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26 Jul 2024
Generative AI a top priority for Amazon QuickSight
By Eric AvidonThough the BI platform already enables users to analyze data and develop data products using natural language, AWS plans to do more to aid insight generation and user efficiency.
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26 Jul 2024
CrowdStrike outage underscores software testing dilemmas
By Beth PariseauExperts say efforts to avoid incidents such as last week's CrowdStrike outage will face time-honored tradeoffs between velocity, stability, access and security.
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26 Jul 2024
OpenAI takes on Google with new SearchGPT prototype
By Esther AjaoThe AI engine will provide users with information from the web. The AI vendor is working with publishers such as Newsmax. It will incorporate some features in ChatGPT.
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31 Jan 2024
Forrester: Curb your AI enthusiasm
By Cliff SaranOngoing supply issues with semiconductors mean IT departments may have to wait up to a year for the latest hardware
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31 Jan 2024
Microsoft results show benefits of AI on Azure
By Cliff SaranThe company’s cloud business posted revenue of $33bn, with new AI inferencing workloads driving up demand
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31 Jan 2024
Datacentre operators face capacity planning challenges as AI use soars
By Caroline DonnellyA report by real estate consultancy JLL highlights the pressures datacentres operators are facing as they respond to the growing demand for artificial intelligence workloads
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30 Jan 2024
Oracle to fine-tune AI for the enterprise
By Stephen PritchardOracle AI developments aim to blend enterprise data and LLMs across its technology stack and SaaS portfolio
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30 Jan 2024
Juniper claims first AI-native networking platform
By Joe O’HalloranAIOps and virtual network assistant expanded with first integrated digital experience twinning and end-to-end insight across campus, branch and data centre infrastructures to drive more speed, scale and value
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30 Jan 2024
How Simplyhealth is using Salesforce’s take on generative AI to boost email response times
By Steve RangerHealth and dental plan company is cutting response times to some common and recurring client queries – from 12 minutes to just one
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30 Jan 2024
Inside India’s supercomputing journey
By Pratima HarigunaniIndia is looking to shore up its supercomputing capabilities, but more needs to be done to realise its ambition of becoming a world leader in the field
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29 Jan 2024
Juniper adds data center networks to Mist AI
By Antone GonsalvesJuniper's Mist AI update will include using the Marvis virtual network assistant to obtain information on data center cabling, configurations and connectivity issues.
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29 Jan 2024
Podcast: Sama responds to AI data labeling criticism
By Esther AjaoThe data annotation and labeling vendor, which has faced criticism for its practices in Africa despite its social good mission, is out with a new platform to reduce model failure.
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29 Jan 2024
Google Cloud teams up with Singapore government on AI initiatives
By Aaron TanOver 100 generative AI use cases have been tested through the AI Trailblazers programme, among other initiatives to spur AI adoption and build AI talent in the city-state
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29 Jan 2024
Lords question legality of police facial recognition
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonLords committee ‘deeply concerned’ about the rapid expansion of live facial recognition by UK police, which it says is progressing without any real oversight or accountability
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26 Jan 2024
GenAI tools ‘could not exist’ if firms are made to pay copyright
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonAI firm Anthropic hits out at copyright lawsuit filed by music publishers, claiming the content ingested into its models falls under ‘fair use’ and that any licensing regime would be too complex and costly
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26 Jan 2024
SAP puts the focus on AI, but cloud is still the key
By Steve RangerERP giant wants to boost its AI capabilities, but there remains work to be done persuading customers to shift to its cloud offerings
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26 Jan 2024
UK government consults on age verification tech in alcohol sales
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe government has said it wants to allow the use of digital identities and various age-verification technologies in alcohol sales
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25 Jan 2024
FTC launches inquiry into generative AI partnerships
By Makenzie HollandThe FTC has announced that it's looking into the relationships between big tech companies and generative AI companies and their impact on the market.
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25 Jan 2024
Google and Hugging Face unveil AI partnership
By Esther AjaoThe partnership reflects the cloud provider's support of open source and aims to appeal to enterprises looking to move from ideation to implementation of generative AI workloads.
