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Artificial intelligence, automation and robotics

• August 05, 2019 05 Aug'19

  CIO interview: Simon McNamara, chief administrative officer, RBS Group

  Brought in after a catastrophic IT failure that affected 6.5 million customers, the IT chief at Royal Bank of Scotland Group says the bank is now a leader in innovation

• August 05, 2019 05 Aug'19

  Microsoft teams up with Singapore government in training push

  Microsoft is partnering SkillsFuture Singapore in a training programme that aims to build a ‘digitally confident’ population

• July 26, 2019 26 Jul'19

  AWS growth rate slows in Q2, as Amazon retail's run of quarterly record profit growth ends

  Amazon's latest set of results suggest the law of big numbers might be kicking in for its cloud division, while its retail arm grapples with spiralling costs pertaining to the roll-out of its one-day delivery service

• July 24, 2019 24 Jul'19

  AI to advance Swedish military systems

  Swedish report into use of artificial intelligence in military systems reveals opportunities and concerns

• July 24, 2019 24 Jul'19

  HPE reiterates focus on edge computing

  Enterprise technology bigwig HPE is trumpeting its ability to help companies better manage edge workloads, claiming that its purchase of Aruba has been its most successful acquisition

• July 23, 2019 23 Jul'19

  Microsoft talks up benefits and pitfalls of machine learning in security

  Software giant Microsoft uses machine learning models to detect emerging threats while keeping an eye on potential bias in security data points that could derail its analysis

• July 22, 2019 22 Jul'19

  CDEI publishes reports on online targeting and bias in algo decisions

  Recommendations due in late 2019 and early 2020 from Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation’s work on online targeting and bias in algorithmic decision-making

• July 22, 2019 22 Jul'19

  How AntWorks is addressing the pitfalls of RPA

  The Singapore-based startup hopes to lower the cost of deploying and maintaining robotic process automation technology with a platform that combines machine learning and data processing capabilities

• July 19, 2019 19 Jul'19

  Government launches retraining scheme for workers impacted by tech

  Amid fears that artificial intelligence and automation will put people out of work, the government is working on a retraining programme to help those affected by AI to fit into new roles

• July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19

  IBM sees Red Hat as key to hybrid cloud strategy

  IBM’s second-quarter 2019 results show a 4.2% decline in revenue, but the supplier is betting big on hybrid cloud and cognitive computing

• July 17, 2019 17 Jul'19

  Deutsche Bank’s public contraction is a major landmark for fintech

  German bank is cutting costs overall but is investing more in the latest digital technology as fintechs chip away at banking business

• July 17, 2019 17 Jul'19

  Danish government injects €200m into AI R&D

  Denmark is investing in a range of programmes to boost research and development into artificial intelligence and its place in various business sectors

• July 15, 2019 15 Jul'19

  How Suse is taking open source deeper into the enterprise

  Suse’s focus on developer needs, industry-specific use cases and engineering partnerships with the likes of SAP are among efforts to take open source software deeper into the enterprise

• July 15, 2019 15 Jul'19

  Alan Turing to be face of new £50 note

  Computing pioneer and code-breaker Alan Turing is to be featured on the new polymer £50 note

• July 11, 2019 11 Jul'19

  Attacks against AI systems are a growing concern

  European research group says attacks against AI systems are already occurring, difficult to identify, and could be far more common than currently understood

• July 10, 2019 10 Jul'19

  CDO interview: Julia Aymonier, École Hôtelière de Lausanne

  As organisations transform digitally, the roles of those leading these IT projects are changing too, says Julia Aymonier, CDO at Switzerland-based hospitality school École Hôtelière de Lausanne

• July 09, 2019 09 Jul'19

  How ASEAN firms are turning data into critical assets

  From enabling consumers to track their energy consumption to improving business operations, businesses in ASEAN are starting to put their data to good use

• July 09, 2019 09 Jul'19

  Deutsche Bank cuts jobs but increases tech spend

  Deutsche Bank is making swingeing cuts to its workforce over the next two and a half years and has pinned its hopes on the latest technology to make it possible.

• July 08, 2019 08 Jul'19

  Thames Water uses ServiceNow to boost helpdesk efficiency

  AI-enabled monitoring helps IT to identify anomalies and improve service levels

• July 08, 2019 08 Jul'19

  Robotics technology needs to go beyond automation

  A global robotics expert at the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics says next-generation robots will need to keep humans in the loop to tackle immediate social problems

• July 05, 2019 05 Jul'19

  Autonomous delivery van drives at Goodwood Festival of Speed

  Kar-go aims to revolutionise online deliveries by cutting the cost of the final mile

• July 04, 2019 04 Jul'19

  Security and privacy key to smart buildings and cities

  Security and privacy capabilities are essential for stakeholders if they are to realise the benefits of smart buildings and cities, says expert whitepaper

• July 03, 2019 03 Jul'19

  One-third of people prefer instant reply from chatbot about finances to waiting for human reply

  Consumers are warming to being supported by chatbots when it comes to financial services, but firms in the sector face hurdles to achieve true end-to-end automation

• July 02, 2019 02 Jul'19

  DWP data hub develops prototype skills recommendation engine

  Machine learning algorithm on Microsoft Azure identifies associated skills, based on the skills specified in online job adverts

