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Microsoft meets Pope to discuss ethics of AI
Microsoft President Brad Smith met Pope Francis to discuss the ethical use of AI and ways to bridge the digital divide between rich and poor nations. Read more…
Month: February 2019
News
Japan jumps on ‘big tech’ scrutiny bandwagon
Japan plans to set up a new watchdog to scrutinise big tech companies like Facebook and Google for monopoly practices and the handling of personal data. Read more…
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Has the MWC 5G bandwagon got its head in the Cloud?
Operators are pragmatic. We will not see any roll out of vastly expensive networks on the tried, tested – and failed – principle of ‘build it and they will come’. Read more…
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Dire warning for telcos and their CFOs – the party’s over!
The truth is staring telco CFOs in the face: your industry and, almost certainly, your company is going to get smaller and less profitable. The party is over. Read more…
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OSS data – more useless than useless!
A majority of OSS data is probably never used and as most of it ages, it becomes even more useless than useless. One wonders, why are we storing it then? Read more…
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India antitrust commission investigates Google abuse of Android
India’s antitrust commission is looking into accusations that Google abuses its popular Android mobile operating system to block its rivals Read more…
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Indian activists want more social media heads summoned
Indian activists have petitioned a parliamentary panel to summon the heads of US tech firms like Facebook and Google on things from tax compliance to data privacy. Read more…
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Is USA now threatening allies that deploy Huawei hardware?
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cautioned allies against deploying equipment from Chinese telecoms giant Huawei on their soil. Is this a direct threat? Read more…
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China’s AI strategy is a bigger deal than its 5G ambitions
The US should probably spend less time worrying about China’s 5G dominance and more time worrying about its plans to dominate AI development. Read more…
Features
Robot will be able to draw people from sight with bionic hand
Can robots be creative? British gallery owner Aidan Meller and the makers of Ai-Da say she be able to draw people from sight with a pencil in her bionic hand. Read more…