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Artificial intelligence, automation and robotics

• January 07, 2019 07 Jan'19

  Huawei debuts Arm-based chip, eyes broader server market

  Huawei’s Kunpeng 920 processor is geared towards big data and infrastructure applications, marking its foray into Arm-based servers that are set to change the dynamics of the datacentre market

• January 03, 2019 03 Jan'19

  M&A in action: How Majestic Wine paired with Naked Wines to fuel cloud-led digital transformation

  Find out how the acquisition of online-only wine retailer Naked Wines in 2015 has shaped the digital transformation plans of its parent company Majestic Wine

• January 02, 2019 02 Jan'19

  Guide dogs not fazed by self-driving robots

  Robotics startup Starship Technologies and charity Guide Dogs are collaborating on a series of tests exploring how service animals interact with robots

• January 01, 2019 01 Jan'19

  SAP user group’s Cooper: Indirect licensing progress welcome but slow

  SAP UK&I User Group chair Paul Cooper on the state of play between SAP and users: sanguine about end of ECC6; S/4 adoption growth steady, indirect licensing still an issue; and C/4 remains unknown

• December 31, 2018 31 Dec'18

  Top 10 business applications stories of 2018

  The steady modernisation of ERP systems, as they edge to the cloud and are complemented by new-generation customer software, was markedly evident this year. And blockchain and AI are making inroads

• December 27, 2018 27 Dec'18

  Top 10 information management stories of 2018

  Ethics was the leading theme of data analytics in 2018, especially allied with AI. The Cambridge Analytica controversy represented that, and the idea that the UK could specialise in AI ethics emerged

• December 24, 2018 24 Dec'18

  Top 10 IT security stories of 2018

  Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 IT security stories of 2018

• December 21, 2018 21 Dec'18

  Chief medical officer calls for data-driven health strategy

  Health chief says data must be used to radically improve the nation’s health by 2040, using equipment such as wearable technologies

• December 21, 2018 21 Dec'18

  Less than a quarter of AI professionals are women

  A report from the World Economic Forum has found there is a significant gender gap in artificial intelligence, and global gender parity will take 108 years to achieve

• December 21, 2018 21 Dec'18

  Top 10 AI stories of 2018

  From smart speakers to deep learning and ethics, 2018 has been the year that AI peaked in terms of hype

• December 19, 2018 19 Dec'18

  Top 10 Australia IT stories of 2018

  Australia continues to cement its position as a leader in mastering and deploying advanced information and communications technology across a large segment of its economy

• December 18, 2018 18 Dec'18

  HSBC taking data analysis service to business customers

  HSBC is upping its search for artificial intelligence expertise as it takes a data analytics service to its business customers

• December 18, 2018 18 Dec'18

  Top 10 Nordic IT stories for 2018

  Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 Nordic articles for 2018, with a look back at CIO interviews and the effect of AI on the region

• December 17, 2018 17 Dec'18

  Top 10 ASEAN stories of 2018

  Organisations across Southeast Asia have been doubling down on efforts to take the lead in digital transformation initiatives

• December 17, 2018 17 Dec'18

  Financial services giant transforms application delivery through HCL

  Dutch financial services firm Aegon is outsourcing the management of its fintech supplier network

• December 17, 2018 17 Dec'18

  Autonomous submersible, Arggonauts, uses Dell for remote data processing

  Getting data to the sea floor is near impossible in the deep sea because there is no GPS and no quick way to communicate with the surface

• December 13, 2018 13 Dec'18

  Machine identity protection development gets funding boost

  Cyber security firm Venafi has launched a development fund aimed at accelerating the delivery of protection for machine identities

• December 13, 2018 13 Dec'18

  Chief technology officers in high demand in finance sector

  Financial services firms need to hire experienced chief technology officers as the sector is transformed through fintech

• December 05, 2018 05 Dec'18

  Symantec unveils AI-based protection for critical infrastructure

  Cyber security firm has unveiled what it claims to be the industry’s first neural network to protect critical infrastructure from USB-borne malware attacks

• December 05, 2018 05 Dec'18

  IT monitoring tops uses for machine data analytics

  Advanced analytics is being deployed to make sense of the masses of machine data in IT operation, but complex environments is making this harder

• December 04, 2018 04 Dec'18

  Financial institutions’ data at risk despite security spending

  Despite increased spending on cyber security, digital transformation and advanced attacks mean financial institutions’ data is still at risk, a report reveals

• December 04, 2018 04 Dec'18

  Barclays staff to transfer to HCL as IT deal is expanded

  Bank announces closure of operation in Lithuania, with employees transferring to IT services company HCL

• December 03, 2018 03 Dec'18

  Ada Lovelace Institute gets board to drive AI research for social good

  The Nuffield Foundation has appointed a board to lead the development of the Ada Lovelace Institute as an artificial intelligence and data research body trained on social good

• December 03, 2018 03 Dec'18

  UK government commits to opening up data in bid to push adoption of AI

  Opening up data is vital to government plans to push adoption of artificial intelligence across all sectors of the UK economy

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  Government mobilises to persuade tech sector to endorse May-EU deal

