Malek Murison
China’s Baidu integrates Intel safety model into autonomous vehicles
Intel's computer vision subsidiary Mobileye has joined Baidu's Apollo ecosystem, in a move that will see the Chinese technology giant and its partners adopt...
Swiss town votes via blockchain, while blockchain bank tools up
A Swiss town votes on blockchain, while BABB – the self-styled 'World Bank for the microeconomy' – is gearing up for 2019 launch. Malek Murison...
IBM takes steps to tackle AI bias
Artificial intelligence is only as neutral as its creators allow it to be, and as unbiased as the data it's trained on. That's why...
People Power, Berkeley, IBM develop smart dementia solutions
Internet of Things (IoT) software company People Power has received funding from the US National Institute on Aging (sic) to develop in-home solutions for carers of dementia...
Google puts Duplex AI on public trial – with some changes
When Duplex was demonstrated at Google's developer conference earlier this year, the initial consensus was 'wow': here was a giant leap forward in the interaction...
GSMA: China set to dominate IIoT market
Telecoms industry group GSMA has published a report on China's emerging dominance of the global Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) market.
The report, The Industrial...
China’s dove drones take surveillance to new heights
Emerging technologies tend to be wielded by governments and the military before the general population even know of their existence. In China, the state is...
Facebook using machine learning to fight fake news
Facebook has announced a raft of measures to prevent the spread of false information on its platform.
Writing in a company blog post on Friday, product manager...
Microsoft, EY launch blockchain solution for royalties management
As a dense system of bespoke transactions, the world of royalties is ripe for disruption by blockchain technology. Smart contracts – the automated triggering...
Amazon Hub puts a parcel management depot in your home
Receiving items from online retailers can be frustrating when you live in an apartment block. Delivery drivers invariably stop by when you're out, or...
Retail isn’t dying, but it must evolve, says Apple retail chief
Earlier this year, the British Retail Consortium published research showing that online sales of non-food items have dramatically increased over the past five years....
AT&T to launch NB-IoT network in US and Mexico
Telecoms giant AT&T has announced plans to launch narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) networks in the US and Mexico. The new networks will provide connectivity for what...