Is China’s AI industry much ado about nothing?
Investment in China’s AI companies has plummeted after hitting a high in 2017, amid inflated valuation and unfulfilled promises.
Telecoms.com
Category: Big Data
We’re still not using data well enough
Jamie from Telecoms.com chats to Ray from Light Reading at the Software Defined Operations and the Autonomous Network event in London. The review a panel discussion around the use of big data and conclude there’s still a fair bit of work to be done in getting the hang of it. Top marks to Ray for his command of metaphor and graphic imagery.
Alibaba Cloud opens two data centres in London
The e-commerce giant Alibaba is challenging Amazon and Microsoft in cloud service by adding London to its global data centre map.
The Children Act: US lawmakers asking to know how YouTube collects data on children
US Congressmen have demanded Google CEO answers questions on how YouTube tracks the data of minors.
Brexit data contravention lands Facebook a £500,000 fine
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), UK’s data protection regulator, intends to fine Facebook half a million pounds for its failure to safeguard user data in the run-up to the country’s referendum to leave the EU in 2016.
Nokia’s tour of China continues with China Mobile 5G AI partnership
Nokia has expanded its relationship with the world’s largest mobile operator China Mobile to jointly develop artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning capability on 5G.
Beware the AI snake oil salesman
Artificial intelligence has taken over as buzzword of the year so few should be surprised it is being thrown around like a ragdoll, but does selling AI actually mean anything?
25% of Brits fear losing jobs to AI today
A decade ago the prospect of artificial intelligence was fanciful, but now one in four Brits believe they could be replaced by a machine today.
Samsung spins off a bit more blue sky thinking
Samsung has announced it will spin out three more projects from its in-house start-up incubation programme C-Lab (Creative Lab).
European tech ambitions might be hampered by regulation – Meeker
Mary Meeker is one of the most respected names worldwide when it comes to the internet, meaning her annual evaluation of the state of play is a much anticipated presentation. 2018 looks to be a bit gloomy though.
Microsoft launches its own personalised advertising platform
Despite all the flak Facebook has been receiving for its hyper-targeted advertising platform, Microsoft has decided now is a perfect time to launch its own version.
Key announcements from Facebook’s developer conference
This year’s edition of Facebook’s developer conference was always going to be an interesting one, with executives scuttling away from the Cambridge Analytica fallout.
GDPR is just the beginning as Europe targets ‘digital sweat factories’
The European Data Protection Supervisor Giovanni Buttarelli has set his sights on Silicon Valley’s biggest internet players with an agenda to tackle the ‘unbalanced ecosystem’ being created in the digital economy.
The EU sets out a “European” vision for AI
The European Commission has kick-started its campaign to lead the world when it comes to standards and ethical guidelines for artificial intelligence.
FTC set to get in Facebook’s face, and its books
The US Federal Trade Commission has announced it is formally investigating Facebook’s privacy practices, which is unlikely to end well.
The Telecoms.com Podcast: Information overload
Scott and Jamie are joined by Ray from Light Reading and go straight into the big story of the week: Cambridge Analytica. The guys more or less agree that it’s ultimately all about how little control we have over our personal data and wonder what can be done about it. More importantly they also speculate about which Star Wars characters they are. Ray steers conversation onto 5G for a change and stresses that it’s all very well banging on about clever radio technology, but unless you deal with the unsexy stuff none of it is going to happen. Finally Jamie manages to find a window in his cryptocurrency trading schedule to tell us about his chat with Vodafone’s UK CEO, who was refreshingly honest about the challenges he faces.
Nokia goes all-in on digital cities
Nokia has announced a series of initiatives designed to position itself strongly as a supplier of digital city products and solutions.
Oracle has a crack at ending the idea of employees
Oracle is making all the right noises ahead of Mobile World Congress with an aggressive expansion in data centre assets, a virtual assistant and a broader offering across its autonomous product portfolio.
Need for transparency is the ultimate sign of lost trust
Davos has kicked off this week in Switzerland and with come a lot of blue-sky thinking ideas, but one hit home for us; transparency is a terrible sign for the industry.
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.
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- 21-22 June 2023
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