Putting the “art” in startup: UK art marketplace Artfinder raises $2.2m December 14, 2016 UK art startup Artfinder said today it has raised $2.2m (£1.7m) – some of which came from the man behind the Amazon Echo. The company, which bills itself as an art marketplace, said it had brought on a new VC investor, Oxford Capital – and the round was also backed by William Tunstall-Pedoe, the Cambridge AI [...]
Here’s everything you need to know about Amazon’s new see-it-take-it shop December 6, 2016 David Bowie died, then Brexit, then Trump – now Amazon has launched a shop where you can just take stuff off the shelves and walk off. When will the madness of 2016 end? If it's all getting a bit much, chill out and read our handy guide to the new Amazon Go shop. I've seen the [...]
Google’s DeepMind is using “blockchain related” technology to increase data transparency December 5, 2016 DeepMind is using technology "related to blockchain" in an effort to become more transparent in the way it handles patient data in a tie-up with NHS health trusts which has caused concerns over privacy. Co-founder Mustafa Suleyman said the British artificial intelligence company owned by Google is working on a "general transparency architecture" for monitoring [...]
Uber’s created its very own lab for researching artificial intelligence December 5, 2016 Uber is getting deeper into the artificial intelligence game, creating a dedicated lab staffed with top researchers by acquiring a startup with expertise in the technology. The 15 staff of Geometric Intelligence will form the basis for the billion dollar startup’s San Francisco Lab, which will research the growing area of AI and machine learning [...]
Opening a new passage to India for UK SMEs December 1, 2016 It wasn't so long ago that the future foundations of global trade were going to be built by Brics – that is, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. These expansive developing countries, with huge populations and emerging economies, looked set to dominate the new century. But it hasn’t happened, and presently won’t. Brazil is in [...]
How can you monitor data in 810 billion photos? November 30, 2016 Have you been watching the epic Planet Earth 2 from the BBC? If so, you'll have been amazed at the roving drone that filmed billions of locusts in Madagascar. How about the jaw-dropping footage of a starving lioness trying to take down a giraffe at full chat? You were there. Almost. The images were simply stunning. Combine them with some 810 billion [...]
The London mayor’s ploughed £2.5m into startups since Brexit November 28, 2016 The Mayor of London has ploughed more than £2.5m into the capital's soon-to-be star startups since the vote for Brexit in a bid to show the world the city's "open for business", as he unveiled a new line up of advisors drawn from the UK's ranks of top entrepreneurs and business leaders. Sadiq Khan hailed the London Co-investment [...]
Google’s DeepMind wants to make doctor’s paperwork obsolete in new NHS deal November 22, 2016 DeepMind, the UK company leading the way in artificial intelligence research, is doubling down on applying its technology to healthcare which could save the NHS millions of pounds as well as time spent on paperwork. It has signed a five-year deal with a London NHS Trust to put into practice a prototype app designed to [...]
Two thirds of business leaders think technology will create more value in the future than people November 17, 2016 Feeling a little undervalued and overlooked at work? Well, look away now. Some new research from Korn Ferry is unlikely to make you feel much better. A study of 800 global business leaders found that over two thirds think technology will create greater value in the future than people will. Ouch. And 44 per cent [...]
Samsung splashes $8bn on connected cars company November 14, 2016 Samsung is stepping up its drive into the world of connected cars, splashing billions of dollars on a company specialising in the technology. The $8bn deal for US firm Harman International Industries, an offer of $112 per share, is a 28 per cent premium on the firm's Friday closing price on the New York Stock Exchange. Harman, which [...]