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IBM: Strong Q2 results – but cognitive and business services flat
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IBM has revealed a stronger than predicted performance in its Q2 financials, which have been presented as a return to form...
160 AI companies sign pledge against lethal autonomous weapons
Over 160 AI companies and organisations from 36 nations have signed a pledge to “neither participate in, nor support, the development, manufacture, trade, or...
PwC: AI will create more jobs than it destroys. But is...
PwC has produced an optimistic outlook for UK employment on the back of AI, robotics, and automation. Chris Middleton welcomes the report, but warns...
Retail IoT: NFC-enabled POS terminals take off
By 2022, almost eight out of ten point of sale (POS) terminals installed by retailers worldwide will be able to accept NFC-enabled contactless payments,...
Microsoft urges US government to regulate facial recognition systems
Microsoft has called on the US government to step in and regulate the use of facial recognition technologies. Chris Middleton explains why.
“All tools can...
Amazon moves into smart TVs – and enterprise cloud hardware
UPDATED While Amazon's 'Prime Day' is grabbing the headlines today (see below), two announcements over the weekend revealed the breadth of the company's ambitions...
Fintech: Intelligent automation could add $512 billion to finance sector
A new report from Capgemini’s Digital Transformation Institute reveals that, by 2020, the financial services industry could reap up to $512 billion in new global revenues...
AI grand slam: We go court-side with IBM as Watson wins...
Chris Middleton was court-side at this year's Wimbledon tennis championships to see how matches are as much an AI-enhanced big data battle for the...
OpenText customers unveil smart, connected data solutions at Enterprise World
At this week's Enterprise World event in Toronto, OpenText showcased a number of customer projects that demonstrate how its software is playing its part...
Daimler, Bosch, Nvidia partner on driverless taxis, BMW heads east
German auto giant Daimler AG and auto supplier Bosch have announced a partnership to deploy self-driving taxis in California’s Silicon Valley region next year,...
Tesla signs agreement for China Gigafactory, doubling output
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has signed a preliminary agreement with the Shanghai government to build a Tesla factory in China. The new facility will...
Q&A: Tiago Rodrigues, Wireless Broadband Alliance, on IoT device roaming
The Wireless Broadband Alliance recently published a white paper on IoT device interoperability and roaming. Internet of Business caught up with Tiago Rodrigues, general...