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

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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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Complexity challenges of pandemic hangover could lead to SaaS hysteria

7 minutes of reading / Accenture, AI, API, automation, compliance, digital transformation, e-commerce, Snap, Tech / By

“I give the customer what he wants. I don’t think it’s my place to offer dietary advice. If they want red meat and boiling tar… then buon appetito,” said Tom Wambsgans, Shiv Roy’s husband and head of one of Waystar Royco’s divisions, in hit TV drama Succession. This idea of feeding customers what they think…

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Saudi Arabian fintech gets Mastercard boost

3 minutes of reading / Accenture, Amazon, fintech, Tech / By

Mastercard and Fintech Saudi have signed an agreement which could boost a core part of the Gulf state’s high-tech vision of the future. The deal supports Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 strategy, which aims to create a vibrant society, a thriving economy and an ambitious nation, which includes developing a fintech sector. According to the most recent…

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Thousands of Klarna staff access ChatGPT Enterprise

2 minutes of reading / Accenture, AI, API, ChatGPT, fintech, Tech / By

Payments fintech Klarna is providing its employees with access to OpenAI’s enterprise version of ChatGPT in a bid to enable them to better support its 150 million users of its payments services. The enterprise version of the generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology, ChatGPT Enterprise, promises enterprise-grade security to reassure businesses concerned about their data. Klarna…

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Accenture’s Brussels AI lab to focus on European public sector and health

3 minutes of reading / Accenture, AI, natural language processing, Tech / By

Accenture has created an artificial intelligence (AI) lab in Brussels to develop services across Europe focused on the health, public sector and NATO as part of a $3bn AI investment announced by Accenture in June. The AI lab and innovation studio will test and evaluate potential AI and generative AI-based services for the European public sector, including…

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Google Help workers claim layoffs are retaliation for unionising

6 minutes of reading / Accenture, Alphabet, compliance, Computer, Google, Tech / By

Google Help workers file Unfair Labor Practice charge against Google and Accenture over alleged “retaliatory layoffs”, which they claim was a response to their recent unionisation efforts. In early June 2023, a group of 130 workers – mostly composed of writers, graphic designers and other content creators who produce both internal and external material for…

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Vote: Who should be the 2023 Most Influential Woman in UK Tech?

22 minutes of reading / Accenture, agile, AI, Alphabet, blockchain, Cloud, Computer, data analytics, Dell, DevOps, fintech, Google, Google Cloud, HP, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, open source, Oracle, Salesforce, SAP, Sony, Square, Tech, Technology, Twitter / By

The 12th Computer Weekly list of the Most Influential Women in UK Tech is now open for voting, giving readers and opportunity to express who they feel should be given the top spot. Each year, the list of 50 women acts to make role models in the technology sector more visible and accessible in the…

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Most influential women in UK tech: The 2023 longlist

26 minutes of reading / 5G, Accenture, agile, AI, Amazon, automation, AWS, Cisco, Cloud, Computer, data analytics, data science, DevOps, Ericsson, Expedia, fintech, Flex, Fujitsu, Google, Google Cloud, Hitachi, IBM, Intel, Meta, Microsoft, Okta, open source, Oracle, Salesforce, Siemens, Snap, software engineering, Sony, Square, Tech, Technology, Twilio / By

Each year when Computer Weekly asks for nominations for its list of the most influential women in UK tech, the number of women considered grows. This year, more than 650 women were put forward for the top 50, Rising Stars and Hall of Fame, showing yet more growth from previous years – in 2017 when…

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ServiceNow Q2 2023: 23% year-on-year growth with GenAI to fore

2 minutes of reading / Accenture, AI, automation, digital transformation, Tech / By

ServiceNow has announced second-quarter 2023 revenue of $2.15bn, marking 23% growth over the same quarter last year. During the quarter, the supplier delivered new products said to embed generative AI across its Now platform, which is a cloud-delivered platform for automating digital workflows. These are: Generative AI Controller, Now Assist for Search, and Now Assist for Virtual…

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Risks of opening up AI

5 minutes of reading / Accenture, AI, AWS, Azure, Facebook, Git, GitHub, HP, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, open source, Palo Alto Networks, social media, Tech / By

Earlier in July, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, announced the availability of Llama 2, which will be made available in the Microsoft Azure AI model catalogue, as well as AWS. Meta describes Llama 2 as “the next generation” of its open source large language model. But while it is free for research and commercial…

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