Tag: AI
RBS rolls out hybrid bot service to assist customers
New York-based LivePerson, a provider of bot platforms for brands, claims to have rolled out "the first financial industry hybrid bots in the world",...
Nvidia expands AI ecosystem with six new start-ups
US microprocessor company Nvidia has added six artificial intelligence (AI) start-ups to its investment portfolio over the last 12 months.
Announced in a blog post this...
British public would be happy to use AI to relieve NHS...
A survey published this week suggests that the British public’s attitudes to healthcare technologies is changing dramatically.
The study, which was conducted in March by Censuswide and...
OT meets IT with ABB, IBM industrial IoT partnership
Swiss robotics and automation company ABB has announced a partnership with the artificial intelligence (AI) experts at IBM Watson.
The 'strategic collaboration' will combine ABB's...
UK start-up Babylon raises $60m for AI-based doctor app
UK start-up Babylon, which specializes in remote health applications, has doubled its valuation in its latest funding round, raising $60 million.
The funding brings the...
AWS makes Amazon Lex AI available to customers
Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing arm of e-commerce giant Amazon, has made Amazon Lex available to all customers.
Amazon Lex is an artificial...
Mastercard signs up five new fintech start-ups
Global payments company Mastercard has invested in five new fintech start-ups specializing in the future of commerce.
Three of the start-ups selected are focused on...
Telenor offers free IoT network to Norwegian students and start-ups
Norwegian telco Telenor is to pilot an IoT network in the country that will be free for entrepreneurs and students to use.
The company claims that the...
Microsoft to open Munich lab to support IoT and AI start-ups
Tech giant Microsoft is looking to support the next wave of Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) start-ups with the opening of a...
AI and IoT snatch almost half of insurtech investment in 2016
Almost half of global investment in insurtech (insurance technology) start-ups involves artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT), according to research from management...
Google Home and Google Wi-Fi arrive in the UK
Google Home is to launch in the UK with availability set for 6 April and will cost £129, the company has announced.
Google Home, the...
UK public open to the idea of robot politicians
An OpenText study has explored the feelings of UK consumers towards artificial intelligence (AI) and robots. The findings suggest politicians could be a surprising...