Innovation

Nokia Goes Big On Digital Health With Connected Portfolio

New products include a Wi-Fi connected BMI scale and a blood pressure monitor

7 years ago

Accenture, Microsoft Collaborate On Blockchain-Based ID For Refugees

The two companies demonstrated a prototype that could help provide officially recognised identification for 7 million refugees worldwide

7 years ago

Tech Firms Handed $258m To Develop Exascale Supercomputer

Large chunk of money handed to tech firms from US government to develop 1,000 petaflop supercomputer

7 years ago

Microsoft AI Beats Ms Pac-Man Top Score

The AI training techniques could be used to train better AIs for other tasks

7 years ago

IBM And AIG Build Blockchain Insurance Policy For London Bank

IBM-built Blockchain project completed to tackle complex insurance policies for London bank

7 years ago

Huawei Makes Commitment To Digital Innovation In Europe

Huawei wants to partner in digital infrastructure, cultivate digital innovation and contribute to Europe's digital ecosystem

7 years ago

Apple Deepens Environmental Push With New Green Fund

As President Trump signals withdraw from Paris agreement, Apple pledges $1 billion for renewable engery

7 years ago

Ford Will Open Smart Mobility Innovation Centre In London’s Here East

The car maker could use Here East's private roads for testing autonomous driving systems

7 years ago

TfL Gives Automated Travel Advice New Facebook Messenger Chatbot

TravelBot hopes to make travelling in London easier using TfL's famed datasets and AI assistance

7 years ago

BT: AI Divides Opinion On Whether Robots Will Steal Human Jobs

Some organisations predict the smart technology will create jobs while others speculate big job losses in their own ranks

7 years ago

Damian Green Takes Over Government Digital Leadership

Green, the former secretary of state for work and pensions, is to take over as minister for the Cabinet Office…

7 years ago

Softbank Buys Boston Dynamics From Google

Moonshot project shot down. Alphabet finally offloads unwanted robotics division Boston Dynamics

7 years ago

Google Parent Alphabet Tests Drone Traffic Management System

Alphabet this week started testing an early version of a technology for managing unmanned drone delivery systems

7 years ago

BlackBerry Toughens QNX Against Car Hackers

Hacker proof cars? BlackBerry QNX Hypervisor launch allows for partition and isolation of safety-critical systems

7 years ago

IBM Reveals World’s First 5nm Chip With 30bn Transistors

Big Blue has moved away from FinFET to produce the tiny chip architecture

7 years ago

HSBC Adopts AI Startup Ayasdi’s Tech To Tackle Money-Laundering

Using AI aims to save the bank millions in efficient and automated data analysis

7 years ago

Toyota Adopts Open Source Software For In-Car Systems

Spread of open-source software continues into vehicles with Toyota opting for Linux-based platform

7 years ago

Nvidia Isaac Is A Virtual Simulator For Training AI And Robots Speedily And Safely

Isaac aims to make robot testing a more scalable process than real-world trials

8 years ago

Ulster University Launches £2m Hub Designed To Accelerate Health Tech Innovation

The innovation hub expands upon Ulster University's commitment to healthcare tech development

8 years ago

AI Discovers Drug That Could Slow Down Motor Neuron Disease

BenevolentAI's technology demonstrated the benefit if AI in healthcare

8 years ago

Gatwick Airport’s 2,000 Beacons Power AR Indoor Navigation

Gatwick's beacon-based positioning system directs passengers around the airport via the camera on their mobile device

8 years ago

Bluewolf: Competitors Should Be Scared About IBM And Salesforce AI Partnership

Bluewolf MD Vera Loftis explains the implications behind Salesforce and IBM joining forces in artificial intelligence

8 years ago

London City Airport Transforms Aviation With Digital Air Control Tower

Controllers will have access to high-definition viewing tools and real-time sensory data

8 years ago

Virgin Trains £25m Startup Fund Looks To Improve Train Travel

Entrants are tasked with improving the passenger journey and increasing digital engagement

8 years ago

IBM Accelerator Program To Help Drive Business Adoption Of Blockchain

Scheme to help kickstart adoption of blockchain by enterprises will provide both practical advice and technical assistance

8 years ago

Researchers Open Future Of Wearables With ‘World’s Thinnest Hologram’

The breakthrough could pave the way for the future of wearable devices

8 years ago

Google, HTC and Lenovo Join Forces To Create Standalone Daydream VR Headsets

Expect portable VR and AR headsets with clever position tracking tech built-in

8 years ago

IBM Builds Its Most Powerful Quantum Processor To Date

Big leap forward claimed as new processor doubles compute power of IBM Q Commercial Systems

8 years ago

Smart Lights, Parking And Surveillance: The Tech On Show At Smart To Future Cities

A taste of the future of smart cities showcased in London

8 years ago