Microsoft $20bn deal for Siri creator boosts health blitz
Microsoft is beefing up its artificial intelligence expertise for healthcare companies with the eye-watering $19.7bn (£13.3bn) acquisition of Nuance Communications,…
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Hegarty hails ‘magic of data’ in Genie freelance start-up
Sir John Hegarty, the man who once grumbled that “data creates nothing; but creativity has all the time”, appears to have…
TUC warns that AI is ‘robbing workers of their dignity’
Britain’s trade union barons have joined forces with legal experts to warn that huge gaps in UK law over the…
Microsoft UK creates first chief data officer worldwide
Microsoft UK has appointed the company’s first ever chief data officer in the world as part of tech giant’s own…
IDM launches first accredited training scheme for AI
The IDM, the training organisation dedicated to the data-driven marketing industry, is aiming to close the skills gap in new…
EasyJet Holidays rolls out AI platform as bookings fly
EasyJet Holidays is aiming to tap into Brits’ pent-up desire to get away from it all by implementing AI technology to…
Burberry staffs up for data analytics expansion drive
British clothing brand Burberry is seeking to further strengthen its analytics team as part of a long-term strategy to bring…
CMA widens probe into use of ‘murky’ online algorithms
The UK’s competition watchdog is ratcheting up its probe into how companies are using algorithms – most notably through artificial…
BT creates unit to boost cloud, AI and machine learning
BT is seeking to challenge the US tech giants’ dominance of cloud services, artificial intelligence and machine learning with the…
Decision Marketing at 10: Quantum leap to the next 10
It’s New Year’s Eve 2030. You’re doing a last-minute shop but it’s far less stressful than it was a decade…