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The latest digital disruption news, features and analysis on technologies transforming the business world. From disruptive startups to innovative breakthroughs, Verdict looks at the latest products, ideas and technologies that are transforming the future of industries. We are in the age of digital disruption: is your business prepared for transformation?
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1 Apr
Mining IoT partnership sees IBM Watson take on predictive maintenance
A key mining internet of things (IoT) partnership between technology giant IBM and leading equipment manufacturer Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology is seeing IBM Watson IoT tackling mining safety.
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18 Mar
Trump on technology: These are the technologies that will make America great again
“Nobody knows more about technology than me,” President of the United States Donald Trump told Fox News last year.
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6 Mar
Forget 5G or 10G, 800G is on the horizon
The current focus by network operators on coming 5G (wireless) and 10G (fixed) services have rapidly supplied the latest marketing terms to describe ever-faster broadband speeds.
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5 Mar
Which country in the world has the most expensive mobile data?
As the hype around 5G continues, the topic of mobile data is dominating the tech sphere. However, with 5G-enabled handsets a long way off, for most consumers, getting a good deal on mobile data is more of a pressing concern.
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4 Mar
What role for the telecom service provider in a smart city?
The role of telecom companies within smart city projects is typically that of the connectivity services provider.
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1 Mar
Telcos tap expertise to bring smart cities to fruition
Telcos are leveraging their know-how to offer smart city solutions while securing new partnerships and developing their revenue potential.
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1 Mar
You may soon be able to charge your smartwatch using your skin
A team of researchers have developed a way to generate electricity using heat from the human body, which could prove useful in the wearables market.
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28 Feb
Is blockchain a cure-all for our modern ills?
Global hopes remain high that the blockchain revolution will fix everything that is broken today, from improving transparency in advertising spending to solving the recent romaine lettuce E.
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28 Feb
How telcos are using big data in the smart city
Telecom operators have, up until recently, been satisfied with providing connectivity solutions to the smart city ecosystem.
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22 Feb
Future of fashion tech: how will the industry be transformed?
Technology continues to reshape every aspect of the financial industry.
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20 Feb
Breakthrough in the development of graphene-based electronics
Nanoelectronics, the use of nanotechnology in electronic components, has huge potential to develop faster and more energy efficient electronic devices.
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18 Feb
Guggenheim and NYU preserve internet art for future generations
When you think of art conservation, it usually conjures up images of centuries-old paintings being meticulously brought back to life by hand.
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14 Feb
HP is betting big on 3D printing – here’s how it plans to disrupt manufacturing
The traditional manufacturing market is worth $12tn, and HP is betting that 3D printing will take a big slice of that lucrative pie.
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11 Feb
Wearables shipments pass 100 million for first time
Despite waning consumer interest, the wearable technology market remains strong, with wearables shipments passing 100 million units in 2018 for the first time.
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7 Feb
UK viewers willing to part with over £800 a year for TV subscriptions
UK consumers are not getting enough from their video and TV subscriptions, and would be willing to pay significantly more to do so.
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30 Jan
Satellite data shows patterns in extreme rainfall across the world
An analysis of satellite data has revealed global patterns of extreme rainfall, which could lead to more accurate weather forecasts.
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28 Jan
Sound recognition tech links discounts to cooking sounds in China
The sound of sizzling dumplings cooking can now earn you discounts on Chinese e-commerce platform Pinduoduo, using its app Oil Hijack.
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25 Jan
30 startups to watch in 2019: Are these the tech giants of tomorrow?
Facebook was born out of a dorm room, Airbnb was founded by three friends forced to rent out part of their home to pay rent, and Apple was formed by two college dropouts in one of their parents’ garage.
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24 Jan
Jack Ma leadership lessons: 11 tips for entrepreneurs from the Alibaba founder
Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, China’s answer to Amazon, has business acumen that few others can match, having grown the eCommerce website started in his living room into a $400bn business.
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23 Jan
AWS: Closing the digital skills gaps and how to “experiment wildly” in the cloud
There are a lot of concerns about AI in particular, and technological developments in general, forcing people out of their jobs, but there is another voice that says jobs are being created that need more advanced skills.
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21 Jan
How collaboration can eliminate red tape and boost business productivity: Slack UK head
Technological innovations and the acceleration of communication have changed the way we work over the last decade.
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21 Jan
Do you have one of the four leadership personas needed to succeed in the digital age?
With the world’s leaders congregating in Davos, Switzerland, for the annual World Economic Forum this week, Deloitte has released its annual Readiness Report: Success Personified in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which looks into how prepared businesses are for digital disruption.
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17 Jan
Vodafone Techstarter Awards: Meet the startups using tech for good
With killer robots, data breaches and surveillance, technology can often get a bad rep.
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15 Jan
Organisations must “think strategically” to counter threats posed by drone technology, expert says
Drones are appearing more often on the skyline and the unmanned aerial vehicles are proving to be a greater threat as the technology improves and the commercial market for them grows.
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15 Jan
Lifelong learning and the death of the traditional career path
A child born in the UK today has more than a 50% chance of living to 105.
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14 Jan
Ethical tech platform Beam crowdfunding for UK homeless
320,000 people are homeless in the UK, says charity Shelter.
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11 Jan
Slavery in supply chains targeted in app launched by Tradeshift and FRDM
According to Walk Free Foundation, there were 46 million people worldwide enslaved in 2016.
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10 Jan
Open source software is soaking up IT investment
Traditional IT providers have seen the light and are shifting their focus to new technologies supporting open source software development.
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10 Jan
Telecom’s new kids on the block: Rakuten and Altiostar
Newcomers are seizing opportunities to challenge established network providers in a sign that a new round of disruption in the next generation of cellular mobile communications is underway.
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8 Jan
Quantum computing comes to energy with ExxonMobil IBM partnership
ExxonMobil has become the first energy company to join IBM to work on using quantum computing in its energy and manufacturing technologies.