HP Inc also revealed a VR backpack aimed at business use
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Garry Kasparov: Humans Should Embrace The Change AI Will Bring
Kasparov believes AI will aid society, not destroy it
Google Machine Learning Tech Aids Nuclear Fusion Research
Working with Tri Alpha Energy, Google has developed the research accelerating Optometrist algorithm
Mark Zuckerberg And Elon Musk Clash Over AI Destiny
Musk said Zuckerberg's understanding of AI is "limited"
Microsoft HoloLens 2 Will Feature A Dedicated AI Processor
The coprocessor will be able to run deep learning neural networks locally
Government Offers £2m To Fund Terrorist Targeting Tech
Research projects that help pick out terrorists in crowds are being sought by the Home Office
Driverless Boat Testing To Take Place Off England’s South Coast
BAE Systems will create a driveless system testing service for autonomous boats and planes
Microsoft Wants AI To Save The World From Environmental Woe
AI for Earth will look to tackle climate change issues with smart tech
Google Creates Research Initiative To Study How Humans Interact With AI
The People + AI Research Initiative has launched with its human-focused research goals
Nvidia Joins Forces With Chinese Internet Giant Baidu To Push AI Tech Adoption
The partnership will focus on artificial intelligence in driverless cars, the cloud and research
ICO Rules Google DeepMind And Royal Free NHS Trust Data Sharing Deal Was Illegal
Patients were not informed by Royal Free that their data was being shared with DeepMind
Ocado Is Testing A Driverless Delivery Vehicle In London
The online grocery giant is continuing to push autonomous technology in its operations
Belfast To Host AI Camp Aimed At Teaching Students Machine Learning Digital Skills
The two-week course will take place at the Computer Science Centre at Queen's University Belfast
Taunton And Somerset NHS Trust Turns To Google DeepMind For Mobile App
Google-owned DeepMind signs up yet another NHS Trust as a partner
DHS Wants To Use Neural Networks To Boost Airport Security
Neural networks have many practical applications and body scanning could be one of them
Nokia Goes Big On Digital Health With Connected Portfolio
New products include a Wi-Fi connected BMI scale and a blood pressure monitor
Tech Firms Handed $258m To Develop Exascale Supercomputer
Large chunk of money handed to tech firms from US government to develop 1,000 petaflop supercomputer
Microsoft AI Beats Ms Pac-Man Top Score
The AI training techniques could be used to train better AIs for other tasks
Ford Will Open Smart Mobility Innovation Centre In London’s Here East
The car maker could use Here East's private roads for testing autonomous driving systems
BT: AI Divides Opinion On Whether Robots Will Steal Human Jobs
Some organisations predict the smart technology will create jobs while others speculate big job losses in their own ranks
Softbank Buys Boston Dynamics From Google
Moonshot project shot down. Alphabet finally offloads unwanted robotics division Boston Dynamics
BlackBerry Toughens QNX Against Car Hackers
Hacker proof cars? BlackBerry QNX Hypervisor launch allows for partition and isolation of safety-critical systems
IBM Reveals World’s First 5nm Chip With 30bn Transistors
Big Blue has moved away from FinFET to produce the tiny chip architecture
Toyota Adopts Open Source Software For In-Car Systems
Spread of open-source software continues into vehicles with Toyota opting for Linux-based platform
Nvidia Isaac Is A Virtual Simulator For Training AI And Robots Speedily And Safely
Isaac aims to make robot testing a more scalable process than real-world trials
Ulster University Launches £2m Hub Designed To Accelerate Health Tech Innovation
The innovation hub expands upon Ulster University's commitment to healthcare tech development
AI Discovers Drug That Could Slow Down Motor Neuron Disease
BenevolentAI's technology demonstrated the benefit if AI in healthcare
Nvidia Metropolis Platform Brings AI Smarts To Smart City Video Feeds
The graphics giant is mixing its latest tech together to bolster analytics in smart cities
Amazon CEO Bezos $1bn Stock Sell-Off To Fund Space Firm
Jeff Bezos this week has sold $941m in Amazon stock as he continues to plough funds into space venture
Welsh Universities Receive Supercomputing Investment
Supercomputing investment of £15m to drive 'world-class scientific research', as well as create jobs and industry partnerships