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White House Releases Report Preparing For AI Future
Job losses and changing skill requirements are two of the possible negative economic impacts
Uber’s Driverless Testing Hits A Bump In The Road
The California Department of Motor Vehicles says Uber failed to comply with state regulations
Amazon Selects Montreal For Canadian Data Centre
Cheap hydro power convinces Amazon to open its Canadian data centre in Montreal
Alphabet’s DeepMind Makes First Moves Into US
A DeepMind presence in the US will aid collaboration with parent company Google
Mark Zuckerberg Shows Off Jarvis-Inspired AI Home Assistant
"Building Jarvis was an interesting intellectual challenge"
Labour Ridiculed For Wanting To Regulate Algorithms
Companies algorithms should be made transparent to government for industrial regulation to be effective, the party argues
EU Regulators Consider New Big Data Rules
A consultation asks whether the rapidly growing area is adequately covered by existing privacy, competition and consumer protection laws
Facebook’s Aquila Drone Crash Was Due To Turbulence
Turbulence caused the Aquila drone to suffer a "structural failure" during its inaugural flight
ENISA: Encryption Back-Doors ‘Not A Solution’
EU security body concludes government-mandated backdoors would make legitimate services less secure and harm law enforcement
BMW Hooks Up With IBM Watson For AI Car Research
Can I adjust your seat? BMW and Big Blue to apply artificial intelligence to future cars, with IBM Watson help
Digital Realty: Data Centre Renewables Are Up, But The Work’s Not Done
Rob Coupland, Digital Realty's MD of EMEA, explains the growing impact of renewables in the data centre industry
Microsoft Opens Cortana To OEM Kit, Hints At Amazon Echo Rival
Expect to see Microsoft's digital assistant appearing in new hardware soon with launch of developer and OEM tools
McLaren, Sharp, And Ilika Join Forces To Develop Autonomous Energy Harvesting IoT Tech
The Digital Catapult also revealed the winners of the IoT Boost Programme
Google’s Alphabet Launches Waymo Driverless Car Company
Google's driverless car development appears to be nearing fruition
Microsoft Ventures Strengthens AI Love Affair With Startup Fund
Microsoft firmly believes Artificial Intelligence is the future and is looking to get a head start over its rivals in this robot revolution.
Bill Gates And Friends Invest $1 Billion in Clean Energy Tech
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has assembled an all-star team to tackle the issue of renewable energy over the next 20 years.
Pebble Acquisition By Fitbit Marks New Era For Wearables
ANALYSIS: Pebble is being acquired by fitness tracker vendor Fitbit, but that doesn't mean the wearable market is dead
Google Builds Up Self-Driving Cars Team Ahead Of Moonshot Graduation
Alphabet is advertising for a head of real estate to establish a new base for its autonomous project when it graduates from Moonshot.
Drone Conference Examines Security And Safety Implications
Experts discuss safeguarding against drones that pose increasing threats to prisons, airports and public safety
Google Reveals The Most Detailed View Of Water On Earth Ever
Google and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre want to see how surface water on Earth has changed over the last 30 years.
Microsoft Brings Cortana For iOS And Android To The UK
On the enterprise side, HPE also debuts its latest machine learning tech
Are We Ready For Driverless Transport?
The road ahead for driverless cars and autonomous transport looks to be bumpy
Fitbit Snaps Up Pebble Assets As Kickstarter-Funded Smartwatch Maker Calls Time
End of Pebble’s Kickstarter story, hits a sour note with backers
Google To Hit 100 Percent Renewable Energy Target In 2017
Solar and wind investment pays off as Google reveals it will reach 100 percent renewable energy target in 2017
Home Office Grants Another £26m For Police Cloud And Data Transformation
The funding is to support a cloud data-access programme, DNA database, data analytics lab and other schemes
Alphabet’s DeepMind Releases AI Training Game To Researchers, Developers And The Public
DeepMind Lab can be used to put intelligent agents to the test and train them to become smarter
Polymer Scientific Breakthrough Could Yield Supercharged Supercapacitors
Researchers have designed an organic material polymer that can make supercapacitors 10,000 times more powerful
Apple Letter Confirms Company Is Working On Driverless Car Tech
The Cupertino company looks to be accelerating its autonomous tech plans
Facebook Developing AI System For Offensive Video Takedown
The social networking giant's battle against offensive videos, nudity, and fake news continues