Interview: Why Samsung put a UK startup centre stage
admin Oxford Semantic Technologies is an example of what Matt Clifford, chair of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), was thinking about when he drafted the proposals for the…
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Digital twins extend to biological systems
Even though relatively new, digital twins are virtualising industrial settings, urban environments and strategic decision-making scenarios, but they can also virtualise biological systems and dynamics – even as far…
MWC 2025: AI is the new mobile UI for Qualcomm
On-device artificial intelligence (AI) will be a game-changer for tomorrow’s mobile industry across all enterprise applications, with AI being the crucial element in establishing new user paradigms and experiences,…
MWC 2025: NTT Docomo preps for beyond 5G future
Leading Japanese operator NTT Docomo has used the MWC 2025 event to showcase “fundamental advances” in next-generation communications technologies and services that will be needed to support almost unprecedented…
MWC 2025: Operators account for 85% of mobile infrastructure investments
As the leading firms in the industry show at MWC Barcelona how they are advancing mobile communications, a report from global mobile industry trade body the GSMA is calling…
‘Times are hard’ for fintech but latest report reveals glimmer of recovery
Fintech investment has been on a downward spiral since 2012, but the second half of this year could see the first shoots of recovery. Investment in UK fintechs fell…
EY: Industrial companies worldwide stunted in emerging technology use
Many companies from a range of industries worldwide are stuck at a trial stage of emerging technologies usage, according to the sixth annual EY Reimagining industry futures study. The…
Warning over privacy of encrypted messages as Russia targets Signal Messenger
Russia-backed hacking groups have developed techniques to compromise encrypted messaging services, including Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram, placing journalists, politicians and activists of interest to the Russian intelligence service at…
Apple withdraws encrypted iCloud storage from UK after government demands ‘back door’ access
Apple has withdrawn from providing its UK smartphone and computer users with encrypted cloud storage following a secret government order to require the company to provide back-door access to…
Government seeks payments tech partner through £49m contract
The UK government has begun its search for an IT supplier to support its plan to build open banking capabilities into its payment platform. The Government Digital Service (GDS)…