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Lyft Takes High Road In Race To Develop Autonomous Cars

ANALYSIS: No. 2 ride-hailing company announces an ambitious plan to begin offering rides in self-driving cars by the end of…

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (21 July)

Test your weekly tech news knowledge!

7 years ago

Intel’s Movidius Neural Compute Stick Aims To Usher In Plug-and-Play AI

The Movidius Neural Compute Stick looks to bring AI algorithms to the edge of networks

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: Biometric Technology & Security

Biometrics are taking over and technology is becoming more personalised, but what do you know?

7 years ago

TSB Becomes First European Bank To Deploy Iris Scan Tech

No more passwords? Biometrics move as TSB readies iris recognition technology for its mobile banking app

7 years ago

UK Parliament Launches Investigation Into Future Of AI

Committee will examine the possibilities of AI and how it could impact society

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Bank Of England Opens RTGS To Non-Banks To Aid FinTech Innovation

Bank of England opens its payment system to non-banks to allow payment competition from fintech firms

7 years ago

New Bluetooth Standard Enables Mesh Networking For IoT

Bluetooth developers offer 'industrial grade' spec upgrade to include support for mesh networking

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Google Glass Returns To Target Business And Industrial Use

The Google Glass Enterprise Edition will look to aid workers in the logistics, manufacturing and medical sectors amongst others

7 years ago

Vodafone Adds Alexa AI Customer Service Improvements To Boost 4G Enhancements

Vodafone improves social media customer service, offers voice-authenticated Alexa AI support and enhances chatbot

7 years ago

Researchers Propose ‘Lelantos’ Blockchain-Based Anonymous Parcel Deliveries

The Lelantos scheme, inspired by blockchain and Tor, would allow goods to be ordered and delivered without revealing the recipient's…

7 years ago

Government Offers £2m To Fund Terrorist Targeting Tech

Research projects that help pick out terrorists in crowds are being sought by the Home Office

7 years ago

IBM Revamps Mainframes With Eye On Data Protection

The IBM Z mainframe uses dedicated silicon to boost cryptographic performance, meaning organisations can encrypt all their data, all the…

7 years ago

Driverless Boat Testing To Take Place Off England’s South Coast

BAE Systems will create a driveless system testing service for autonomous boats and planes

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Raspberry Pi Gains Alexa Support With Pi-topPULSE Add-on

Cheap add-on turns Raspberry Pi into music centre, dicoball, and adds Amazon Alexa capabilities

7 years ago

Microsoft Wants AI To Save The World From Environmental Woe

AI for Earth will look to tackle climate change issues with smart tech

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Samsung NEXT Startup Investment Fund Set Sights On Europe

The investment plans marks Samsung's move to expand in Europe

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Google Creates Research Initiative To Study How Humans Interact With AI

The People + AI Research Initiative has launched with its human-focused research goals

7 years ago

Going Green: Google Powers Dutch Data Centre With Solar Power

The search giant will buy all the energy a Netherlands solar farm produces over the next decade

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (7 July)

Work your memory muscles with our quiz on the top tech news this week

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Government Hopes £16m University 5G Network Will Make UK A World Leader

Government ups commitment to 5G development with academic testbed targeting a 2018 end to end trial

7 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Sport And Technology In 2017

How much do you know about sport's relationship with technology?

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Nvidia Joins Forces With Chinese Internet Giant Baidu To Push AI Tech Adoption

The partnership will focus on artificial intelligence in driverless cars, the cloud and research

7 years ago

Home Office Begins Hunt For New Chief Tech Officer

The Home Office's recruitment plans indicate a new chief digital, data and technology officer might not be in place until…

7 years ago

Facebook Successfully Completes ‘Aquila’ Drone Test Flight

A second test flight of Facebook's Internet-access drone has come to a successful conclusion following the crash of its first…

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (30 June)

Time to stretch your memory muscles with our quiz on the top tech news this week.

7 years ago

Salesforce Targets Einstein AI Developers With Updates

Feel the love...CRM giant steps up effort to woo developers for its Einstein AI platform

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Qualcomm Fingerprint Scanner Is Embedded Beneath A Smartphone Display

The technology could see the removal of button-based fingerprint sensors

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Tour De France 2017: How AI Will Deliver Predictive Insights For Cycling Fans

Tour de France 2017 organisers and Dimension Data are boosting Big Data platform with machine learning

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