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Economics of IoT – Lessons for service providers and enterprises

Many organisations have moved their infrastructure to a public cloud environment,and now many are using cloud services to manage the Internet of Things. (more…)

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September 25, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Hand-to-hand combat among the surprises at Economist Innovation Summit, as delegates urged to augment not replace human skills

It was inevitable that the technology du jour, artificial intelligence (AI) dominated opening exchanges at today’s Economist Innovation Summit (#EconInnov). And for those – like me, admits Jeremy Cowan – who believed that AI is still mostly a series of chatbots and pilot projects there was an early wake-up call. (more…)

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September 21, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Who needs humanoid robots?

The humanoid robot has been the go-to concept in science fiction for decades – but as the technology appears to be on the cusp of becoming a reality, have other areas of innovation already overtaken the vision? (more…)

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September 12, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

New Qualcomm ultra-low power system architecture aims to accelerate fashion-technology convergence

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Inc., has launched its next generation Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 platform for smartwatches. (more…)

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September 11, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

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August 28, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Canvass Analytics raises USD $5mn, led by Google’s Gradient Ventures

Canvass Analytics, a provider of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled predictive analytics for the Industrial Internet of Things, announced that it has closed a USD $5 million (€4.32 million) investment round, (more…)

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August 22, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

AI ‘bubble burst’ will clear the air for sustained growth in key sectors, says Rethink Research

The AI bubble is due to burst after several years of sustained hype have generated unrealistic expectations that cannot be met and excessive investments that cannot possibly be paid back. (more…)

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August 20, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

China leads the charge in ‘surging’ global smart appliance market, says Futuresource

According to the latest home appliance report from Futuresource Consulting, smart appliance shipments, specifically Wi-Fi connected laundry and refrigeration appliances, are anticipated to double yet again in volume terms by the end of 2018. (more…)

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August 9, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Why the customer experience should be top priority for retailers

How can retailers take some of the strain out of customer services at time of peak demand? Stephen Ball, senior vice president Europe & Africa at Aspect Software, (more…)

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August 8, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Digital Twins can be the intelligent edge for IoT in the manufacturing sector – Part 2

The first half of this two-part series looked at the concept of digital twins and explored how it can help manufacturers with visualisation. Now, says Sukamal Banerjee of HCL Technologies, let’s explore the second big advantage digital twins can bring, (more…)

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August 2, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello