The United Nations’ (UN) latest take on technology is that the distinctive feature of artificial intelligence (AI) is its ability to amplify human intelligence. Intelligent machines allow for more effective human and robot collaboration that may spark a fifth industrial revolution. However, there is a risk this could lead to job losses. The UN’s Technology…
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Switzerland can officially boast the world’s fastest growing venture capital (VC) ecosystem, with only Dubai and Singapore preventing Austria from making it a DACH double at the top. An exciting tech sector has undoubtedly contributed to these impressive regional rankings, but those at the heart of both ecosystems have slightly differing views on how sustainable…
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The total value of payments made to cyber criminal ransomware gangs fell dramatically in the back half of 2024, and according to statistics released this week by Chainalysis, a supplier of blockchain and crypto services, less than half of victims of recorded incidents even made a payment. Chainalysis found that over 2024 as a whole,…
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Technology companies are bracing themselves for more attacks on encryption after the UK government issued an order requiring Apple to create a back door to allow security officials access to content uploaded on the cloud by any Apple phone or computer user world-wide. The government has used powers under UK surveillance laws to issue a…
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The government is inviting local and regional authorities across the country to bid to become one of the UK’s artificial intelligence (AI) growth zones. The plan to develop AI growth zones is part of Labour’s 50-point AI opportunities action plan policy, and is focused on speeding up planning permission for AI-led initiatives. At the end…
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Data has always been regarded as an organisation’s crown jewels, but due to the explosion of data sources, making sense of the structured and unstructured information contained within an enterprise’s different data stores is an increasingly complex task. Pulling everything together to provide a homogenous view of business activity may seem like a project that…
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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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The government stands accused of sending mixed messages about its commitment to positioning the UK as a technology superpower, after publishing guidance that will pave the way for more public sector bodies to host their workloads and applications in overseas cloud environments. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s (DSIT’s) overseas data guidance dropped on…
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The Swiss National Supercomputing Center, also known as CSCS, built and deployed a new supercomputer in collaboration with Nvidia and HPE. The machine, called Alps, came on line at the end of 2024, and is already listed as the world’s seventh most powerful supercomputer – and Europe’s second most powerful. Computer Weekly sat down with…
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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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