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Sigfox sale gets delayed to April 21 – ‘a week to convince the government,’ says UnaBiz

The Commercial Court of Toulouse in France has delayed its decision on the sale of Sigfox until April 21. The decision, originally scheduled for today (April 14), gives Singapore-based UnaBiz, the long-time front-runner to buy ailing IoT firm, another week to appeal against the...

“The fate of Sigfox is in your hands” – Henri Bong’s open letter to President Macron

An Open Letter to Presidential Candidate Macron Subject: Resumption of Sigfox activity #SauvonsSigfox #ReviensLeon Presidential candidate Macron, You gave me a taste for politics. You have given me hope in a government with progressive values, capable of destroying dogmatic practices that chained France to immobility and futile...

AI will transform early cancer diagnosis and healthcare, says British PM

Artificial intelligence (AI) will enable earlier diagnosis of diseases like cancer, diabetes, heart disease and dementia, British Prime Minister Theresa May has said in a speech on industrial strategy at Jodrell Bank, the UK centre for physics, astro-physics and astronomy, in Manchester. In the latest in...

Brexit-bound UK follows EU with its own £1bn AI stimulus

The UK government has announced a £1 billion ($1.4bn) joint investment to stimulate the country’s artificial intelligence (AI) industry. The deal includes £600 million of additional funding, comprising £300 million of private sector investment from 50 technology firms, matched by £300 million of newly allocated...

The new tech arms race: a review of national AI strategies

France’s national AI strategy is only the latest promise in an intensifying political arms race. Enterprise IoT Insights considers the seven most significant national AI strategies to date, including state AI blueprints from the US, Canada, the UK, China and Japan. France's bold plan to...

Industry welcomes Macron’s $1.85bn AI initiative as latest in new tech arms race

French president Emmanuel Macron’s commitment to invest €1.5bn ($1.85bn) in new education and business initiatives around artificial intelligence (AI) was applauded by the telecoms industry, but only as the latest promise in an intensifying political arms race. Macron said last week France would invest...

France-based Orange follows Macron’s AI promise with new jobs and training

Orange said in a statement it supports the French government’s new plan on artificial intelligence (AI), and announced in tandem the acceleration of its own use of AI. The France-based company said it will help train 500 people in the field, and recruit 200...