Category Archives: Innovation

18Mar/23

Green Hydrogen: IDTechEx Asks if It Can Be Cost Competitive

March 18, 2023InnovationArticles, Chemistry, Emerging technologies, Hydrogen, Hydrogen economy, Hydrogen station, Hydrogen technologies, Hydrogen vehicle, Low-carbon economy, Physical sciences, Sustainable technologies, Wateradmin

The clean hydrogen market is poised for growth, driven by decarbonization efforts and concerns around energy security. A number of ambitious targets and roadmaps are being set out by different governments and regions. Clean hydrogen can refer to a number of routes for producing hydrogen, but the primary among them are green and blue hydrogen. Blue hydrogen refers to hydrogen produced from natural gas or coal but with carbon emissions captured. Green hydrogen refers to the splitting of water via electrolyzers powered by renewable power sources. IDTechEx forecasts that the water electrolyzer market will grow to over US$120B by 2033. Continue reading

16Mar/23

Reminder: 2Gather: London

March 16, 2023Innovation.google, Alphabet Inc., Artificial intelligence, Bruno Aziza, Calendar, Digital media, Financial technology, Internet search engines, London, Online advertising, Websites, World Wide Web, Yahooadmin

Here are the event details:

Date & time

Thu, Mar 16, 4:00 PM (GMT)Add to Google · Outlook · iCal · Yahoo

Address

Now Online Only – . ., .

Virtual event URL

https://events.c2cglobal.com/j/87t64eqf3xqat/

About this event

*Note: Due to the continuing changes with the rail strike in and around London, we have made the decision to change the 2Gather: London event that will take place on March 16th to an all virtual event.*

For this special financial services and fintech event, we’re excited to have Bruno Aziza, Head of Data & Analytics, Google Cloud over from sunny California to lead conversations with customers sharing their stories about Google Cloud and the value it brings to their businesses.

Come to this virtual event to:

Ask questions of Bruno Aziza and key participants as they present a “fireside chat” on the challenges the financial services industry currently faces.
Participate in sessions with our partners.

See you there!

Questions?

06Mar/23

Stability AI Announces Stability For Blender; Text To Image Creation in 3D

March 6, 2023InnovationManitoba Provincial Road 272, Meir Joe, Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railwayadmin

Today, Stability AI, a community-driven artificial intelligence (AI) company, announced Stability for Blender, a free, easy way to use Stable Diffusion inside Blender. Blender is a professional open-source 3D computer graphics software. With this new tool, it allows users to generate textures, videos and more inside Stable Diffusion. Continue reading

02Mar/23

AI could make more work for us, instead of simplifying our lives

March 2, 2023InnovationArticles, Artificial intelligence, Automation, Barbara Ribeiro, Contents, Creative Commons, Kenya, Philosophy of science, Productivity improving technologies, Research, Robot, Science in popular culture, Scientific method, SHUTTERSTOCK, Synbio, Workflowadmin

Barbara Ribeiro, University of Manchester

There’s a common perception that artificial intelligence (AI) will help streamline our work. There are even fears that it could wipe out the need for some jobs altogether.

But in a study of science laboratories I carried out with three colleagues at the University of Manchester, the introduction of automated processes that aim to simplify work — and free people’s time — can also make that work more complex, generating new tasks that many workers might perceive as mundane.

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20Feb/23

AI, Cybersecurity and Superapps: Insight’s Trends Report highlights key IT themes for organisations in 2023

February 20, 2023InnovationInsight Enterprises, Trendadmin

Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ: NSIT), a Fortune 500 solutions integrator helping organisations accelerate their digital journey, today released its Trends Report, outlining five technology trends Insight experts predict will impact business strategy in 2023. The report highlights themes of simplification, cybersecurity, the evolution of the workforce, automation and AI, and Superapps as trends that will be key to business and IT decision makers in 2023. Continue reading

07Feb/23

Cisco to Train 10 Million People with Digital Skills over 10 years, across EMEA

February 7, 2023InnovationCisco Systems, Companies, Computer networking, Deep packet inspection, Telecommunications, Videotelephonyadmin

The number of people to be trained is part of Cisco’s 10-year ambition to empower 25 million people with digital skills worldwide through Cisco’s Networking Academy. This flagship program is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and, so far, has reached 17.5 million students across 190 countries. Since starting operations in EMEA, it has spread to 120 countries in the region and trained over 6.3 million students, through 5,800 partnerships, with educational institutions and organizations offering Networking Academy courses. Continue reading

29Jan/23

Deepfakes: faces created by AI now look more real than genuine photos

January 29, 2023InnovationAcademic disciplines, Articles, Artificial intelligence, Cognitive science, Computer Generated Video, Creative Commons, Deepfake, Generative adversarial network, Human behavior, Manos Tsakiris, Social media, Trust, United States, Unsupervised learningadmin

Manos Tsakiris, Royal Holloway University of London

Even if you think you are good at analysing faces, research shows many people cannot reliably distinguish between photos of real faces and images that have been computer-generated. This is particularly problematic now that computer systems can create realistic-looking photos of people who don’t exist.

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27Jan/23

ChatGPT: why education should embrace the AI chatbot, not shun it

January 27, 2023InnovationArticles, Brian Lucey, Chatbot, ChatGPT, Creative Commons, Knowledge, Michael Dowling, Research, Science, Scientific method, SHUTTERSTOCK, United Statesadmin

Brian Lucey, Trinity College Dublin and Michael Dowling, Dublin City University

Just under two months ago, the US artificial intelligence company OpenAI introduced a program called ChatGPT. Essentially an advanced chatbot, it has been the subject of much debate.

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24Jan/23

Introducing TAE Power Solutions, a power management spin-off company from fusion energy leader TAE Technologies

January 24, 2023InnovationArticles, Electric power distribution, Energy, Energy conversion, Energy storage, Energy technology, Renewable energy, Tae, Variable renewable energyadmin

TAE Technologies, the world’s largest private fusion energy company, today announces the formation of a new subsidiary, TAE Power Solutions.
Spun out from TAE Technologies, TAE Power Solutions intends to deliver a first-of-its-kind technology to fundamentally improve the reliability, efficiency, longevity, and affordability of electric-powered products, from vehicles to renewable energy storage. The proprietary technology platform is derived from fusion research, and is a foundational step toward mass onboarding of electric vehicles and deployment of intermittent renewable energy as dispatchable power. Continue reading

17Jan/23

Tredence Launches ATOM.AI, an Integrated Accelerator Ecosystem for Retailers and CPGs at NRF 2023

January 17, 2023InnovationGuitarists, Joe Louis Walker, Musicians, National Retail Federationadmin

Tredence, the Data Science and AI Solutions company, today announced the launch of ATOM.AI, an intelligently engineered platform that leverages AI to accelerate data and analytics modernization. Tredence announced the launch of ATOM.AI for retailers and consumer goods companies at NRF, the leading retail industry show hosted by the National Retail Federation. Continue reading

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