Jessica Twentyman
Jessica Twentyman is a journalist with a 20-year track record as both a writer and editor on national newspapers and IT trade titles. Her work focuses on how smart companies use technology to achieve real business results. She is a contributor to the Financial Times, The Economist and Computer Weekly, and Consulting Editor on Diginomica.com and I-CIO.com.
Outdated pagers cost NHS millions, says report
A report published this week has found that the National Health Service is spending millions of pounds on outdated – and even broken –...
London Zoo turns to IoT to tackle global poaching menace
Non-profit tech organisation Digital Catapult has announced it is working with the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), keepers of London Zoo, to develop next-generation,...
Athens International Airport turns to IoT for environmental monitoring
At Athens Airport, two IoT tech companies, Ex Machina and Libelium, have teamed up to help airport execs keep an eye on pollutant levels...
Oracle beefs up its IoT efforts in smart factories push
Oracle has announced a tie-up with Mitsubishi Electric on smart manufacturing and new AI and machine learning enhancements to its Oracle IoT Cloud offering....
Ocado launches Alexa app for voice-activated online shopping
Online grocery retailer Ocado has announced it will be the first supermarket in the UK to launch an app for the voice-controlled personal assistant,...
Ecommerce giant Alibaba opens ‘China’s smartest warehouse’
Cainiao, the logistics arm of Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba, has announced the official launch of operations at its new smart warehouse in Huiyang, Guongdong...
Survey: Life insurance firms face hurdles in digital transformation race
Life insurance in the US lags well behind other insurance product lines when it comes to digital transformation – but IT leaders in the...
Battery tech will power global smart grid ambitions
This week, the Energy Networks Association (ENA), which represents the distribution and transmission networks operators that deliver power to homes and businesses in the...
Railways and post in Thailand to benefit from IoT and blockchain
Two Thai government agencies, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) and Thailand Post, are looking to the IoT and blockchain technologies, respectively, to improve...
Wait for 5G? The IoT needn’t hold its breath
When it comes to the connection between 5G and the IoT, confusion reigns.
Some uncertainty is, perhaps, to be expected. After all, 5G, the fifth...
Tata Comms: Airlines on digital transformation journey as IoT takes flight
The sky's the limit when it comes to the opportunities that the IoT offers airlines – but ensuring a smooth take-off for these technologies...
Bloodhound Project teams with Oracle in world land speed record attempt
The Bloodhound Project, an attempt to smash the world land speed record and get young people excited about science, technology and engineering (STEM) subjects...