We live in an increasingly digitally-enhanced, connected world. From voice-controlled smart door locks for the home, to fully automated manufacturing and logistics systems, we rely on technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to cater …
The energy system of the future won’t look like today’s. The scale of change over the next 10 to 20 years will be considerable and, while we don’t know exactly what this change will look like, we do know some …
The range of sensors and resolution of data available from satellites is growing rapidly and we continue to improve how we monitor, map and assess the Earth’s surface. Worldwide changes to our climate have highlighted the importance of monitoring our …
Data transmitted every half-hour from the cloud provided temperature observations to the men of science for predicting weather patterns with more accuracy than ever before. Men of science? Yes, you read correctly and this is not a politically incorrect statement: …
There has been a recurring challenge that I’ve faced numerous times over the past three years: how do you describe the Internet of Things (IoT) to someone that has no idea what it’s about? From friends and family, to children …
CityVerve’s goal is to create a smarter city, and that means being smarter with how we collect and use data. Though CityVerve is technically only a few months old, life for Manchester’s demonstrator really began in August of 2015 when …
From a technology perspective, we live in exciting times. There are four huge technology tsunamis heading our way: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Robotics Big Data the Internet of Things (IoT) These are the four key technologies that power Ocado’s end-to-end e-commerce, …
Currently the UK digital economy is relatively small The Economist magazine recently observed: despite appearances, the UK digital economy is still relatively small. The digital economy contributes 7% of national output; only 5% of jobs and 9% of businesses form …
In 1965, Gordon Moore the co-founder of Intel and Fairchild Semiconductor observed that the number of transistors on a microprocessor chip doubles every two years or so. This insight has become known as Moore’s Law and it has held true …
The Internet of Things (IoT) has many personas and definitions; from the original description of a uniquely addressable network for objects, through to Cisco’s “IoE” Internet of Everything: people, process, data and things. There are even acronyms for specific sectors …
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