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25 Jan 2024
DSIT unveils forum to drive AI adoption in UK businesses
By Cliff SaranUK government launches AI Opportunity Forum with tech and business chiefs to help firms drive up UK productivity through AI
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25 Jan 2024
Tony Blair Institute calls for creation of NHS Data Trust
By Lis EvenstadThe NHS would have a majority stake in the data trust, with additional investment from private sector companies, harnessing anonymised data as a competitive asset, proposes the think thank
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25 Jan 2024
Civil Service must embrace innovation, says Cabinet Office minister
By Lis EvenstadJohn Glen sets out plans for Civil Service reform, highlighting a focus on technology and innovation, as he plans to ‘crack the productivity puzzle’ in government
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24 Jan 2024
Equinix data centers offer Nvidia AI infrastructure
By Antone GonsalvesEquinix data centers will offer Nvidia DGX as a managed service. The platform is also available on public cloud providers, AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure.
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24 Jan 2024
Enforcement remains a concern for EU AI Act
By Makenzie HollandThe EU AI Act is approaching finalization, and while there could be enforcement challenges down the road, businesses need to prepare.
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24 Jan 2024
Pegasystems unveils AI assistant for knowledge management
By Mary ReinesThe workflow automation vendor aims to simplify informational querying processes with an iterative conversational interface that can automatically search all data sources.
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24 Jan 2024
AI will heighten global ransomware threat, says NCSC
By Alex ScroxtonThe benefits of artificial intelligence to cyber criminals being well-known, the NCSC now assesses it’s likely AI will soon be widely used to enhance ransomware attacks
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23 Jan 2024
ElevenLabs' funding success shows growth of AI voice market
By Esther AjaoThe startup has quickly raised a total of $101 million, reflecting the fast growth of new technologies like deep neural networks. Along with growth comes challenges.
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23 Jan 2024
Watsonx AI bots assist IBM Consulting in client GenAI projects
By Don FluckingerIBM Consulting rolls out role-based bots to streamline consultants' work as they enable digital transformation for customers.
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23 Jan 2024
Oracle boosts generative AI service and intros new services
By Esther AjaoThe tech giant's services are similar to what other big tech vendors have introduced. However, Oracle's input of GenAI technology in its SaaS applications makes it notable.
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23 Jan 2024
UN chief blasts AI companies for reckless pursuit of profit
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe United Nations general secretary has blasted technology companies and governments for pursuing their own narrow interests in artificial intelligence without any consideration of the common good, as part of wider call to reform global governance
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22 Jan 2024
Dutch companies not ready for AI
By Kim LoohuisMany Dutch organisations are not ready to start working with AI, according to the Cisco AI Readiness Index
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22 Jan 2024
Upgraded Arabic large language model is twice as big
By Pat BransTechniques that were used to double the power of what was already the largest LLM for Arabic can now be applied to other languages whose native speakers do not yet have access to AI
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21 Jan 2024
Stellar Lifestyle opens high-tech retail space
By Aaron TanThe Hive 2.0 retail space in Esplanade Xchange uses AI and robots to enable self-checkout, prepare and serve beverages, and deliver items to offices in a nearby building
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19 Jan 2024
Unilever provides recipe support to blind and partially sighted shoppers
By Cliff SaranAccessible QR codes and an app from Be My Eyes link shoppers direct to Unilever customer support
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19 Jan 2024
Cabinet Office publishes 10-point generative AI guidance
By Cliff SaranCabinet Office’s framework, which will evolve as the technology moves forward, sets out 10 principles for the government's use of generative AI systems
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19 Jan 2024
AWS plans huge investment in Japan cloud infrastructure
By Aaron TanAmazon Web Services plans to invest over $15bn into its existing cloud infrastructure in Tokyo and Osaka by 2027 to meet growing customer demand
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18 Jan 2024
AI startup Writer expands LLMs with multilingual capabilities
By Esther AjaoMultilingual LLM capabilities make generative AI more accessible in non-English-speaking countries. However, they must be accurate.
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17 Jan 2024
Microsoft delivers Copilot Pro, eliminates 300 seat minimum
By Don FluckingerCopilot Pro, a faster version of Microsoft's AI tool, debuts with features such as 'roll your own GPT,' where users can build custom LLMs, along with looser license requirements.
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17 Jan 2024
Singapore proposes governance framework for generative AI
By Aaron TanAI Verify Foundation and Infocomm Media Development Authority have proposed a governance framework for generative AI to address the risks and concerns about the emerging technology
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16 Jan 2024
U.S. agencies preparing open source AI assessment, standards
By Makenzie HollandBiden's executive order on artificial intelligence directs agencies such as the Commerce Department to assess the risks and benefits of AI, craft standards, and study safeguards.
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16 Jan 2024
Former GOP candidate's AI chatbot fielded policy questions
By Makenzie HollandFormer presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson used an AI chatbot to provide insight on his policy stances, a development that both impresses and worries tech and media experts.
