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ETSI plots the obsolescence of mankind with new Working Group

ETSI has unveiled a new Industry Specification Group: Zero Touch Network and Service Management, which will aim to accelerate network automation; humans beware.

• 15 Jan 2018

Could we exist in a world without Apple or Samsung? Maybe…

Some would argue the smartphone is the most important technological breakthrough of the last 50 years, but Google could be creating a world where the device actually becomes redundant.

• 09 Jan 2018

Could the smart assistant race be swaying to Google?

Amazon is in the lead, but announcements at CES could see momentum gathering in the Google offices, as the pair battle for market share in the fast emerging smart speaker space.

• 09 Jan 2018

Samsung trains AI to improve images due to overwhelming demand…

Somewhere along the line, someone told Samsung execs that 8K TVs were flying off the shelves. We’re hoping they didn’t invest in magic beans as well.

• 08 Jan 2018

Nvidia claims autonomous driving breakthrough, but let’s see

Nvidia has attempted to jump-start the CES PR euphoria, claiming it can achieve Level 5 autonomous driving right now with its Xavier processors.

• 08 Jan 2018

2018 to be breakthrough year for smart speakers, but China evades the grasp

New findings from research firm Canalys estimate the global smart speaker market will increase to 56.3 million shipments in 2018, but the elusive Chinese market still ducks and dives.

• 05 Jan 2018

Nvidia software raises question as to whether creativity actually exists

Software developed by Nvidia is building unique images which asks the question of whether creativity is a real thing?

• 04 Jan 2018

Samsung fuels chip launch with AI and speed promises

Ahead of CES in Las Vegas, Samsung has launched its latest blitz on the AI processor market, unveiling the Exynos 9 Series 9810.

• 04 Jan 2018

Amazon and Google probably lost money on smart speakers but it doesn’t matter

The build up to Christmas saw Google and Amazon both discount their smart speakers, but perhaps we should look at the hardware as nothing more than a expensive PR campaign.

• 04 Jan 2018

Blackberry continues quest to prove its still a thing

It used to be a shining gem in the mobile landscape, but the fall from lofty heights was well publicised. A new partnership with Baidu is the next step from Blackberry to prove it is still relevant.

• 04 Jan 2018

Nuance muscles into virtual assistant space

Nuance has made a move to capitalise on the software and data chaos, introducing its own cognitive arbitrator, which will act as a digital task master.

• 03 Jan 2018

Huawei and Baidu team up on AI

Huawei and Baidu have announced a wide ranging partnership to develop artificial intelligence (AI) platforms and technology, to internet services and content ecosystems.

• 21 Dec 2017

Facebook uses AI to tackle catfish and identity thieves

For all those people who wake up paranoid about the embarrassing photos from the Christmas party, Facebook has come to your rescue.

• 19 Dec 2017

Nokia says intelligence is all about context

It’s another incremental step towards full-scale automation, but Nokia’s new data processing software aims to add a critical component to any customer experience quest; context.

• 18 Dec 2017

Looks like Elon had a few too many at the Tesla Christmas party

Everyone gets a bit bold when they have a couple of beers, and it seems Tesla CEO Elon Musk is no different as he ‘boldly about Tesla’s upcoming custom artificial intelligence hardware’.

• 08 Dec 2017

The new AI Team; Baidu and Qualcomm

Qualcomm and Baidu have announced a strategic alliance to create an AI voice solution based on the new Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform and Baidu’s DuerOS Conversational AI System.

• 08 Dec 2017

Nvidia unveils Titan V with 110 Teraflops of deep learning power

Nvidia has unleashed new desktop GPU, with claims the beast is taming 110 Teraflops of horsepower under the hood, a moody nine times that of its puny predecessor.

• 08 Dec 2017

Qualcomm looks to AI and VR with new Snapdragon

Qualcomm has unveiled plans for its new flagship smartphone chip, the Snapdragon 845, feeding off the buzz surrounding artificial intelligence, immersive experiences and longer battery life.

• 07 Dec 2017

Google makes very familiar moves with its assistant

Google has taken the first steps towards realizing its virtual assistant dream with a glimpse of how the internet giant will make money out of the venture.

• 01 Dec 2017

The AI arms race might be a bit more dangerous than you think

In the tech world, an arms race usually a metaphor for two companies battling for supremacy, but McAfee thinks it might be a bit more literal for artificial intelligence as hackers upskill to make use of the breakthrough.

• 29 Nov 2017