• July 02, 2019 02 Jul'19

  Singapore to beef up police tech capabilities

  Singapore government singles out biometrics, data analytics and digital forensics as promising areas to boost crime-fighting efforts

• July 01, 2019 01 Jul'19

  Symantec gearing up for future cyber security

  Symantec is focusing on enabling businesses to secure data in the cloud after a string of acquisitions, but it also has its eye on the future, which will be all about empowering people, says CTO Hugh Thompson

• July 01, 2019 01 Jul'19

  The Great Eastern way to digital transformation

  Regional insurance company Great Eastern has rolled out a new digital platform to better serve customers while morphing its DNA from the inside out

• June 28, 2019 28 Jun'19

  Interview: Yasmeen Al Sharaf, head of fintech and innovation unit, Central Bank of Bahrain

  Yasmeen Al Sharaf heads up financial technology strategy at Bahrain’s central bank, which is on a mission to grow and diversify the sector in the Middle East island state

• June 27, 2019 27 Jun'19

  Aerohive adds cloud and edge network features to Extreme portfolio

  Software-defined network specialist Extreme Networks has bought Aerohive to extend its capabilities in critical areas for future networks

• June 27, 2019 27 Jun'19

  Singapore aims to be global node for 5G innovation

  The government will spend S$40m to develop 5G technology use cases in key sectors such as maritime and manufacturing with an eye on exporting Singapore's expertise to global markets

• June 26, 2019 26 Jun'19

  TietoEVRY merger headlines wider consolidation in Nordic IT industry

  The merger of Tieto and Evry is only part of the widespread consolidation that is hitting the region’s tech sector

• June 26, 2019 26 Jun'19

  Nordic public dispels fears over AI and welcomes its advance

  People in the Nordic countries are more welcoming and less fearful of the advance of artificial intelligence than those in other regions

• June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19

  AI will drive reskilling in problem solving, creativity and collaboration

  A study from the Economist Intelligence Unit has found that executives do not believe that artificial intelligence will lead to job losses, but staff will need retraining

• June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19

  Moscow’s 2019 Startup Village rewards innovation

  Moved to a bigger site, Moscow’s annual Startup Village continues to expand, with interest from large corporates growing

• June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19

  Big companies face extinction unless they use IT better

  Better use of IT could add £100bn to the British economy, says a CBI report into UK big business

• June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19

  DBS Bank goes big on open source

  Besides using a slew of open source software, DBS Bank is looking to contribute some of its own projects to the open source community in future

• June 24, 2019 24 Jun'19

  A third of jobs could become redundant as a result of digitisation

  Around 12 million jobs could significantly change or become redundant by 2024 as a result of the adoption of digital technologies

• June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19

  How APAC CIOs are driving AI projects

  IT leaders at a Computer Weekly roundtable say they are grappling with compute bottlenecks and explainable artificial intelligence even as chatbots and other AI projects are being rolled out in full swing

• June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19

  Asos trials AR catwalk technology

  Online retailer Asos has partnered with HoloMe to trial an augmented reality catwalk for users of its fashion app

• June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19

  UK citizens call for diversity in AI to be addressed

  Public wants government and tech companies to tackle diversity issues related to the application of artificial intelligence, a study has found

• June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19

  Enterprises challenged with security basics

  Visibility, security tool overload and manual reporting are cited as top concerns by UK security leaders, a report reveals

• June 19, 2019 19 Jun'19

  Oxford University accepts £150m for artificial intelligence research

  Oxford University has accepted £150m to build a new humanities hub that will include a centre for artificial intelligence ethics research from Stephen Schwarzman, a US private equity boss

• June 19, 2019 19 Jun'19

  Regional alliances boost Nordic AI industry

  Universities and technology businesses in Nordic countries are working cross-border as part of two pan-Nordic organisations

• June 19, 2019 19 Jun'19

  How Carsales cuts through the noise in incident response

  The Australian firm is using PagerDuty to sieve through a sea of alerts from various alerting systems that notify operations staff of customer and IT issues

• June 18, 2019 18 Jun'19

  Tableau sticking to data mission under Salesforce

  Tableau President and CEO Adam Selipsky told the company’s European user conference in Berlin that Salesforce acquisition will not affect its mission of “seeing and understanding data”

• June 17, 2019 17 Jun'19

  DevSecOps is key to uniting opposing forces

  Unifying DevOps and security teams with the aid of automation will bring harmony and added business benefits, says systems engineer

• June 14, 2019 14 Jun'19

  How computer vision powered by Nvidia helped Winnow tackle food waste

  Winnow has developed a biologically inspired machine learning algorithm to identify what foods are being thrown away

• June 13, 2019 13 Jun'19

  Budgets for customer experience projects grow, but more are stalling

  Organisations are spending on advanced analytics to improve customer experience

• June 13, 2019 13 Jun'19

  AI-enabled cyber attacks a reality soon, warns Mikko Hypponen

  Technology continues to shape human conflict and artificial intelligence will be no exception, so business needs to up its ability to detect attacks and respond, says security expert

• June 12, 2019 12 Jun'19

  Culture secretary Wright hails Tech Nation AI growth programme at CogX

  Jeremy Wright, DCMS secretary of state, urges artificial intelligence tech firm founders to step forward for Tech Nation’s Applied AI growth programme, while McKinsey offers qualified endorsement of UK AI optimism