machine learning

Govs 20m Turing fellowship to boost UK AI research

October 20, 2020

The government has unveiled a new fund that will inject £20 million into artificial intelligence (AI) research and development projects. Named after the famous World War II codebreaker, the Turing AI Acceleration Fellowships will benefit 15 of the UK’s top AI innovators. SEE MORE AI, 5G, and IoT will be the most important tech of 2021, IT leaders say SEE MORE What is ethical AI? SEE MORE AI-bas

Apple M1 MacBook Pro vs Intel MacBook Pro 13-Inch Buyers Guide

October 10, 2020

In November 2020, Apple updated its popular 13-inch MacBook Pro lineup with the first Apple Silicon chip for the Mac, the M1. The base 13-inch MacBook Pro was refreshed with the Arm-based Apple chip, bringing significant speed and efficiency improvements, yet Apple continues to sell the higher-end 13-inch MacBook Pro with Intel inside for several hundred dollars more. So is it still wort

A different Higher Education view of ERP and COVID

October 9, 2020

A different Higher Education view of ERP and COVID Brian Sommer Wed, 11/25/2020 - 02:25 Summary: A deep dive into an alternative perspective on Higher Education… (PIxabay) A decade or so ago, I ran a software selection & negotiation proj

Zalando erklrt AWS zum bevorzugten Cloud-Anbieter

October 8, 2020

MÜNCHEN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Der Online-Händler Zalando hat Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), ein Unternehmen von Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), zu seinem bevorzugten Cloud-Anbieter erklärt. Das hat AWS heute bekannt gegeben. Zalando setzt in dem Zuge vollständig auf Machine Learning Dienste von AWS, um seine gesamten Workloads für maschinelles Lernen in der weltweit führenden Cloud zu betreiben. Zal

Zalando Selects AWS as Its Preferred Cloud Provider

October 8, 2020

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced that Zalando has selected AWS as its preferred cloud provider and is going all-in on AWS for machine learning, running all of its machine learning workloads on the world’s leading cloud. Zalando, which offers lifestyle and fashion products to more than 35 million customers across 17 co

WAPDropper malware hooks you up to premium telecoms services

October 2, 2020

A newly discovered malware strain has been identified in the wild that unwittingly registers victims for premium services provided by legitimate telecoms firms. Named WAPDropper, the malware downloads and executes a payload, dropping a wireless application protocol (WAP) premium dialer which subscribes its victims to premium services in Thailand and Malaysia without their knowledge or consent. Th

AI 5G and IoT will be the most important tech of 2021 IT leaders say

September 24, 2020

Artificial intelligence, machine learning, 5G, and the Internet of Things are predicted to have the most impact of all technologies in 2021, according to a new report. Just under a third (32%) of CIOs and CTOs said that the technologies will be fundamental to their role next year, as businesses seek to recover from economic disruption and adapt to new working normals. IT leaders also believed that

To combat COVID-19 infodemic on Twitter with machine learning Novetta taps AWS

September 20, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads globally, misinformation about the virus spreads online through word of mouth on Twitter. Today, Novetta, an advanced analytics and technical solutions company, announced it utilized Amazon Web Services to understand better how to curtail these harmful narratives. Decision-makers and activists combatting misinformation about COVID-19, which Novetta calls the “infod

Transport for NSW trials machine learning to detect crash blackspots

September 12, 2020

Puts Azure to work on telematics data.

Automating Pattern Detection using Machine Learning for Telecom

September 7, 2020

Consistent asset health across many levels from cell sites to regions is critical to ensure uninterrupted operations for telecom operators. However, proactively identifying anomalous patterns like equipment malfunction remains a major challenge. Drawing on Subex’s deep implementation experience, this paper describes the chief steps necessary to deploy successful pattern detection solutions. It als

SD-WAN needs a dose of AIOps to deliver automation

September 4, 2020

Software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) is getting a big boost from AIOps as vendors look to simplify operations, lower costs, and optimize WAN performance in the modern cloud era.SD-WAN decouples the control aspect of a network from the hardware to create a virtualized network overlay, while AIOps applies machine learning and data analytics to IT operations to automate processes. The convergence of the two

Esade students start two projects in partnership with United Nations

September 3, 2020

The year 2020 opened with several terrible news items. Notwithstanding, every cloud has its silver lining. Back on 17 January, students from Esade Business School met with David Damian and Omar Mohsine at the United Nations in New York. What started as a simple introduction then in New York turned into a strategic partnership in the following months. Within the UN, the Jesuit university connected

