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Myth busting – Artificial Intelligence

Whether or not 2017 actually turns out to be the year artificial intelligence breaks into the mainstream remains to be seen, but what is clear is that there is the potential for controversy.

• 09 Feb 2017

Nokia gets in on the voice UI game

Over the course of the last few months, we’ve seen numerous companies battle to perfect voice user interface offerings to capitalize on the digitally native consumers, and now Nokia is having a go.

• 27 Jan 2017

Fiat Chrysler launches concept connected car at CES

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has released its new concept autonomous vehicle, Portal, at CES which it claims has been designed for millennials by millennials.

• 04 Jan 2017

Crazy Electronics Show – what to expect from CES 2017

It’s the first week of a new year and that can mean only one thing, another CES is just around the corner – here we have a look at what we can expect from the world’s biggest consumer tech event.

• 03 Jan 2017

Google AI translation tool starts to teach itself

Don’t worry, Google’s AI hasn’t created its own language to hide evil intentions from its human masters, but it has started to teach itself how to translate without a human directly teaching it.

• 28 Nov 2016

Google CEO launches £1 billion UK charm offensive

Google chief Sundar Pichai has been popping up all over the place in London this week promoting the company’s expansion in the UK.

• 16 Nov 2016

Google has cloudgasm after beach break

Google Cloud has marked its return from its summer holidays with a cloudgasm of product updates and corporate announcements.

• 30 Sep 2016

Google has a crack at defining digital transformation

Digital transformation is a buzzword that entrenched itself in the tech and business worlds, but who actually knows what it means? Google’s Yuval Dvir had a go at pinning down a definition.

• 27 Sep 2016

Salesforce modestly names its new AI initiative Einstein

Salesforce has announced the introduction of artificial intelligence to its CRM solutions, and it hasn’t been afraid to set expectations high by calling it Einstein.

• 20 Sep 2016

Oracle decides the cloud might not be such a bad idea after all

Just like that guy who moans about New Year’s Eve being forced fun but turning up to the party anyway, Oracle has decided the cloud might not be a bad idea after launching its IaaS platform.

• 19 Sep 2016

Fibre and autonomous cars cost Google, but ad biz runs riot

Google has reported its Q2 numbers, continuing a strong run of performances within the technology industry, though efforts to diversify its overall business are not paying off just yet.

• 29 Jul 2016

Mobileye breaks ties with Tesla to focus on other autonomous initiatives

Shares in machine learning company Mobileye have fallen by 8% following the announcement it will be breaking ties with automotive innovator Tesla.

• 27 Jul 2016

Google adds image recognition startup Moodstocks to Android ranks

Google has continued its charge on the artificial intelligence market through purchasing French image recognition startup Moodstocks.

• 07 Jul 2016

Twitter rides newly purchased Magic Pony into machine learning battleground

Twitter has stepped up its efforts in the machine learning arena after announcing the acquisition of visual processing technology company Magic Pony.

• 20 Jun 2016

Microsoft and Google move to expand machine learning operations

Microsoft and Google have announced plans to expand their machine learning capabilities, through acquisition and new research offices respectively.

• 17 Jun 2016

IBM shows off Watson at Wimbledon

IBM has launched a number of new apps, cognitive and hybrid cloud solutions to support Wimbledon’s efforts to improve the fans experience at the championships.

• 16 Jun 2016

Qualcomm launches machine learning platform as Intel cancels mobile chips

Mobile chip giant Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon Neural Processing Engine, an SDK designed to help OEMs provide machine learning-driven experiences on Snapdragon 820 devices.

• 03 May 2016