Innovation

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…

8 years ago

Softbank Buys Boston Dynamics From Google

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

8 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

8 years ago

BlackBerry Toughens QNX Against Car Hackers

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

8 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

8 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

8 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

8 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

TfL Joins Forces With Tech City Ventures Nitrous Programme To Embrace Startup Innovation

Six startups will work with TfL to find ways to reduce congestion and pollution in London

8 years ago

Fujitsu’s AI Platform Helps Create Tech That Detects Potholes Before They Emerge

The system showcases connected tech and digital transformation put to proper use

8 years ago

HPE Shows Single-Memory Computing Breakthrough

The prototype system features an unprecedented 160 terabytes of memory, allowing it to simultaneously handle every piece of data from…

8 years ago

McLaren And Deloitte Join Forces To Create ‘Data Driven’ Products With An Eye On £1bn Annual Pot

The partnership aims to create hardware and software for numerous sectors, including smart cities, healthcare, retail and manufacturing

8 years ago

Smart Factories Will Give $500bn Boost To Global Economy By 2022

Technologies such as the Internet of Things, AI and smart robotics will drive cost savings and improve efficiency

8 years ago

Waymo And Lyft Form Self-Driving Partnership To Take On Uber

The race to lead the way in autonomous vehicles is showing no signs of slowing

8 years ago

Toyota Touts Toilet Tracking Tech For iOS And Android

The Restroom Finder app will help Japanese motorists find nearby necessary facilities

8 years ago

Apple Buys ‘Dark Data’ Firm Lattice.io ‘For AI Training’

Lattice's technology finds patterns in large amounts of unstructured data and could be used to train AI personal assistants

8 years ago

Jaguar CIO: Updating Legacy Tech Is My Number One Priority

Jaguar CIO outlines digital transformation plan with focus on infrastructure modernisation

8 years ago

Dell Technologies Capital Promises $100 Million Annual Investment

Dell EMC World 2017: Notable investments include DocuSign, Cylance and Druva

8 years ago