Google and Apple seek to position themselves as privacy champions
Don’t laugh. It may sound like a bad joke, but Google and Apple are trying to rebrand themselves as privacy crusaders. And it’s no mystery why: they have no choice....
AI and automation
GitHub Copilot – programming AI to help programmers program
In June 2021 the collaboration between Microsoft and OpenAI released GitHub Copilot, a simulated, artificial...
Was Covid-19 the jab needed to make companies fight fake news?
If this is the era of fake news, then it's likely to be the calm before the storm. The true...
NotCo taps AI to develop new plant-based alternatives
Chilean food-tech start-up NotCo uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify the optimum combinations of plant proteins when creating vegan alternatives...
The Cambridge-1 supercomputer may be live, but is the Nvidia tech super for pharma?
Tech multinational Nvidia has switched on its new Cambridge-1 supercomputer, bragging that it's the fastest one ever in the UK....
AI innovations make intelligent automation relevant
App modernization efforts derailed by the pandemic will only be rectified through AI-powered process automation, including new innovations which promise to unify various enterprise IT teams often at odds. Living…
Farming robots are saying hasta la vista to old agriculture losses
When farming almonds, nuts are traditionally harvested by shaking a tree and collecting the nuts that fall. The problem is that this often leaves seeds still left among the branches.…
Waymo raises another $2.5bn for autonomous taxi project
Alphabet subsidiary Waymo has secured $2.5bn in external funding as it continues to throw money at its autonomous vehicle project. The company, which began as Google's self-driving car project, said…
My robot legion will dethrone Deliveroo, says ‘Starship’ CEO
The new CEO of Starship Technologies says its delivery drones may give Deliveroo and Uber Eats for a run for their money, also revealing why its robot legion won't show…
Robots make more business sense with AI – just don’t expect fireworks
Robots are secretly becoming practical these days. You wouldn't necessarily know it: there has been no flashpoint moment or Elon Musk figure in the robotics field. Boston Dynamics horrified the…
What is deeptech? Cambridge accelerator finally explains the term and reveals first cohort
Arm-backed accelerator Deeptech Labs has unveiled its inaugural cohort of startups and its CEO has explained what he really means when he talks about deeptech. Deeptech is a catch-all phrase…
