Deep learning: Belgium’s secret weapon for England’s World Cup group decider June 27, 2018 England manager Gareth Southgate has long been be familiar with the threat posed by some of the supreme talents in the the Belgium squad such as Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne. Yet the Red Devils have a less well-known weapon at their disposal for tonight’s World Cup match in Kaliningrad, effectively a [...]
Peltarion, the AI platform used by Nasa, Tesla and Deutsche Bank, has opened a London office June 26, 2018 Swedish artificial intelligence (AI) startup Peltarion has launched a new office in London. The office has been created with global expansion in mind, with staff being hired for digital sales and marketing as well as tech development. Peltarion's operation AI platform, which enables companies to produce real-world AI applications at scale and speed, launched in [...]
Peltarion, the AI platform used by Nasa, Tesla and Deutsche Bank, has opened a London office June 26, 2018 Swedish artificial intelligence (AI) startup Peltarion has launched a new office in London. The office has been created with global expansion in mind, with staff being hired for digital sales and marketing as well as tech development. Peltarion’s operation AI platform, which enables companies to produce real-world AI applications at scale and speed, launched in [...]
Wimbledon to serve up highlights packages using IBM artificial intelligence technology June 26, 2018 The Wimbledon tennis tournament, which starts next week, will use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to help compile its highlights packages this year. The All England Lawn Tennis Club and technology partner IBM said the Watson AI platform had been taught to recognise players’ emotions, which it would combine with an analysis of crowd noise, players’ [...]
Doctor’s orders: how tech can help the NHS June 21, 2018 THE PRIME Minister’s recent pledge to increase the National Health Service budget by £20bn a year may have been an attempt to win over voters and distract the public from cabinet rows, Tory rebels, and near constant complaints about her handling of Brexit. Instead, the announcement drew fresh criticism about how the proposed funding increase, [...]
M&S and Microsoft launch strategic partnership June 21, 2018 Marks & Spencer is teaming up with Microsoft in a bid to shake off its reputation as a digital laggard. A strategic partnership between the two companies will focus on testing the integration of Microsoft artificial intelligence (AI) tech into M&S stores and wider operations. Today’s announcement comes a day after a former M&S digital [...]
Match Group makes move on dating app Hinge in buying majority stake in millennial favourite June 21, 2018 Match Group, the owner of some of the world’s leading dating apps and websites, has bought a majority stake in millennial-favoured app Hinge. The owner of Tinder, OKCupid and Match.com said its 51 per stake would allow it to acquire all the remaining Hinge shares within the next year, while declining to give any more [...]
With 99 per cent of wealth managers incorporating AI, here are the top six areas where robots could completely replace humans in the next five years June 18, 2018 Wealth managers across the world are speeding towards digitisation, as we learn which sectors are in line for a robotic takeover by the end of 2023. While only a third of wealth managers have already started using artificial intelligence within their firms, 99 per cent plan to deploy the technology within the next three years, [...]
To beat the techlash, insert humans into the AI equation June 18, 2018 Looking for a change to the corporate grind? Fear not, in 2025 you’ll get one when the keyboard becomes obsolete and your voice takes over. At least this was the prediction of a technologist I interviewed last week, who made the point that voice recognition is going to transform the way we communicate. Read more: [...]
Do brands benefit by using AI Systems? June 13, 2018 Artificial intelligence is becoming one of the most popular topics among brands and marketers. This is because it is proven to make everyone’s life easier. Brands have chunks of data they need to process and make the best out of them, and AI proved to be very helpful with such tasks. Most people tend to [...]