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Could M&S’s new data academy secure its digital-first future?
In an effort to combat the digital retail shadow cast by the likes of Amazon, UK high street store Marks & Spencer has teamed...
ARM hunts for IoT riches with Treasure Data buy | Analysis
ARM Holdings, the UK-based chipmaker owned by Japanese technology and investment conglomerate SoftBank, is on the cusp of buying US data analytics start-up Treasure...
Robotic hand uses AI, 100 simulated years to achieve dexterity
AI researchers from non-profit organisation OpenAI have created a system that allows a robotic hand to learn to manipulate physical objects with unprecedented dexterity,...
Zuckerberg at bay: Is Facebook too big to fail? | Analysis
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The question ‘Is Facebook to big to fail?’ is on Wall Street's mind, in the wake of a torrid week for...
The AI of the beholder: Eye movements can predict personality
New machine learning research has established links between how we move our eyes and our personalities.
The study was carried out by a partnership between...
China using artificial intelligence to make foreign policy: report
NEWSBYTE The Chinese government is working on a number of artificial intelligence technologies to help its foreign policy efforts, says a local report.
According to...
Intelligent automation: AI, RPA will fail without strategic leadership – KPMG
Most intelligent automation projects that are underway or in the pipeline will fail, according to a new report published this morning by professional services...
Amazon’s record financials reveal AWS as the $6bn golden egg
Retail behemoth and connected technology company Amazon has reported Q2 results that reveal record profits of $2.5 billion and 39 percent year-on-year revenue growth.
Amazon...
IAC assembling smart auto factory for a flexible future
Auto parts manufacturer Industrial Automotive Components (IAC) is to roll out a range of industrial IoT (IIoT) projects at its Halewood, UK, plant, which...
MIT helps machine learning systems to perceive human emotions
Researchers at MIT's Media Lab have developed a machine learning system that 'reads' facial expressions to determine human emotions.
The rush to develop machines capable...
Google unveils enterprise Cloud Services Platform – AI, on-premise options
Picture three American muscle cars parked in the enterprise driveway. One, the largest vehicle, carries the badge ‘AWS’, the second ‘Microsoft Azure’, and the...
Industry 4.0: Overcoming ‘pilot purgatory’ key to manufacturing success – McKinsey
Most manufacturers believe they are leading their markets in Industry 4.0 technologies – despite evidence to the contrary, according to a new report from...