Tag: machine learning
IBM: Strong Q2 results – but cognitive and business services flat
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IBM has revealed a stronger than predicted performance in its Q2 financials, which have been presented as a return to form...
160 AI companies sign pledge against lethal autonomous weapons
Over 160 AI companies and organisations from 36 nations have signed a pledge to “neither participate in, nor support, the development, manufacture, trade, or...
PwC: AI will create more jobs than it destroys. But is...
PwC has produced an optimistic outlook for UK employment on the back of AI, robotics, and automation. Chris Middleton welcomes the report, but warns...
Walmart signs five-year cloud and AI deal with Microsoft
NEWSBYTE Walmart, the world’s biggest retailer and its largest company by revenue, has deepened its partnership with Microsoft in a new five-year deal.
Announced today,...
Microsoft urges US government to regulate facial recognition systems
Microsoft has called on the US government to step in and regulate the use of facial recognition technologies. Chris Middleton explains why.
“All tools can...
Fintech: Intelligent automation could add $512 billion to finance sector
A new report from Capgemini’s Digital Transformation Institute reveals that, by 2020, the financial services industry could reap up to $512 billion in new global revenues...
AI grand slam: We go court-side with IBM as Watson wins...
Chris Middleton was court-side at this year's Wimbledon tennis championships to see how matches are as much an AI-enhanced big data battle for the...
Businesses missing out on $5.2m in revenue through untapped data
A new study by technology research specialists Vanson Bourne has discovered that many enterprises are failing to use their data effectively or make data-driven...
Blockchain smart contracts project Oasis Labs launches
Oasis Labs announced its launch yesterday, revealing that it is building a new computing platform that enables cloud-scale, real-world applications with decentralised trust and...
AI bubble set to burst, says critical analyst report
While the hype continues to grow behind enterprise AI deployments and research finds surprising levels of consumer support for the technology, one analyst company...
New AI converts satellite images to ground-level views
Newly published research from the University of California, Merced, is paving the way towards a fascinating new AI use case: applying machine learning to...
UK, France announcing AI, digital economy partnership today
The UK’s digital and culture secretary Matt Hancock is in Paris today to announce a package of measures to strengthen ties between the UK's...