Caterpillar and OSIsoft debut AI platform to reduce costs for shipping industry
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe marine division of US machinery and equipment maker Caterpillar has integrated OSIsoft’s data management system into its industrial artificial intelligence (AI) platform to help shipping companies reduce fuel and …
The URLLC debate (pt4): What is the business case for MEC? (And where’s the edge at anyway?)
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailFor ultra low latency services, as enabled by incoming 5G technologies, multi-access edge computing (MEC) is a must. It provides the means to reduce latency, by degrees, as the compute …
AI will create 133m new jobs by 2025, but not enough people to fill them
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailArtificial intelligence (AI) will create more jobs than its takes away, as well as bringing new efficiencies and profit making to enterprises. This is the conclusion of new research into …
AT&T opens Texas innovation lab for industry ‘verticals’ to test 5G, AI, SDN and IoT
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailAT&T is inviting companies in the manufacturing, retail, health, finance, and public sector industries into its Foundry innovation lab in Plano, Texas, for the first time to collaborate on new …
Train reliability can jump 30% with predictive maintenance, claim Nokia and Altran
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailTelecoms vendor Nokia and engineering firm Altran have announced a predictive maintenance solution to streamline the upkeep of trains from all manufacturers. Nokia said it will make trains up to …
IBM releases open-source developer toolkit to identify bias in AI algorithms
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailIBM has launched an open-source toolkit to discern bias in artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms. The project, in Python, presents developers with fairness metrics to check for bias in machine learning …
Telematics firm Geotab uses fleet data to create ‘hyper-local’ heat map for smart cities
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailCanadian telematics firm Geotab is making available hyper-local weather and environmental data from its fleet of over one million vehicles across the globe. It is offering the live feed of …
Sensors, data and control: How the cannabis industry got high (tech) with IoT
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailCannabis growers, like other agriculturalists, are turning to internet-of-things (IoT) technologies, essentially comprising sensor devices and data analytics, to bring new efficiencies to their operations, and improve yields and profits. …
Arm: “Innovation won’t stop, it will just get harder – get over it”
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe old drivers for the advancement and miniaturisation of computing may be about spent, but there is plenty of innovation in the pipe during the next five years, Arm co-founder …
Sprint, Vodafone call on Arm to embed and secure IoT connectivity
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailOperators Sprint and Vodafone have backed Arm’s integrated SIM (iSIM) technology to help the internet-of-things (IoT) market reach scale. Sprint confirmed it is working with fellow Softbank companies Arm and …
