In a clear demonstration of the rapid roll-out of gigabit services to locations outside of the larger metropolitan areas in the UK, Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has completed the first phase of work to bring full-fibre broadband to Doncaster in South Yorkshire, while just across to the east of northern England, wholesale-only fibre network operator … Leer más
One of the most surprising findings from this year’s Nash Squared Digital Leadership Report is that the number of major cyberattacks reported is falling. In its 25th year of publication, the report found that across more than 2,100 technology/digital leaders surveyed globally, the proportion experiencing a major cyberattack in the last two years has fallen … Leer más
In a move that the Dubai-based metaverse project says will usher in a new era of metaverse accessibility, Everdome has launched the Spaces metaverse-as-a-service (MaaS) product line with the aim of making the metaverse more accessible for all. Spaces is designed to allow users without deep technical knowledge to quickly produce metaverse experiences that can … Leer más
The meteoric increase of the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across all sectors is impossible to ignore. Whatever your feelings about AI, the use of these models is with us to stay and used in the right way it creates opportunities for businesses to improve efficiencies, reduce costs whilst at the same time streamline (and … Leer más
The landscape of 5G devices is evolving rapidly to meet the diverse needs of various use cases, ranging from smartphones to specialised internet of things (IoT) and emerging battery-less ambient IoT devices, highlighting the versatile future of 5G technology, according to research from mobile trade association 5G Americas. The briefing paper, Evolving devices for 5G … Leer más
Ericsson has announced the launch of its India 6G programme with the formation of an India 6G Research team in its Chennai research and development (R&D) centre. At present, the communications technology and services provider has three R&D centres in India, located in Chennai, Bengaluru and Gurgaon. The India 6G team comprises senior research leaders … Leer más
The UK government is to invest £100m in deploying artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help accelerate the pace of research into treatments for incurable diseases. The initiative has been termed The AI Life Sciences Accelerator Mission and was announced by prime minister Rishi Sunak in a speech on Thursday 26 October 2023. “AI can help us … Leer más
The UK government has excluded the communities and workers most affected by artificial intelligence (AI) from its upcoming AI Safety Summit, which will be a closed shop dominated by big tech firms, say more than 100 civil society organisations in an open letter branding the event “a missed opportunity”. Released ahead of the official AI … Leer más
The chair of UK’s Frontier AI Taskforce, Ian Hogarth, has released the second progress report on the Frontier AI Taskforce. The report follows on from the first Fronier AI report, published last week. The report notes that the hardest challenge faced in building the taskforce is persuading leading AI researchers to join the government. “Compensation … Leer más
Companies with more mandated office days are less likely to have hired female tech talent in the past two years, according to research from Nash Squared. As part of its annual Digital leadership report, Nash Squared found in organisations where it is mandated for employees to come into the office five days a week, only … Leer más