  Jeremy Wright, the secretary of state at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, says the prime minister’s deal with the European Union will be good for UK tech, ensuring free flow of data

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  APAC healthcare providers reaping digital transformation returns

  Digital transformation could potentially double the improvements in integrated care by 2020, study finds

• November 29, 2018 29 Nov'18

  Interview: Sam Lowe, chief technology officer, Streetbees

  Streetbees’ first IT chief brings artificial intelligence expertise to help the tech startup deliver a hive of data for its customers

• November 28, 2018 28 Nov'18

  HPE shows off first fruits of $4bn edge computing investment

  Tech supplier has beefed up its Edgeline portfolio with new hardware and software offerings to make it easier to manage edge devices, applications and data

• November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18

  Oslo: A hub for the social startup scene

  The Norwegian capital is thriving from a unique combination of business agility, a cultural receptiveness to technology, and a social desire to do good

• November 26, 2018 26 Nov'18

  HPE makes bigger push in hybrid IT

  Enterprise technology supplier HPE has doled out a slew of enhancements to its composable IT portfolio to help enterprises run IT more like cloud service providers

• November 26, 2018 26 Nov'18

  NHS policy leaders: value AI but get the basics right

  NHS doctors and policy chiefs said at the Westminster Health Forum that artificial intelligence has untapped value for healthcare, but needs to be underpinned with discipline

• November 23, 2018 23 Nov'18

  ASOS launches digital assistant to help customers find right size

  Online fashion retailer ASOS has launched an artificially intelligent assistant to help consumers find the right size of clothing before they place an order

• November 19, 2018 19 Nov'18

  Top IT predictions in APAC in 2019

  Edge computing, data management and microservices will play a bigger role in the Asia-Pacific region in 2019 as enterprises reshape their technology architectures to become ‘digitally determined’ organisations

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  An overview of deep learning tools

  As AI and deep learning matures, we look at advanced tools that enable developers to start building sophisticated, intelligent applications

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  Non-invasive, AI-powered cardiac test spreads through NHS with help of government funding

  A cardiac test powered by artificial intelligence has the potential to save the UK’s health service hundreds of pounds per heart patient

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  Oracle searches for AI and data experts

  Technology firm Oracle plans to expand its development hub in the UK, as well as hire data scientists and data analysts from the local area

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  PwC provides retail data insights for London’s West End

  New West End Company hopes data on consumer behaviour will help retailers to increase spending in the area by one-third to £12bn over the next few years

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  AI-enhanced security tools necessary for today’s threats

  Machine learning-enhanced tools are necessary to keep up with current threats, but are not perfect and will not solve the security skills gap problem, says KuppingerCole

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  OpenStack Foundation will tackle infrastructure barriers to enterprise AI adoption

  OpenStack supporting community will help enterprises to overcome infrastructure barriers to adopting artificial intelligence technologies in 2019 as demand for GPU and FPGA-based set-ups grows

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  How Kubernetes is becoming a platform for AI

  Data scientists and artificial intelligence engineers need a host of tools to build AI-powered applications – this requires a complex IT environment

• November 13, 2018 13 Nov'18

  Microsoft’s Xiaoice chatbot is now designing textile patterns

  Software giant claims the design knowhow of its popular AI chatbot is a breakthrough in the field of image-based creation

• November 12, 2018 12 Nov'18

  UKISUG 2018: Upswing for S/4 Hana, C/4 Hana unknown to 39%

  UK and Ireland SAP User Group discloses research showing steady rise in S/4 Hana implementation, but C/4 Hana is still an unknown quantity

• November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18

  Privacy International files GDPR complaint against Oracle

  General Data Protection Regulation complaints against Oracle and six other companies filed with Information Commissioner’s Office

• November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18

  Google AI Hub aims to accelerate artificial intelligence project development in enterprises

  Google debuts AI Hub to help enterprises get their artificial intelligence projects off the ground faster, as its bid to make the technology accessible to everyone gathers pace

• November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18

  Self-driving cars may have to break law, says Law Commission

  Self-driving cars may have to break the rules of the road to operate safely, and the Law Commissions of England, Wales and Scotland are embarking on a consultation to seek input on how to manage this

• November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18

  GDPR a challenge to AI black boxes

  Most artificial intelligence “black boxes” do not comply with EU data protection laws and will have to be re-engineered, warns security researcher and consultant

• November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18

  Dominic Raab: UK AI sector will get boost from EU exit ‘done right’

  Brexit secretary tells Tech Nation audience that leaving the EU could create opportunities for the UK technology sector

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  Why the tech industry needs a moral compass

  Technology has unintended consequences, says Martha Lane Fox – but technologists have an opportunity to make a difference

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  CIO interview: Chris Barnicott, chief technology officer, SSE

  Energy supplier’s CTO is driving innovation through AI, augmented reality and robotic process automation while still keeping the business running

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  Gartner finds Emea CIOs more ahead on digital than peers elsewhere

  Gartner’s annual global CIO survey finds Emea CIOs driving digital transformation programmes to a greater degree than their peers in the Americas and the Asia-Pacific region