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Microsoft Opens Insider IoT And AI Lab In Munich
Cisco will join Microsoft in providing startups and enterprises the tech to get their AI and IoT systems off the ground
Canada Ploughs £120m Into AI Research Institute
Canadian government joins business community for significant investment into research for artificial intelligence
Scotland Eyes ‘Digital World’ With 150,000 Jobs Boost
Scottish government launches new digital strategy and reveals plans to boost number of digital jobs
HPE Will Create Intel-Powered Supercomputer To Drive BASF’s Industrial Chemical Research
The supercomputer will aim to reduce research simulations and modeling down from months to days
Apple’s Investment In China Continues With Two More R&D Centres
Apple adds to Beijing and Shenzhen R&D centres in 3.5 billion yuan Chinese investment
Google’s Deepmind NHS Data Deal Lambasted By Paper
NHS patient data sharing with Google Deepmind slated in paper, but Google and Royal Free Trust fire back at 'significant mistakes'
Intel Splashes Out £12.3bn On Driverless Car Firm Mobileye
Intel looks to lead the way from Apple and Google with £12.3bn driverless car acquisition
Google DeepMind In Talks With UK National Grid To AI To Boost Electric Supply Efficiency
The artificial intelligence specialist will look to improve how the National Grid supplies electricity across Britian
Goodyear Puts AI Into Concept Tyres Accelerating Automotive IoT
The Eagle 360 Urban is covered in sensors that allow it to dynamically adjust to road conditions
Boston Dynamics Shows Off Handle, A Six-Foot Tall ‘Nightmare-Inducing’ Robot
The two-wheeled robot showed off some of its impressive athletic capabilities
UK Government Sets Sights On £650bn AI Sector With Funding
New government plans set to include a major industry review and a £17.3m funding boost for universities
Microsoft and Cambridge University Design AI That Can Create Its Own Programs
The smart software aims to aid not replace human programmers
Visa Opens London Innovation Centre To Develop Payment Tech
Visa opens its largest innovation centre as the world of digital payments continues to grow
Microsoft HoloLens Successor Slated For 2019
Redmond is happy taking its time with mixed reality
Google’s Project Loon Leaps Forward With Weather-Predicting Machine Learning
Google is now "years closer" to rolling out a network of the balloons thanks to machine learning
Ford Invests $1bn In Argo AI To Accelerate Self-Driving Car Development
The two firms will combine artificial intelligence and engineering expertise to being an autonomous car to the road in 2021
Apple’s Tim Cook Says AR Could Have The Same Tech Impact As Smartphones
The Cupertino CEO believes that augmented reality is for everyone
Automation Kills Hundreds Of Jobs At Goldman Sachs
Tech can be a blessing and curse, after Goldman Sachs reveals how automation removed need for equity traders
Cancer Research Smart Benches Offer Londoners Solar Power Charging And Free Wi-Fi
The smart benches come with contactless payment tech to enable people to make small on-the-fly donations
Ocado Works With EU Universities To Create Soft Touch Robotic Arm
The online grocery giant is looking to further push its automation agenda
Apple To Join Google, Facebook, IBM And Microsoft In ‘Partnership For AI’ Alliance
Apple set to join non profit 'the Partnership on AI' to collaborate on artificial intelligence research
Android Veteran Hugo Barra Joins Facebook As VR Head
Big name signing to lead Facebook's virtual reality team at Oculus, and welcomed personally onboard by Zuckerberg
D-Wave Releases £12m 2000Q Quantum Computing Processors With 2,000 Qubits
Temporal Defense Systems will use the data crunching power of quantum computing to tackle cyber threats
Google And Raspberry Pi Partnership Could Bring AI To Micro Computers
Developers are being quizzed on what machine learning tools they would like to use with the Raspberry Pi
Microsoft Buys Deep Learning Startup Maluuba And Signs Up AI Expert
Maluuba will join Microsoft's AI and Research organisation, giving it the resources and scalability to advance its research
Nissan To Test Self Driving Cars In London Next Month
Sign of the times. Modified Nissan Leaf to be driven on crowded public streets in London next month
Google Officially Ditches Project Titan Drone Broadband
Engineers scattered to other divisions as Titan doesn't make enough progress to continue
MIT Researchers Create Super Strong, Yet Light Material Using Graphene
Ten times stronger than steel but still light. Researchers blend flakes of graphene for new super tough material
Pentagon Tests Swarm Of Drones For Military Reconnaissance
The rise of the weaponised Internet of Things could start here