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16 Jan 2024
Vodafone looks to ‘hyperscale’ IoT through Microsoft strategic partnership
By Joe O’HalloranIT giant and telco unite with plan to transform customer experience using generative AI, looking to scale standalone IoT business and accelerate digital transformation
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16 Jan 2024
Podcast: Examining Microsoft VC M12's AI investment policy
By Esther AjaoM12 looks for new and transformative technologies. It also seeks to back companies that are focused on how the generative market might shift in the coming years.
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16 Jan 2024
Legal cases question IP in large language model training
By Cliff SaranShould the providers of commercial large language models licence content from content creators? The New York Times and Getty Images think so
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16 Jan 2024
Republic of Ireland publishes progress update on digital strategy
By Lis EvenstadUpdate reveals 2.3 million people in Ireland now have MyGovID accounts, and the Irish government plans to launch a new digital portal for businesses, as well as establishing an AI advisory council imminently
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16 Jan 2024
NAO head calls for clean data and modern government IT
By Cliff SaranBetter IT procurement, better IT systems and better data are among the recommendations Gareth Davies is giving to Parliament
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16 Jan 2024
AMD bets on India, doubles down on AI
By Pratima HarigunaniThe chipmaker recently inaugurated its largest global design facility in Bangalore as part of a $400m investment in India to support its expanded portfolio and build artificial intelligence capabilities
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15 Jan 2024
AI likely to worsen economic inequality, says IMF
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonWhile artificial intelligence will replace some jobs and complement others, the International Monetary Fund says that, in most of the scenarios it envisages, the technology will likely deepen macro-economic inequalities
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15 Jan 2024
APAC leaders expect tech disruption to accelerate
By Aaron TanNearly two-thirds of C-suite leaders in the region expect the pace of technology disruption to accelerate further in 2024, driven by advancements in generative AI
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15 Jan 2024
Digital Realty opens datacentre in Chennai
By Aaron TanDatacentre developed through joint venture will support high-density power requirements and tap Jio’s connectivity infrastructure across India
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12 Jan 2024
Microsoft unveils new GenAI, data tools for retail industry
By Eric AvidonThe tech giant is adding industry-specific features in Data Fabric along with GenAI Copilots designed to better personalize shopping as well as aid frontline workers in real time.
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12 Jan 2024
UK government seeks public views on impacts of AI-generated porn
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe government’s Pornography Review will look in part at the use of AI throughout the industry to generate sexually explicit content without people’s consent
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11 Jan 2024
OpenAI GPT Store allows developers to share custom GPT apps
By Esther AjaoThe AI vendor introduced the highly anticipated store that enables developers to share their applications. It also introduced a new collaborative workspace for employees.
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10 Jan 2024
Zendesk acquires Klaus for AI-backed quality assurance in CX
By Mary ReinesThe customer service vendor acquires the vendor to build out its workforce management capabilities and bring a more integrated experience for users with both applications.
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10 Jan 2024
Davos 2024: AI-generated disinformation poses threat to elections, says World Economic Forum
By Bill GoodwinDisinformation and misinformation are the top risks facing businesses, governments and the public over the next two years
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10 Jan 2024
HPE nabs Juniper Networks in $14bn deal to boost networking
By Cliff SaranThe two companies position the combined business as a major force in enterprise and datacentre networking
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10 Jan 2024
CES 2024: Sony announces development of spatial content creation system
By Joe O’HalloranSony is developing a device equipped with extended reality head-mounted display and controllers dedicated to interaction with 3D objects
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10 Jan 2024
CES 2024: Siemens eyes up immersive tech, AI to enable industrial metaverse
By Joe O’HalloranSiemens seals partnerships to highlight transformative technology and introduces solution for immersive engineering that combines Sony head-mounted display with its Xcelerator software
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10 Jan 2024
Scotland ‘sleepwalking’ to mass surveillance with DPDI Bill
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe independent checks and balances over biometrics and biometric-enabled surveillance must be strengthened to prevent Scotland from sliding into a surveillance state along with the rest of the UK
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09 Jan 2024
HPE to acquire Juniper Networks for $14 billion
By Antone GonsalvesHPE plans to use Juniper's hardware and software to make networking a 'core business and architecture foundation' for HPE's GreenLake hybrid cloud and AI platform.
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09 Jan 2024
OpenAI's fair use claim against The New York Times lawsuit
By Esther AjaoThe AI vendor claims it is widely accepted to use materials from the internet to train AI models. It also suggested that the Times manipulated models to regurgitate old materials.
