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23 Apr
Twitter’s Q1 results show company’s “winter of discontent” is over
In a surprising turn of events, Twitter’s Q1 results have beat earning expectations, triggering a rise in share prices.
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23 Apr
How digital is coming to an oilfield near you
GlobalData’s latest thematic report, entitled Digital Oilfield, discusses how the oil and gas industry is gearing up to improve competitiveness and sustainability.
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23 Apr
Glimpse of 5G factories of the future at Hannover Messe showcase
The mobile communications industry has spent years trying to stoke consumer enthusiasm around 5G mobile services and how faster mobile broadband speeds might impact people’s lives.
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23 Apr
Are new digital skills qualifications enough to arm the future workforce?
The United Kingdom’s Apprenticeships and Skills Minister Anne Milton has today unveiled new qualifications designed to teach adults vital digital skills.
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23 Apr
Amazon’s Alexa human handlers spark privacy concerns
Alexa is listening for your commands, and so, reportedly are thousands of Amazon staff and contractors who are amassing speech data to improve the smart speaker’s responsiveness.
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23 Apr
Could Samsung’s design issues delay the adoption of foldable phones?
With global smartphone sales failing to grow for the first time, partially due to a slowdown in innovation, smartphone manufacturers are looking to new technologies to attract customers.
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23 Apr
Tesla’s ‘robotaxis’ will earn money via Airbnb model, claims Musk
During Tesla’s Autonomy Investor Day on 22 April, the company CEO Elon Musk set out a new and more aggressive timeline for the company’s so-called ‘level 5’ autonomous driving car capability scale – cars that are so intelligent they can drive themselves anywhere, without any human assistance.
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23 Apr
Cyberattacks are rising sharply, but businesses are less prepared – and the cost is getting eye-watering
An exhaustive report of the state of cybersecurity among businesses has found that the number of companies reporting cyberattacks grew dramatically compared to the previous year – yet cyber-readiness has actually decreased over the same period.
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23 Apr
Construction on track for Amazon Bahrain data centres
Amazon Web Services began construction of three data centres in Bahrain in 2017.
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23 Apr
Bitcoin is about to hit $6,000: Financial expert
Bitcoin is set to reach $6,000 shortly, according to the CEO of leading independent financial advisory organisation deVere Group, after climbing 4.3% in the last 24 hours.
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23 Apr
How virtual healthcare is targeting a “huge transformation” in Indian medicine
India has a healthcare challenge that is relatively unique to the country.
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23 Apr
PIVX: Is this eco-friendly cryptocurrency the answer to Bitcoin’s energy problem?
Bitcoin consumes more energy annually than the entirety of Greece, Israel and Bangladesh.
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23 Apr
What’s standing in the way of driverless cars? It could be you
Driverless cars are on their way, and if Elon Musk is to be believed you could be hitching a ride in an autonomous taxi as early as next year.
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23 Apr
Tim Cook speaks at TIME 100 Summit / Information Commissioner discusses disinformation / Twitter publishes Q1 results
3 THINGS THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD TODAY Good morning, here’s your Tuesday morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead.
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19 Apr
Entering the Matrix: The state of play of AI
The Matrix reached US cinemas just over 20 years ago and articulated society’s fear of the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential to overpower the human.
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18 Apr
Facebook’s 1.5m email harvest shows continued privacy failings
Facebook has admitted it “unintentionally” harvested and uploaded email contacts from 1.5 million people, showing once again a lacklustre approach to user privacy.
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18 Apr
Almost all young people would be lost without their sat navs, survey finds
Despite stories of stories about sat navs sending drivers onto train tracks, in rivers, or hundreds of miles from their destination, the vast majority of young people would feel lost without their satnavs, according to a new survey by Leasing Options.
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18 Apr
Google Assistant crowned best voice assistant translator, beating Siri and Alexa
With an estimated 3.25 billion voice assistants in use today, they have changed the way in which we interact with smartphones and other electronic devices.
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18 Apr
How assistive technology is helping people with learning disabilities
In the UK over 1.5 million people have a learning disability according to the Foundation for People With Learning Disabilities, of which 350,000 have a disability that’s classified as severe.
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18 Apr
Employment growth figures are bad for business, but technology can help
The latest ONS figures are fantastic news for British employees, showing employment growth and wage rises that put workers in a strong position when it comes to raises and moves.
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18 Apr
Government domain hijack campaign “likely” to be espionage
An extensive cyberattack campaign that sees government, intelligence agency and key infrastructure providers’ domains hijacked is likely to be espionage activity, according to a cybersecurity expert.
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18 Apr
Demystifying the cloud to transform your business
Cloud computing has been one of the most talked about business transformation terms of the past few years – and for good reason.
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18 Apr
Pinterest IPO value slammed: “There is no guarantee it will ever make a profit”
The Pinterest IPO value has been met with criticism from experts in the business community after the social media platform’s initial public offering (IPO) exceeded the higher end of the expected range.
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18 Apr
Pinterest goes public / Mueller report released / Auto Shanghai opens to the public
3 THINGS THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD TODAY Good morning, here’s your Thursday morning briefing to set you up for the day ahead.
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17 Apr
End of Apple and Qualcomm dispute has “come as a surprise”
In a surprise turn of events, Apple and Qualcomm have announced that they will “dismiss all litigation between the two companies worldwide” bringing the high-profile legal dispute between the two tech giants to an end.
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17 Apr
31% of companies known their products contain security vulnerabilities (but sell them anyway)
Some 31% of IT security professionals have admitted that their organisations have ignored known security vulnerabilities in a bid to get the upper-hand over their competitors.
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17 Apr
Siemens names London most digitally ready city, despite Brexit
Despite the continued uncertainty caused by Brexit, London has been named the most “digitally ready” global city by Siemens.
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17 Apr
Europe’s first commercial 5G network switched on in Switzerland
Ericsson has announced that it has switched on what it claims is the first large-scale commercial 5G network in Europe.
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17 Apr
Netflix Q1 results: Growth at every turn
Streaming giant Netflix has had a strong start to the year following the announcement of its Q1 results.
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17 Apr
HP harnesses the power of AI to keep up with cyberattackers
With over 350,000 new varieties of malware discovered every day, or four every second, IT systems need cybersecurity solutions that can keep up.