Fintech
‘It’s a WhatsApp life’
A recent six-hour outage for Facebook’s services was irritating for UK users. In other parts of the globe, it disrupted entire economies Read more
Cybersecurity
DeepMind, Google Brain & World Chess Champion Explore How AlphaZero Learns Chess Knowledge
Deep neural networks are known to learn opaque, uninterpretable representations that lie beyond the grasp of human understanding. As such, from both scientific and practical [… Read more ]
Fintech
How Central Banks Think About Digital Currency
How Central Banks Think About Digital Currency In the late 1600s, the introduction of bank notes changed the financial system forever. Fast forward to today, [… Read more ]
Cybersecurity
Can AI Truly Give Us a Glimpse of Lost Masterpieces?
IN 1945, FIRE claimed three of Gustav Klimt’s most controversial paintings. Commissioned in 1894 for the University of Vienna, « the Faculty Paintings »—as they became known—were unlike [… Read more ]
Cybersecurity
The shape of edge AI to come
It’s not often the world of semiconductors is turned on its head. It’s clear that a similar transformation is occurring as a superabundance of start-ups [… Read more ]
Cybersecurity
Surveillance, Companionship, and Entertainment: The Ancient History of Intelligent Machines
Robots have histories that extend far back into the past. Artificial servants, autonomous killing machines, surveillance systems, and sex robots all find expression from the [… Read more ]
cybersécurité
comment Manutan s’est sorti de la cyberattaque du 21 février
Jérôme Marchandiau, le directeur des opérations IT du groupe, raconte comment la destruction soudaine des deux tiers de l’informatique a été vécue de l’intérieur. Et [… Read more ]
Metaverse
We asked seven venture capitalists if the metaverse is the next big thing or just a lot of hype
What is the metaverse? How far off is it? And will this represent a tectonic technological platform shift — along the lines of the internet [… Read more ]
Cybersecurity
How AI Is Deepening Our Understanding of the Brain
Artificial neural networks are famously inspired by their biological counterparts. Yet compared to human brains, these algorithms are highly simplified, even “cartoonish.” Can they teach [… Read more ]
Fintech
From cash crunch to conflicts with investors: The early signs of crumbling businesses
These days, a large amount of money is moving towards fast-growing startups. IPOs are happening, new unicorns are emerging, and valuations are rising rapidly. Such [… Read more ]
Cybersecurity
Defining what’s ethical in artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) was once the stuff of science fiction. But it’s becoming widespread. It is used in mobile phone technology and motor vehicles. It powers tools for agriculture and healthcare. [… Read more ]
Cybersecurity
How Artificial Intelligence is Improving Cancer Research
Cancer is one of the most complex diseases that affects humankind, making it an incredibly difficult condition to study and even more difficult to treat. [… Read more ]
Cryptomonnaies
‘Crypto-States’ Will Compete With Corporates in the Metaverse
It’s Facebook’s Meta versus open DAOs. And the battle will come down to hardware, specifically, microchips. What kind of metaverse would you like to live [… Read more ]
Data
Data collection isn’t the problem: It’s what companies are doing with it
ata is a company’s most powerful asset. Yet, many businesses cannibalize this valuable asset by selling it to third parties when they should be using it [… Read more ]
Cybersecurity
Regulating for AI – why the UK’s political narratives make it much harder to succeed
In a world in which data volumes will double by 2022 and again by 2025, emerging, data-centric technologies present a massive opportunity for Brexit UK. [… Read more ]