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09 Jan 2024
The need for tools such as Getty Generative AI by iStock
By Esther AjaoThe model, based on Nvidia Picasso, comes as copyright lawsuits against AI vendors widen. It competes with other image-generating models such as Adobe Firefly and Midjourney.
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07 Jan 2024
India firms warm to responsible AI
By Aaron TanAlmost two-thirds of organisations said their responsible AI practices and policies were mature or they had taken steps towards responsible AI adoption, according to a Nasscom study
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04 Jan 2024
Perplexity AI secures $73.6 million more for AI search
By Esther AjaoThe startup's backers include Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Its platform helps users get accurate responses to natural language questions by choosing a source type and LLM.
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03 Jan 2024
The importance of the 'New York Times' AI copyright lawsuit
By Esther AjaoThe newspaper publisher is the first major news outlet to sue the AI creator. While the suit might not reach court, it still has a significant impact on the AI community.
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03 Jan 2024
Artificial intelligence to the front in Sweden’s National Technology Strategy
By Gerard O'DwyerSweden focuses in on artificial intelligence in its latest far-reaching national IT strategy
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03 Jan 2024
Fighting money laundering with AI
By Aaron TanMike Foster, CEO of SymphonyAI Sensa-NetReveal, talks up how AI can be used to fight financial crime and how the company’s technology can augment existing AML investments
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02 Jan 2024
Cloudflare eyes GenAI workloads with Workers AI
By Aaron TanCloudflare’s Workers developer platform is touted to make it easier for organisations to deploy GenAI capabilities at the edge to speed up inferencing
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29 Dec 2023
Top 10 India IT stories of 2023
By Aaron TanWe recap the year’s top 10 stories in India, including the country’s datacentre boom and innovations in space and agriculture technologies
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29 Dec 2023
Top 10 AI regulation stories of 2023
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonFrom the UK government’s publication of its long-awaited AI whitepaper to its convening of the world’s first AI Safety Summit, here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 AI regulation stories of 2023
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28 Dec 2023
Top 10 technology and ethics stories of 2023
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 technology and ethics stories of 2023
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28 Dec 2023
Top 10 ANZ IT stories of 2023
By Aaron TanWe recap the top 10 stories in Australia and New Zealand, including the innovations and challenges that organisations in the region have faced over the past year
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27 Dec 2023
Top 10 business applications stories of 2023
By Brian McKennaGenerative AI has become unavoidable for business applications suppliers. C-level executives offer insights here, while the fundamentals of user enterprise software strategy remain visible beneath the AI froth
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27 Dec 2023
Top 10 police technology stories of 2023
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonHere are Computer Weekly’s top 10 police technology stories of 2023
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27 Dec 2023
Top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2023
By Aaron TanOrganisations across the region have continued to shore up their cyber security posture while investing in infrastructure to pave the way for emerging technologies like GenAI
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22 Dec 2023
Top 10 Middle East stories of 2023
By Karl FlindersMiddle Eastern countries are on digital journeys, with many pinning their futures on expertise in advanced technologies
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22 Dec 2023
Top 10 financial services and fintech stories of 2023
By Karl FlindersGenerative AI is the buzzword on every financial services IT professional’s lips as the technology promises to accelerate the ongoing fintech revolution
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21 Dec 2023
Immigration clampdown could worsen UK IT skills shortage
By Brian McKennaThe UK government’s recent clampdown on immigration could exacerbate the IT skills shortage in the country, especially in web design and development
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20 Dec 2023
Top 10 Benelux stories of 2023
By Karl FlindersThe Benelux region is researching some of the latest digital technologies of the future with efforts to ensure the region keeps pace in quantum computing and artificial intelligence
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20 Dec 2023
Inside Zoom’s generative AI strategy
By Aaron TanZoom’s federated approach towards generative AI allows it to use a combination of models that are most suitable for the task on hand while lowering costs for itself and customers
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19 Dec 2023
Top 10 software development stories of 2023
By Cliff SaranThere have been two main trends driving software development this year: artificial intelligence and low-code/no-code tooling
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19 Dec 2023
Top 10 information management stories of 2023
By Brian McKennaGenerative AI was inescapable as the leading theme of the information management stories of 2023 gathered here. But also selected are pieces about data and healthcare, and the inexorable rise of the CDO
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19 Dec 2023
Top 10 Nordic stories of 2023
By Karl FlindersKnown for its advances in digital technology, the Nordic region continues to pioneer the startup sector while making serious waves in Quantum computing and artificial intelligence
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18 Dec 2023
Veeam exec illustrates how AI fits into backup, recovery
By Paul CrocettiVeeam CTO Danny Allan details the impact of AI on backup and how his company uses the tech. He also discusses what he's heard from users about Broadcom's VMware acquisition.
