advisor has written what he calls “the Ten Commandments of AI”, to ensure the technology is applied ethically and...
Qualcomm invites Broadcom to last dance for $160bn
NEWSBYTE: US fabless chipmaker Qualcomm says it would drop its objections to being acquired by bitter rival Broadcom, if the Singapore-based company increases its...
#MWC18: Airbus and OneWeb get onboard to put 5G on planes
OneWeb has forged a new alliance with Airbus to develop in-flight 5G services that will enable passengers to continue using their smartphones and other...
“Monolithic supply chains are dead”: Q&A with JDA CEO, Girish Rishi
Monolithic supply chains are dead, says Girish Rishi, CEO of JDA Software. Companies must now be bold enough to reinvent themselves and focus on...
SpaceX successfully blasts broadband into space
SpaceX, the company founded by entrepreneur Elon Musk, has successfully deployed test satellites for its planned broadband network in space. A pair of experimental...
Prevent malicious use of AI, say Oxford, Cambridge, Yale
Academics from Oxford, Cambridge, and Yale universities have united with OpenAI, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and security experts to warn of the dangers of...
Five predictions on the future of smart warehousing
Warehousing is no longer the dumb, static component in the supply chain, but an area that's ripe for smart transformation. Chris Middleton and Kayla...
Retail IoT: Shoppers demand AI, VR, and a better fit online
Smart choices: Consumers want closer integration between online and in-store shopping experiences, according to a new survey published today.
The Future of Retail report...
IoT ramps up cyber security risk, says in-depth report
A new report finds that most organisations lack the right mix of strategy and execution to tackle rising threats to cybersecurity. And the Internet...