UK government pledges £250m AI fund for NHS to lead “health tech revolution”
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe UK has announced a £250 million investment for a National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab for the National Health Service (NHS), as the healthcare sector is poised for a “huge …
Amazon applies for new CBRS test license; AWS amps up IIoT work in private LTE
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAmazon has applied with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a temporary license to work in the CBRS band in California to test and analyse the performance of new 3.5 …
Elisa and Ericsson to offer private LTE for industrial and emergency services
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFinnish operator Elisa is offering enterprise customers and public safety agencies a private LTE solution, after trials with Swedish vendor Ericsson during the first half of the year. Ericsson said …
IIC releases AI contract tool, IIoT security guides and IIoT maturity gauge
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) is piloting a contract automation tool that uses artificial intelligence to negotiate between industrial companies, without human involvement, to arrive at contract terms both sides …
Taoglas buys Irish IoT and AI design company Firmwave
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAntenna company Taoglas has acquired Dublin-based hardware and software developer Firmwave to bring new internet-of-things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to its antennas and radio solutions, targeted at healthcare, …
Cisco, Nokia, Vodafone join IBM blockchain to bring order, trust to supply chain
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailCisco, Lenovo, Nokia, Schneider Electric, and Vodafone have joined IBM’s new Trust Your Supplier (TYS) blockchain project to bring efficiency, order, and accountability to the supply chain. Belgian brewing company …
Call for ‘kill switches’ in connected cars, as fears rise of 9/11-style cyber-attack
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailA coordinated cyber-attack on connected cars in the US could case thousands of deaths and cripple national infrastructure, according to a new report from Consumer Watchdog, which goes so far …
HPE buys one-time startup wonder MapR to bolster edge-cloud AI portfolio
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailHewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has acquired the business assets of big-data firm MapR for an undisclosed fee. California based startup MapR had raised $280 million over eight rounds of funding, …
Thailand’s $3.9bn One Bangkok zone to set “new benchmarks” in smart-city living
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailDetail of the design of Thailand’s new real-estate mega development, One Bangkok, has been revealed for the first time. The $3.9 billion project, billed as the country’s largest ever private …
Vision Zero: the Swedish road safety concept driving smart city policy
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe Vision Zero concept remains a favourite of smart cities and smart traffic systems, as we cover them, and a go-to policy for politicians seeking change in traffic-related planning. Put …
