Pentagon awaits possible Amazon challenge over cloud deal
Amazon must decide soon if it will protest the Pentagon’s awarding of a $10 billion cloud computing contract to rival Microsoft, with one possible grievance being the unusual attention given the project by President Donald Trump.
For Artificial Intelligence Capabilities, CIOs Prefer To Work With Startups
One of the most fruitful paths to jump-starting innovation is to team up with startups, sharing ideas from outside the corporate walls, as well as drinking in their freewheeling spirit.
Should We Be Afraid of AI?
Recently major names in the technology industry have been talking about why the potential applications of artificial intelligence could be something we should be worried about.
Accenture Unravels Blockchain’s Role In Facilitating Enterprise Data Sharing
Trust. It has been the keyword around Bitcoin, and Blockchain, ever since Satoshi Nakomoto wrote the white paper for the revolutionary tech. Bitcoin was a new financial system for those who have lost trust in banks; it was trustless.
How IBM Cloud Paks Enable Enterprises To Modernize Their Workloads
IBM Cloud Paks deliver a containerized software solution to build contemporary cloud-native applications as well as to modernize traditional applications. Enterprises can choose from a variety of Cloud Paks to run their workloads.
How To Time Your Blockchain Move: Can You Surf A Wave Of Disruption?
I often ask enterprise executives who are investing in blockchain initiatives to share their perspective on “why now?” Our understanding of how to drive business value from blockchains is nascent, there are no established best practices to follow, and it’s expensive to be a pioneer.
Mastercard Pivots To New Venture: Blockchain Food Visibility
Mastercard, so long one of the biggest names in payment networks, is venturing into a new avenue which, at first, sounds far removed from its primary business model.
Blockchain offers promise for securing global supply chain
Blockchain technology has the potential to transform the global supply chain and improve both the speed and security of handling the flow of goods at international borders. But researchers say big questions remain about how the transformation will unfold.
Indonesia issues world's first blockchain sukuk
Specialised news outlet The Asset reports that BMT Bina used the SmartSukuk platform of Blossom Finance. BMT Bina is an Islamic microfinance institution based in Yogyakarta that supports micro-SMEs and entrepreneurs who are typically excluded from conventional financing support.
LabGenius: London-based startup gets €11.5M for discovering next-gen drugs using AI
The growth in Artificial Intelligence (AI) has proliferated into various sectors. A lot of startups across the world are creating new approaches and seeking after the inventive business models in a bid to alter the pharmaceutical businesses.
Dublin-based cybersecurity automation startup Tines raises €3.7M, plans to attract customers in US & EU
In the latest development, Dublin-based Tines, the cybersecurity automation company, has secured a $4.1 million (€3.7 million) Series A funding round to help it build its revolutionary security tools with the world’s leading companies.
Google's BERT hopes to generate better search results
Google announced it’s starting to use an artificial intelligence system developed in its research labs, known as BERT. The new technology hopes to improve the results it delivers when you type in a search query, though you might not even notice.
How Is Artificial Intelligence Changing Software Categories?
How is AI/ML reinventing existing software categories? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world.
Google Cloud AI Platform Gets Enhanced Training And Inference Capabilities
Google announced updates to its Cloud AI Platform that enhance training and prediction capabilities of machine learning and deep learning models.
Amazon's position as cloud leader and Bezos' title as richest man could be threatened by Microsoft's JEDI contract
Amazon is considering its options for how to move forward following the decision to award a massive government contract to its competitor, Microsoft, according to a source familiar with the situation. One analyst said he “fully expects” Amazon to try to fight the decision in court.