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Why the UK must lead on data to unlock AI’s full potential

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The UK government holds some of the world’s most valuable datasets, including official statistics, cultural heritage records and NHS health data. These datasets have powered scientific breakthroughs, business innovation, and improvements in public services. With the publication of the much-anticipated AI Opportunities Action Plan, the transformative potential of government data for AI has never been…

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iPhone 17 Air design might have leaked in a new video

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The iPhone 17 lineup will include an ultra-thin model, the first of its kind. Dubbed the iPhone 17 Air, the device seems a certainty considering the stage we’re in. Apple hasn’t confirmed the handset; I’m talking about the leaks and rumors stage that precedes a new iPhone release.The iPhone 17 series will be unveiled in…

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UAE eyes quantum computing for financial services

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is raising awareness of the potential of quantum computing in financial services to make sure they don’t miss out on a huge opportunity.  The financial sector is known for using huge amounts of data to improve services and, at the same time, make a profit. Naturally, finance companies in the…

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Google drops pledge not to develop AI weapons

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Google parent company Alphabet has dropped its pledge to not use artificial intelligence (AI) in weapons systems or surveillance tools, citing a need to support the national security of “democracies”. Google CEO Sundar Pichai, in a blogpost published Jun 2018, previously outlined how the company would “not pursue” AI applications that “cause or are likely…

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Natural England clears clouds with machine learning

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Living England is among the latest batch of artificial intelligence (AI) projects listed as part of the government’s drive to showcase the uses of AI and open data in the public sector. Run by Natural England, the project uses satellite imagery, field data records and other geospatial data to create a national habitat map of…

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Apple may have finally found a way to fix Siri and Apple Intelligence

2 minutes of reading / AI, Alphabet, Apple, chatbot, ChatGPT, Google, Intel, iPhone, machine learning, Meta, Tech / By

With the iOS 18.3 release just around the corner, it won’t take long before we get the long-awaited Siri overhaul expected with iOS 18.4. However, with Apple Intelligence not being as useful as users might wish for and Siri still being Siri, Apple is in a bad place with its AI efforts.This is why the…

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Innovation, insight and influence: the CISO playbook for 2025 and beyond

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As 2024 comes to a close and we reach the midpoint of a decade that might generously be described as having so far been ‘turbulent’, I’d like to inject a note of positivity regarding the outlook for the second half of the 2020s.  Before you dismiss me as naïve or irrationally optimistic, please hear me…

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Interview: Wendy Redshaw, chief digital information officer, NatWest Retail Bank

8 minutes of reading / AI, Apple, chatbot, ChatGPT, Cloud, compliance, digital transformation, IBM, IBM Cloud, machine learning, Tech, virtual reality / By

Wendy Redshaw, chief digital information officer (CDIO) at NatWest Retail Bank, has had a distinguished career leading technology-led change in some of the world’s biggest financial services organisations. Now, she’s using that experience to drive even more innovation. After four years as CIO for collaborative technology solutions with Deutsche Bank, Redshaw says she was eager…

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Navigating the practicalities of AI regulation and legislation

12 minutes of reading / AI, Amazon, Azure, chatbot, compliance, Computer, data privacy, GDPR, Google, machine learning, Meta, Microsoft, risk management, Salesforce, social media, Tech / By

Misusing artificial intelligence (AI) can have some very clear and expensive consequences. Movie studio Lionsgate recently joined a long list of organisations discovering that quotations and citations from generative AI (GenAI) systems need to be verified like any other source; Microsoft is being sued by a German journalist after Bing Copilot suggested he had committed crimes…

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Alphabet results reveal extent of AI-powered programming

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During an earnings call for the third quarter of 2024, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said the company would make its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) model available to developers. The company reported a 15% increase in revenue for the quarter, reaching $88.3bn. Google Cloud posted a 35% revenue increase to $11.4bn, led by accelerated growth in…

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