Research

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

Softbank Buys Boston Dynamics From Google

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

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

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

7 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

7 years ago

AI Discovers Drug That Could Slow Down Motor Neuron Disease

BenevolentAI's technology demonstrated the benefit if AI in healthcare

7 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

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

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

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

Durham Police Gets Helping Head From A Suspect Assessing AI

The police force is set to go live with the HART AI system in a couple of months

8 years ago

Nvidia Metropolis Platform Brings AI Smarts To Smart City Video Feeds

The graphics giant is mixing its latest tech together to bolster analytics in smart cities

8 years ago

PwC Appoints First AI Leader To Head-Up The Rise Of The Machines

Euan Cameron assumes the newly created role to push the adoption of automation technologies

8 years ago

Microsoft Has Found Its Innovation Streak With Satya Nadella At The Helm

OPINION: Microsoft is demonstrating it is back with innovation after being mired in stagnant products for some time

8 years ago

Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (5 May)

It's been another week filled with tech news, but have you been paying attention?

8 years ago

Amazon CEO Bezos $1bn Stock Sell-Off To Fund Space Firm

Jeff Bezos this week has sold $941m in Amazon stock as he continues to plough funds into space venture

8 years ago

Jive Labs Launches To Research The Future Of Enterprise Collaboration

Jive partners with University of California and the Connected Commons community to research organisational network analysis

8 years ago

Amazon Expands UK R&D With Cambridge Development Centre

The new centre will focus on machine learning and devices such as the Kindle, Fire tablet, Echo Dot and Alexa

8 years ago

Welsh Universities Receive Supercomputing Investment

Supercomputing investment of £15m to drive 'world-class scientific research', as well as create jobs and industry partnerships

8 years ago

Machine Learning Will Require A Shake-Up Of Higher Education And Tech Skills

The Royal Society launched a report exploring the impact of machine learning on business and society

8 years ago

Amazon Wants To Transform Logistics And Deliveries With Driverless Car Tech

Autonomous vehicles could be used by Amazon to lower shipping costs and speed up deliveries

8 years ago

Elon Musk Wants To Create A Brain Computer Interface In the Next Four Years

The tech entrepreneur aims to achieve this sci-fi goal with his new company Neuralink

8 years ago

Facebook To Connect Human Brain To Computers

Because that's not concerning. Brain interface to allow humans to communicate with computers

8 years ago

Harman Embraces IBM Watson for Voice-Controlled IoT-Equipped Cognitive Rooms

The system allows for rooms with smart tech to be controlled through natural language recognition

8 years ago

Google Touts Speedy Custom AI Chips That Trounce GPUs And CPUs

Chip boast – Google claims its own AI chips remove the need to increase the number of its data centres

8 years ago

Driverless Shuttle Testing Underway In London’s Greenwich

5,000 members of the public have signed up to ride in the autonomous prototype shuttle

8 years ago