Month: September 2023 - Page 26

Sep 13 2023

European fintech investment plummets, but more sustainable future lies ahead

3 minutes of reading / AI, fintech, Tech / By Comkex

Investment in fintech across Europe fell by 70% in the first six months of this year, with “more pain” expected for the sector as investors take a more disciplined approach. But a more mature and sustainable future lies ahead, finds fintech report. According to a report from Finch Capital, the European fintech market’s total investment –…

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Sep 13 2023

European enterprises to spend more on generative IT to close gap on US

3 minutes of reading / Accenture, AI, Tech / By Comkex

European enterprises are increasing investment in generative artificial intelligence (AI) innovation at the fastest ever rate as they attempt to close the gap on their US-based counterparts. A global survey of 2,300 senior executives carried out by Accenture shows that generative AI dominates the tech budgets of European companies, with 91% allocating a significant proportion…

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Sep 13 2023

Unity Introduces Controversial Per-Install Fee, Several Indie Devs Respond

6 minutes of reading / Apple, social media, Tech, Twitter / By Comkex

This morning, popular game-engine creator Unity Software announced an update to its pricing and packaging plans, which will go into effect on January 1, 2024. The new pricing plan introduces a fee that activates and charges developers of high-performing games each time the title is installed by a user or player. The justification is that each…

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Sep 12 2023

Podcast: ‘Data first’ a key principle of digital transformation

4 minutes of reading / digital transformation, Tech / By Comkex

Be certain about who needs access to data, the purpose the data will be put to, and that the data is of good quality. Those are among the key principles of data management put forward by Chris Gorton, senior vice-president and managing director of data management specialist Syniti, in this podcast. Gorton explains the care…

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Sep 12 2023

Intel Unveils Barlow Ridge Thunderbolt 5 Controllers

3 minutes of reading / Intel, Tech / By Comkex

The USB-IF and VESA released the specifications of USB4 v2 and DisplayPort 2.1 in Q4 2022. At that time, Intel also announced that their next-gen Thunderbolt specifications would build upon these standards. However, concrete details were not divulged. Today, the company is unveiling Thunderbolt 5 officially with discrete controllers in tow for both hosts and…

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Sep 12 2023

The Apple 2023 Fall iPhone Event Live Blog (Starts at 10am PT/17:00 UTC)

14 minutes of reading / AirPods, Apple, Apple Watch, Hardware, iPhone, Mac Pro, machine learning, Meta, Tech / By Comkex

It’s that time of the year again – Apple’s fall iPhone event, where the Cupertino company to unveil its newest generation family of iPhones. This year’s theme is “Wonderlust,” and will be the backdrop for the launch of iOS 17 as well as what should be the iPhone 15 series. This year is widely expected…

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Sep 12 2023

TSMC Buys 10% Stake in IMS Nano from Intel

2 minutes of reading / Intel, Tech / By Comkex

Intel and TSMC have announced an agreement in which TSMC will acquire a 10% stake in IMS Nanofabrication. IMS, controlled by Intel, produces multi e-beam photomask writing tools, whose significance is on the rise. TSMC has collaborated with IMS Nano since 2012, and this investment is expected to deepen their partnership. TSMC’s acquisition of a…

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Sep 12 2023

Oxford’s Mini iFactory runs on S/4Hana

2 minutes of reading / SAP, Tech / By Comkex

BMW’s new factory for the electric mini in Oxford is using SAP S/4 Hana. The Mini plant in Cowley, Oxford is the first of BMW Group’s connected factories based on a digitised cloud architecture. BMW recently announced £600m investment in developing the plant to support the production of electric cars. The Mini Plant Oxford currently…

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Sep 12 2023

Western Digital Releases WD_Black SN770M: M.2-2230 SSD for Consoles

3 minutes of reading / Microsoft, Tech, Western Digital / By Comkex

Western Digital has unveiled a compact version of its WD_Black SN770 SSD, tailored mainly for handheld gaming consoles such as the Asus ROG Ally and Valve Steam Deck. The WD_Black SN770M delivers the performance typical of a midrange PCIe 4.0 SSD, with support for features like Microsoft’s DirectStorage. As implied by its name, the WD_Black…

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Sep 12 2023

A Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to developer experience

1 minute of reading / Computer, Tech / By Comkex

Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. September 2023 A Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to developer experience The better the working conditions of a software developer, the better the results. In this 15-page buyer’s guide, Computer Weekly looks at how to improve productivity, the tools required to build success and the value of…

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