Category: Artificial Intelligence
AI investment remains strong despite Covid-19
2020 might have been a tricky year with enterprises and governments sidetracked by the Covid-19 epidemic, yet tech investment continues apace especially in AI, writes Ashley Norris of Transition Earth. Artificial intelligence startups raised $9.9bn in the second half of 2020, 15% more compared to the same period a year ago according to data from…
7 Tech predictions for 2021 – private AI, rise of remote working
Technology has been our saviour this year, allowing us to continue to work and communicate, as well as contributing to the swift creation of a pandemic vaccine. But what does 2021 have in store? Pete Hanlon, Chief Technology Officer for Moneypenny predicts the following: #1 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WILL FIND ITS PLACE The trend for large…
Dreamlab app helps scientists speed up Corona-AI research
Vodafone UK has announced that thousands of smartphone users who have downloaded the DreamLab app have helped Imperial College London to complete Phase 1 of its Corona-AI research project in only six months. Imperial College London’s Corona-AI research project has been delivered with the help of DreamLab, an app developed by the Vodafone Foundation, originally…
E-scooter firm Spin launches micromobility fund
Ford-owned e-scooter firm Spin is launching a new £100,000 Micromobility Research Fund in the UK. Over the next 12 months, the fund will support top researchers from ten leading universities in the UK and US as well as a number of mobility experts from organisations in the international mobility ecosystem. Preparation for the first piece…
Could Nudge smart wristband prevent COVID-19 spread?
A British company has launched a wristband that trains people to stop touching their face, a common transmission route for COVID-19. The Nudge wristband uses behavioural science and artificial intelligence to psychologically ‘nudge’ the wearer. Its developers say the band helps minimise wearers’ risk of catching infectious diseases and can also help many of the…
Over half of customers don’t get any benefit from AI
While COVID-19 has catalysed financial services organizations to harness Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve customer experience (CX), challenges in integration and customer perceptions are still undermining its potential. That's according to a report published today by the Capgemini Research Institute entitled, Smart Money: How to drive AI at scale to transform the financial services customer experience.…
WeWalk smart cane joins Microsoft AI for Accessibility programme
WeWALK, the smart cane designed for people who are blind or with low vision has joined Microsoft’s AI for Accessibility programme. Microsoft’s AI for Accessibility $25 million 5-year programme is aimed at harnessing the power of AI to amplify human capability for the more than one billion people around the world with disabilities. Through grants,…
COVID-19: 9 key trends shaping industry response
Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, The Reshaping of Industries Caused by COVID-19, encompasses nine key trends that will emerge from industries reshaping as a response to COVID-19. Chris Price reports... With the pandemic’s negative impact on the global economy, immediate action is critical. Technology leaders must assess the emerging opportunities resulting from COVID-19 and provide technological…
1 in 4 would be happy with ‘brain implants’
A quarter of people (24%) would be happy to see technology implanted in their brain to help them communicate, reveals research from price comparison site Uswitch.com, as it examines changes to technology since the year 2000. Brain implants like Elon Musk’s proposed Neuralink will let us control our gadgets with our thoughts and communicate at…
Ford adds AI tech to Ford Mustang Mach-E
Making its debut in the all-new, all-electric Mustang Mach-E is Ford’s next-generation SYNC - a technology that learns from driver behaviours to make smart suggestions. It combines conversational speech recognition, internet search results and machine learning intelligence to make time-saving recommendations based upon previous journeys. Ford showcased its new communication and entertainment system for the…
