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.
Blockchain: Five strategies for managing successful projects – PwC
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Professional services company PwC has published a new report on worldwide blockchain adoption, which finds that 84 percent of organisations are...
84% of organisations exploring blockchain, but concerns remain: PwC report
Eighty-four percent of companies worldwide are experimenting with blockchain, according to a new report from PwC.
One-quarter of organisations have projects that are either live...
‘AutonoMaaS’ cars: Toyota invests $500m in Uber – Apple courting Tesla?
Make way for 'AutonoMaaS' transport, say Toyota and Uber, as they announce a $500 million tie-up. Should Tesla also go the partnership route? Chris...
Waymo sets up new driverless vehicle division in China
As the trade war rages between Washington and Beijing, Waymo has confirmed that it has decided to join Tesla by opening operations in China...
Arm debuts first-gen machine learning processor at Hot Chips
NEWSBYTE Semiconductor specialist Arm debuted its first-generation machine learning processor this week at the annual Hot Chips conference in Cupertino, California.
The Trillium architecture brings...
Security: UK recognises 3 universities as cybersecurity centres of excellence
The UK government has recognised three universities as Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACE-CSR), bringing the total number of these centres...
Healthtech: Facebook developing AI to make MRI scans 10 times faster
Evidence that Facebook has ambitions beyond its core business of social networking emerged this week, with technology development that stands to benefit society as...
Get orf my land! Could farmers derail UK’s mobile ambitions?
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The UK government published an enigmatic statement this morning on the reformed Electronic Communications Code (ECC) – the 2017 rules that...
Gartner: Democratised AI commonplace in decade, blockchain maturing
NEWSBYTE ‘Democratised AI’ will be one of the major trends to shape the future technology landscape, according to new report from analyst firm, Gartner.
Gartner’s...
Stanford develops AI-powered optical computer for driverless cars, drones
A new AI-enabled camera system could drastically reduce the need for autonomous vehicles to carry bulky computers, opening up the possibility of AI-powered handheld...
Connected security report: Application breaches soaring, says Ponemon/F5 | Analysis
The vulnerability of the connected world and its growing complexity has been revealed by a new application security report.
Businesses worldwide are struggling to understand,...
UK broadband: “Our great engineering achievement” claims government | The REAL...
Good news: the UK government has released a new report claiming huge economic payback from its "superfast" broadband programme. There's only one problem: the...