France's president has promised major investments into artificial intelligence, as the country looks to compete head-on with the US and China
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Tech Industry Pays Tribute To Stephen Hawking
Rest in peace. The world has lost one of its finest minds with the passing of Professor Stephen Hawking
Artificial Intelligence Poses Risk From Malicious Actors
Bolster your AI defences. Experts warn of serious risks within a five year period due to recent advances in AI
Amazon Posts Largest Ever Profit thanks To Prime, AWS & Alexa
Couple of billion dollars added to Bezos backpocket as Amazon shares grow on positive results
Cisco Promises More Agile, Predictive Networks
More responsive and agile networks on the way as Cisco touts new 'intent-based networking' features
AI To Be Taught To Schoolkids Thanks To Deep Learning Kit
UK teenagers are to be taught about artificial intelligence with the launch of a new deep learning teaching kit
PM Theresa May Seeks Safe AI Future For UK
British PM to propose new advisory body to oversea safe and ethical deployment of AI, and urges tech firms to tackle extremism
Facebook Hires Former IBM Watson Exec As New AI Boss
Yann LeCun steps down as boss of Facebook's artificial intelligence group, replaced by a former IBM executive
Telefonica Turns Towns Into ‘Living Labs’ For 5G Tests
Telefonica will test 5G technologies, deployment and business models in Segovia and Talvera de la Reina
Amazon Go Brings Checkout-Free Supermarket To Public
Amazon Go relies on sensors, cameras and artificial intelligence to tell when customers are taking items from shelves, eliminating checkout queues
UK And France Pledge To Bolster Tech & AI Links
UK and France agrees to a digital conference to promote deeper integration in the digital economy
Digital Transformation At The Met: Box, Windows XP Migration & Amazon Echo
Met Police CIO Angus McCallum talks about the adoption of Box, how the force is nearing its Windows XP migration and his views on Amazon Echo
Google AutoML Will ‘Democratise’ AI By Minimising Skill Needed To Train Custom Models
Google AutoML tools will make it simple to train custom AI models that are 'beyond the dreams' of most engineers
BlackBerry Jarvis Is A Connected Car Security Scanner
The Jarvis cloud platform aims to root out security bugs that find their way into the hundreds of software components found in modern automobiles
Alexa-Powered Amazon Echo Spot ‘Smart Clock’ Launches In UK Next Week
Amazon expands Echo range as it looks to maintain smart home dominance
Jaguar Land Rover To Establish Ireland Software Development Centre
The research centre, staffed by 150 engineers, is to be located in Shannon, western Ireland, where Intel also has a research facility
Microsoft Confirms More Cortana-Powered Devices In 2018
Cortana is safe for now, as Microsoft confirms Cortana is being incorporated into more OEM devices
CES 2018: Google Assistant Heads To Cars, Smart Screens And Earbuds
Google Assistant expands to more devices, including cars, as Google seeks to establish voice-activated smart assistant dominance
Poll: Would You Use Amazon Echo Or Google Home At Work?
Voice activated digital assistants are increasing in popularity but would you use one at work?
Nissan Touts Brain Connectivity As Driving Aid
Lets hope it is keyless entry, as Nissan research says cars in future will tap into signals from the driver’s brain
Microsoft Ends Windows 10 Kinect Adaptor Production
Microsoft hammers another, possibly final, nail in Kinect's coffin as businesses are encouraged to migrate from the platform
Amazon And Microsoft Still Haven’t Got Alexa And Cortana To Speak
Amazon and Microsoft had hoped to get Alexa and Cortana speaking before the end of 2017, but that still hasn't happened
Police Want To Use Amazon Echo To Solve Crimes
Lancashire Police are seeing how people could submit evidence and receive information about crimes using Amazon Echo
DeepMind Chief Recognised In New Year Honours List
Demis Hassabis has been named CBE for breakthroughs by the controversial Google-owned British artificial intelligence company
Workplace Robots To Hit Low Paid The Hardest
Bad robot? Increasing automation must not drive workplace wage inequality, think tank warns
Trade Union Worried About AI-Driven School Inspections
National Association of Head Teachers cautions against machine learning scheme for school inspections
Google Machine Learning Technology Helps NASA Discover New Exoplanet
Machine Learning technology powering many of Google's apps and services finds a new use helping astrophysicists find new planets orbiting distant stars
Microsoft Azure Bot Service Opens To Developers
Its good to talk. Redmond to deliver conversational AI to more developers as its Azure Bot Service is opened up
Microsoft Brings AI To Bing For Smarter Answers
Software giant reveals AI updates to its product portfolio, as it signs deal to bring Reddit content to Bing
Google Assistant Arrives On Android L Smartphones
Google Assistant is now available on half of Android devices as it arrives on Android Lollipop smartphones, Android M & N tablets