Smart pigeons to measure London pollution levels
A designer in London has come up with a natural way of deploying internet of things (IoT) pollution sensors… using pigeons.
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Internet of Things ‘will place greater pressure on companies to modernise’
Companies failing to upgrade ageing IT systems will struggle to survive as the Internet of Things momentum gathers pace, according to new research.
Google to sell robot army to Amazon?
Google’s parent company is looking to sell Boston Dynamics, the company behind its humanoid robots…and Amazon could be in the frame.
Brexit battle: 80% of CBI members want to stay in EU
Nearly four-fifths (80%) of CBI members think being in EU is best for their business, according to a new survey looking into business attitudes to the UK EU referendum.
Indian tech firms boost investment in London
Cobra beer founder Lord Bilimoria has welcomed India’s next high growth multi-national companies to London as new figures revealed the country’s tech firms are investing in London at an unprecedented rate.
Google joins up analytics with ‘360 Suite’
Google has launched a new set of analytics tools, aimed at large firms looking to get more insights from today’s multi-screen consumers, taking on the likes of Adobe, Oracle, Salesforce and even Facebook Atlas.
Battle of the brains: Facebook AI chief criticises Google’s Go victory
AlphaGo had already sealed its series victory by winning the first three games of the best-of-five. That triumph dealt a blow to Facebook, which has also been developing AI to play Go, a hugely complex ancient Chinese board game. In January, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company had created an AI system that was ... [Read more...]
PlayStation VR revealed… $200 cheaper than Oculus Rift
Sony has revealed that its virtual reality headset will cost $399, significantly cheaper than rivals Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.
Not-so-smart home: Amazon Echo ‘can be hacked by radio words’
Amazon’s voice activated home automation gadget can mistake radio and TV programme for human commands- as some owners found out recently while listening to a US talkshow.
Google’s AI beats world Go champion in series (but humans get revenge)
Google’s AI technology has beaten the current Go world Champion in an ongoing series of live TV matches- but the human contentsatnt got his revenge to take the score to 3-1.