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18 Dec 2023
Top 10 artificial intelligence stories of 2023
By Cliff SaranIt has been a busy year for the IT sector, building out AI-based software and hardware acceleration to meet customer requirements
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15 Dec 2023
Intel Core Ultra CPUs with neural processing runs AI on PCs
By Don FluckingerIntel's Core Ultra CPUs now contain embedded AI neural processing, which adds options for device manufacturers to divide demand for AI processes among different hardware resources.
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15 Dec 2023
Small language models an emerging GenAI force
By Antone GonsalvesEnterprises are unwilling to pay for large language models to accomplish simple business tasks with generative AI. They're looking at cheaper small language models.
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15 Dec 2023
Police defend facial recognition target selection to Lords
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonSenior police officers confirm to Lords committee that facial recognition watchlist image selection is based on crime categories attached to people’s photos, rather than a context-specific assessment of the threat presented by a given individual
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15 Dec 2023
Alibaba debuts LLMs for Southeast Asia
By Aaron TanAlibaba’s SeaLLMs are built to address the linguistic diversity and nuances in Southeast Asia, enabling businesses to deploy localised chatbots and translation applications
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14 Dec 2023
Lightning AI's new platform is a one-stop shop for developers
By Esther AjaoThe platform enables developers to build, train and develop models on the cloud under one web interface without having to switch between different tools and applications.
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14 Dec 2023
Cisco eyes opportunities in AI, sustainability in Australia
By Stephen WithersCisco is looking to tap opportunities in sustainability, AI and cyber security as it navigates Australia’s economic headwinds
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13 Dec 2023
Google starts incorporating Gemini across AI software stack
By Esther AjaoThe cloud provider revealed the model's API is now available in Studio and on its Vertex Platform. It also introduced new Duet offerings and a partnership with Mistral.
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13 Dec 2023
No UK AI legislation until timing is right, says Donelan
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK government will not legislate on artificial intelligence until it has a better understanding of the technology, so is instead focusing on building up regulatory capacity and conducting safety-focused research, says digital secretary
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12 Dec 2023
NTT reveals acceleration to the future for photonics comms innovation
By Joe O’HalloranNTT releases annual report on the development of photonics-based wired and wireless communications infrastructure, claiming breakthrough in distributed datacentres and addressing communications for AI and LLM use cases
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12 Dec 2023
Top IT predictions in APAC in 2024
By Aaron TanGenerative AI will continue to leave its mark on many areas in business and IT, along with other trends such as sustainability, cyber security and smart factories that are expected to shape the region’s technology landscape in 2024
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11 Dec 2023
EU AI Act brings tough rules and big fines to businesses
By Makenzie HollandThe EU AI Act, if passed into law, would prohibit certain AI applications and implement transparency requirements for generative artificial intelligence systems.
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11 Dec 2023
EU AI Act: The wording of the act is finalised
By Cliff SaranThe EU AI Act has climbed another rung up the legislative ladder, with its wording having been finalised
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11 Dec 2023
Competition and Markets Authority looks into Microsoft/OpenAI after Altman fiasco
By Cliff SaranThe firing and rehiring of OpenAI’s CEO, and the fallout, which could have seen Microsoft hire all its staff, has the regulator spooked
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11 Dec 2023
Atlassian releases AI capabilities for Jira and Confluence
By Mary ReinesThe new capabilities show the rising prominence of software development copilots and lay the foundation for better knowledge management in an organization.
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08 Dec 2023
Fossil's experience building an internal AI image generator
By Lev CraigAI hallucinations are generally considered a bug of the technology to be worked out as it evolves. But uncanny and imaginative AI-generated output can sometimes be a benefit.
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08 Dec 2023
AMD goes after Nvidia with AI accelerator and software library
By Cliff SaranAMD has signed up major hardware companies to support its latest initiative to build out datacentre AI optimisation
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07 Dec 2023
Federal procurement of AI tools hurt by White House rules
By Makenzie HollandObstacles facing Biden's executive order on AI and draft OMB guidance include lack of clarity around AI procurement and inability of Congress to take action on AI policy.
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07 Dec 2023
How generative AI is changing the fashion industry
By Esther AjaoThe industry is using AI technology in design and skin care. Some companies are going beyond generative tools, using computer vision and augmented reality.