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Soulmachines

Daimler hires Soul Machines' digital human for customer service

Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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Sarah combines artificial and emotional intelligence for a new experience which redefines the link between man and machine.
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OVUM: Where are enterprises looking to really use AI?

Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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Artificial intelligence (AI) remains highly in vogue as a technology topic across the media and within the IT supplier landscape.
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Hackers exploit Tesla's AWS servers to mine cryptocurrency

Thu, 22nd Feb 2018
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Tesla is reassuring customers that a recent cryptojacking has not compromised vehicle safety of customer privacy.
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Check Point releases January's 'most wanted' malware

Wed, 21st Feb 2018
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23% of organisations around the world were affected by Check Point's 'most wanted' malware in January, a 'lucrative' revenue stream for criminals.
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eCommerce requires beefed up cybersecurity to function well

Tue, 20th Feb 2018
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In an increasingly interconnected world, online shopping and electronic transactions have now transcended its innovation status.
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New malicious search engine trawls AWS servers for sensitive data

Sat, 17th Feb 2018
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​As if it wasn't easy enough already, the lives for hackers has just been made a lot easier with a tool that lays bare AWS S3 servers.
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Melbourne firm Scram Software takes encryption to UK

Thu, 15th Feb 2018
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An Australian-developed encryption system for government organisations, not-for-profits and SMEs has launched in the UK after three years of R&D.
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Veritas debuts CloudPoint 2.0 - data protection with Azure & Google Cloud integrations

Wed, 14th Feb 2018
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Veritas Technologies has launched CloudPoint 2.0 on Google Cloud Platform, offering enhanced data protection and simplicity for multi-cloud environments.
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From Vietnam without love: Asia Pacific's next cyber attack hub

Wed, 14th Feb 2018
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Vietnam may be called the next Silicon Valley for its technology prowess, but for the first time it is now one of the top five cyber attack sources.
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Kiwi AI company brings 'grab and go' checkout-less shopping to Auckland

Wed, 14th Feb 2018
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New Zealand retailer Foodstuffs to trial Amazon Go-like artificial intelligence shopping solution to enhance customer experiences.
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ExaGrid & Comtrade launch new data center backup solution

Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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ExaGrid and Comtrade Software have collaborated on a new hyperconverged backup storage solution built specifically for virualized environments.
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Cryptocurrency exchange says it lost $195m to hackers – but is it a scam?

Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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BitGrail wasn't known to many until last week when it announced it had been hacked, but many experts believe all is not as it seems.
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The seven critical skills all IT teams should possess

Mon, 12th Feb 2018
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Skillsoft's EMEA MD explains how embedding key skills within in-house IT teams can help keep an organisation's data safe and its employees productive.
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Expert opinion: Three simple ways to prevent data loss

Fri, 9th Feb 2018
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IBM estimates the cost of a data breach is $3.62m, highlighting the importance of encryption - COMPAREX UK's expert on the matter provides his advice.
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Intel's new processors promise to relieve space & power constraints in edge computing

Thu, 8th Feb 2018
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Intel unveils Xeon D-2100 processors, targeting space- and power-constrained edge computing and data centres, with enhanced security and 5G capabilities.
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'No evidence' to suggest user info was compromised by Grammarly flaw

Wed, 7th Feb 2018
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A Grammarly vulnerability potentially exposed millions of user accounts and documents, though the company reports no evidence of any data leaks.
Cloud money

Cisco forecasts cloud data centre market to explode over next 4 years

Tue, 6th Feb 2018
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Cloud data centre traffic will make up 95 percent of total data centre traffic by 2021, with hyperscale data centres nearly doubling in number.
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Sonata Software to help lift 1m Indian craftspeople out of poverty

Tue, 6th Feb 2018
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The Industree Crafts Foundation and Sonata Software are working to bring tech to India's craftspeople and make their businesses sustainable.
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Oracle MICROS POS vulnerability may compromise 330,000 POS systems

Fri, 2nd Feb 2018
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A vulnerability in Oracle's POS systems may affect more than 330,000 payment systems across the globe, putting files and sensitive information at risk.
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Why the future of customer experience is both human and machine

Fri, 2nd Feb 2018
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Touchpoint's CEO says when it comes to customer experience don't believe the 'robot revolution' will happen overnight.