NVIDIAs latest desktop workstation has four 80GB GPUs

August 27, 2020

Back in May, NVIDIA announced a ridiculously powerful GPU called the A100. The card was designed for data center systems, however, such as the company’s own DGX A100, rather than anything that the average consumer would run at home. Today, the company has announced the DGX Station A100 which, as the name implies, has the form factor of a desk-bound workstation. It comes with four A100 GPUs — eithe

AWS launches visual data preparation tool DataBrew

August 17, 2020

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the general availability of its new visual data preparation tool that lets users clean and normalise data without having to write code. Built as part of its AWS Glue service, the new DataBrew tool aims to make visual data preparation more accessible for a greater number of users. SEE MORE EU charges Amazon over misuse of third-party data SEE MORE AWS is th

The urgency of workflow automation in pandemic times - is low-code a difference-maker? Cherwells CEO shares field stories

August 17, 2020

The urgency of workflow automation in pandemic times - is low-code a difference-maker? Cherwell’s CEO shares field stories Jon Reed Thu, 11/12/2020 - 20:13 Summary: I’ve been pushing back against low-code evangelists for years - so why not talk to a low-code advocate? But as my discussion with Cherwell CEO Sam Gilliland shows, low-code has matured at the right time. Here’s how C

Deep as chips: the new microprocessors powering AI

August 4, 2020

The growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) is upscaling many standard types of IT workload as well as powering new services driven by advanced algorithmic data processing and machine learning techniques. Developers of AI systems, however, have been somewhat constrained by the limitations of standard microprocessors. Pioneering AI applications needed supercomputer-class compute resources in or

Right recipe for smart: add a pinch of AI to the IoT

August 3, 2020

Smart cities are already using real-time data to improve their operations. Adding intelligence and edge computing elevates the ‘smart’ concept beyond convenience and into the realms of autonomous and automated systems offering protection, saving costs and contributing to a sustainable future. A team of US universities, led by Carnegie Mellon University’s Metro21:Smart Cities Institute in Pittsburg

Apple announces MacBook Air with Apples Arm-based M1 processor

July 30, 2020

Apple has announced the launch of its 2020 MacBook Air. It’s powered by Apple’s new M1 processor. This is the first MacBook Air, and one of the first laptops, to feature Apple’s own Arm-based CPUs. The eight-core M1 is a 5nm processor based on the A14 Bionic, the chipset that powers the iPhone 12 and iPad Air lines. Apple stated at its “One More Thing” event that the M1 contains four of the world

New MacBook Air Announced as First Apple Silicon Mac With M1 Chip and Fanless Design

July 30, 2020

Apple today introduced a new MacBook Air as its first Mac with a custom Apple Silicon processor known as the M1 chip. The new MacBook Air is up to 3.5x faster than the previous-generation MacBook Air, with up to 5x faster graphics performance. Key features of the new MacBook Air:Apple-designed M1 chip with 8‑core CPU and 8‑core GPU A completely silent, fanless design Up to 3.5x faster CPU,

Enterprise hits and misses - HR tech gets a hard look Uber and Lyft get an election day reprieve and algorithms get a fairness backlash

July 28, 2020

Enterprise hits and misses - HR tech gets a hard look, Uber and Lyft get an election day reprieve, and algorithms get a fairness backlash Jon Reed Mon, 11/09/2020 - 16:34 Summary: This week - HR tech is murky, but a closer look at the HR Tech show clears the view. Uber and Lyft get good news on election day, but the issues of the gig economy linger. Algorithms-in-practice prove

Can a piece of drywall be smart? Bringing machine learning to everyday objects with TinyML

July 25, 2020

Can a piece of drywall be smart? Bringing machine learning to everyday objects with TinyML Kurt Marko Mon, 11/09/2020 - 23:23 Summary: So-called smart devices like Amazon Echo and Google Nest made early headway into our homes. But will devices as small as a vibration sensor soon outsmart an Echo? Here’s a look under the hood of “TinyML.”

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max review: Better not just bigger

July 23, 2020

In the old days, before COVID, I didn’t just review big phones — I used them almost exclusively. They’re especially helpful here in New York, where you never knew when a train will get held up. There’s nothing like a big screen and some noise-canceling headphones to help you feel like you’re anywhere but a crowded subway car. Needless to say, things have changed. These days I spend nearly all my t