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Bing exceeds 100m daily users in AI-driven surge
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artificial intelligence (AI)

Bing exceeds 100m daily users in AI-driven surge

A third of daily users are new to the past month, with Bing Chat interactions driving large chunks of traffic for Microsoft's long-overlooked search e…
9 Mar 2023
Most business leaders think their digital transformation efforts are failing and directionless
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digital transformation

Most business leaders think their digital transformation efforts are failing and directionless

Attempts to digitise organisations have mostly failed and have increased the amount of admin tasks placed on staff
8 Mar 2023
Salesforce reveals Einstein GPT for CRM, announces broader OpenAI partnership
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artificial intelligence (AI)

Salesforce reveals Einstein GPT for CRM, announces broader OpenAI partnership

ChatGPT is also coming to Slack, as Salesforce doubles down on generative AI across its CRM
7 Mar 2023
Welsh startups 'increasingly isolated' over lack of diverse funding routes
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Business

Welsh startups 'increasingly isolated' over lack of diverse funding routes

Founders say Wales' chance to be one of the UK's leading tech ecosystems is being undermined by a lack of investment
6 Mar 2023
Gov's broadband plans do little to address 'rural brain drain', expert warns
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Network & Internet

Gov's broadband plans do little to address 'rural brain drain', expert warns

Businesses are still unable to compete with urban counterparts, forcing job seekers into the cities and suppressing innovation
6 Mar 2023
Stop worshipping CEOs – tech is a team sport
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chief executive officer (CEO)

Stop worshipping CEOs – tech is a team sport

Tech leaders are showing themselves for who they are, and it shouldn’t come as a surprise
4 Mar 2023
Medium businesses: Fuelling the UK’s economic engine
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Whitepaper

Medium businesses: Fuelling the UK’s economic engine

A Connected Thinking report
2 Mar 2023
Embedding AI in 6G to 'save the planet'
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Network & Internet

Embedding AI in 6G to 'save the planet'

AI can put us on the path to more sustainable 5.5G and 6G networks, but the technology might itself be too power-guzzling
2 Mar 2023
OpenAI launches ChatGPT API for businesses at competitive price
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Business strategy

OpenAI launches ChatGPT API for businesses at competitive price

Developers can now implement the popular AI model within their apps using a few lines of code
2 Mar 2023
Naoris Protocol snaps up former IBM chief scientist to lead its strategy
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Security

Naoris Protocol snaps up former IBM chief scientist to lead its strategy

David Holtzman will lead the mesh security player’s growth strategy across both Web2 and Web3
2 Mar 2023
E-ink is on-trend and I'm all for it
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Technology

E-ink is on-trend and I'm all for it

Colour-changing cars and VR books aside, the E-Ink renaissance is sure to leave a lasting impression on the enterprise
2 Mar 2023
The near and far future of ransomware business models
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Whitepaper

The near and far future of ransomware business models

What would make ransomware actors change their criminal business models?
1 Mar 2023
Greater transparency needed in AI industry to avoid future regulatory penalities
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Policy & legislation

Greater transparency needed in AI industry to avoid future regulatory penalities

Understanding of AI from executive to user levels could save firms from costly disputes
1 Mar 2023
MWC 2023: Who is Lenovo's rollable display for exactly?
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Hardware

MWC 2023: Who is Lenovo's rollable display for exactly?

Lenovo turned heads at MWC with a shiny proof of concept, but all it did was steal away the limelight from some great business launches
27 Feb 2023
Workday hit with claims its AI hiring systems are discriminatory
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Policy & legislation

Workday hit with claims its AI hiring systems are discriminatory

An African American plaintiff has alleged that Workday's systems prevented him from being hired on the basis of his race, age, and mental health
24 Feb 2023
Podcast transcript: The crisis in rural connectivity
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Network & Internet

Podcast transcript: The crisis in rural connectivity

Read the full transcript for this episode of the IT Pro Podcast
24 Feb 2023
The IT Pro Podcast: The crisis in rural connectivity
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Network & Internet

The IT Pro Podcast: The crisis in rural connectivity

Rural businesses are still being left behind and face shutdowns of 3G and copper without anything to fall back on
24 Feb 2023
Minimising digital risk with cyber resilience
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Whitepaper

Minimising digital risk with cyber resilience

Building an intrinsically secure enterprise architecture
23 Feb 2023
What businesses with AI in production can teach those lagging behind
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Whitepaper

What businesses with AI in production can teach those lagging behind

The more sophisticated the AI Model, the more potential it has for the business
23 Feb 2023
How data analytics is transforming Healthcare
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Whitepaper

How data analytics is transforming Healthcare

How companies can adapt their strategy to integrate data analytics
23 Feb 2023
Belfast to house new ‘Cyber-AI Hub’ following £18.9 million government investment
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cyber security

Belfast to house new ‘Cyber-AI Hub’ following £18.9 million government investment

The new hub will support the development of AI-enabled security tools and products
23 Feb 2023
AWS and Hugging Face partner to ‘democratise’ ML, AI models
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Cloud

AWS and Hugging Face partner to ‘democratise’ ML, AI models

The partnership has been described as a "smart and pragmatic move" and one that "can only offer benefits to everybody"
22 Feb 2023
What is bandwidth?
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broadband

What is bandwidth?

We examine why your internet connection sometimes slows to a crawl and exactly what is bandwidth
21 Feb 2023
Why risk analysts think AI now poses a serious threat to us all
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artificial intelligence (AI)

Why risk analysts think AI now poses a serious threat to us all

Serious minds are starting to buy into the notion that AI is a bigger threat to humanity than asteroids, pandemics and nuclear war combined
21 Feb 2023