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How 3D Printing Will Change Your Industry
3D printing is on the verge of becoming a mainstream technology but how will it change your business?
NHS ‘Exemplar’ Trusts To Lead Digital Transformation
Government promises up to £10 million for 12 trusts to further develop digital expertise and pass it on to the rest of the NHS
Amazon’s Free London Restaurant Deliveries To Challenge Just Eat And Deliveroo
The new scheme takes direct aim at Just Eat, Deliveroo and Uber Eats
Wearable Tech On The Rise Despite Falling Apple Watch Sales
Fitness bands continue to outsell smartwatches
EE Starts Rollout of LTE-A Powered 360Mbps 4G+
EE looks to press home technical advantage with 360Mbps Cat9 LTE-A rollout, starting with Wembley Stadium
Accenture London’s Fintech Innovation Lab Aims To Boost Financial Tech Startups
HSBC, Lloyds, RBS and other banks will offer mentoring and support to fintech startups
Intel Buys Movidius To Boost RealSense Smart Machine Tech
By snapping up the startup, Intel will look to bring its perceptual computing platform to virtual reality headsets, drones, robots and driverless cars
Startup Showcase: Karhoo
This week we hear from Daniel Ishag, CEO of cab comparison app Karhoo, about his startup and its ambitions
BlackBerry Delivers ‘Spy-Proof’ Tablets For German Government
Sorry NSA. German government agencies to use 'spy proof' Samsung tablets thanks to Blackberry unit
Samsung Gear S3 Smartwatch Includes 4G
Go big or go home. Samsung gets bold with the new design of its Gear S3 smartwatch
HPE Revamps Big Data Machine Learning Range
A new version of Vertica and added features to Haven OnDemand bulk up HPE's machine learning cloud capabilities
Swiss Post Starts Robotic Delivery Trials
Starship Technologies' six-wheeled delivery robots to be tested in Swiss cities
Microsoft Buys Up AI Calendar Service Genee For Office 365
If you wanna be with me, baby there's a price to pay, I'm a Genee in a bottle, you gotta rub me the right way
Report: ARM Targets Supercomputers With New Chip Design
New chip design to extend ARM's ambitions from the data centre and into supercomputer territory
CNN To Gather News Using Drones, Sets Up UAS Unit
Two full-time drone operators will help the network integrate the unmanned aircraft systems into its ongoing news coverage
Apple Belatedly Opens China R&D Centre
CEO Tim Cook visits China again and announces Chinese R&D centre to bolster stuttering performance
Microsoft Ditches Ethernet At Its Campuses
If you plan to visit Microsoft in the future, it may be near-impossible to find an Ethernet port to plug into
Uber Starts Self-Driving Car Rides As Volvo Becomes Autonomous Partner
Uber strikes $300m (£228m) deal with Volvo, will start driving passengers with autonomous vehicles in 'next few weeks'
Ford Plans Self-Driving Cars By 2021
Ford's autonomous car fleet will be sold to ride-sharing companies such as Uber
Intel Shows VR Headset Prototype
The 'Project Alloy' head-mounted display doesn't need an external PC and lets users see the environment around them
Intel Snaps Up AI Startup Nervana Systems
Nervana's hardware-centric machine learning offering could boost neural network performance on Intel chips
New CMA Measures Will Ensure Banks Exploit Technology
Banks aren’t doing enough to compete for customer’s business, claims CMA report
Apple ‘Buys AI Start-Up Turi’ For £150m
Turi's technology could add to Siri's capabilities and improve other offerings
Linux Gets Improved Surface Support
Linux users should see improved Surface 3 compatibility with the next operating system version, developers say
Facebook Converges Hardware Labs, Opens Area 404
Facebook pools hardware teams into one lab to boost efficiency
Intel Recalls Basis Fitness Smartwatch Over Burn Fears
Its getting hot in here...Intel issues recall for Peak fitness watches after fears it could cause burns and blisters
Microsoft Launches Five New Chat Bots For Skype
Skyscanner, StubHub and Star Trek bots come to the VoIP platform
10 Startups Putting The Welsh Tech Scene On The Map
TechWeekEurope takes a look at the best tech startups and entrepreneurs developing new services and ideas in Wales
IBM Drives Nanoscale Cancer Detection With Lab-On-A-Chip Breakthrough
IBM scientists develop new lab-on-a-chip technology that can, for the first time, separate biological particles at the nanoscale