Few fields are currently as fertile and fast moving as robotics. Across the globe, companies are developing a new generation of robots that are more intelligent, connected, and advanced than ever before. Powered by significant advances in artificial intelligence (AI), sensing, connectivity and advanced materials, these robots are poised to transform industries as diverse as…
As university towns, Cambridge and Oxford are oddly disconnected from the UK’s capital when compared with those in other European countries. France’s leading universities are mostly in Paris, by contrast. As David Willetts, former minister for universities and science, and a British Conservative Party politician, writes in his 2017 book, A university education: “England is…
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Financiers picked up the pace of funding in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in Sweden last month, after an urgent government AI Commission warned that a lack of private investment was hindering the country’s scientific and economic development. In the space of a fortnight at the end of May, the nation with one of the least…
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Manish Jethwa, chief technology officer (CTO) at Ordnance Survey (OS), has a career-long passion for turning geographical data into useful insight. At the UK’s national mapping service, he’s leading the organisation’s development of next-generation geospatial technologies. Jethwa studied engineering science at the University of Oxford, where he focused on what were then considered niche areas,…
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As global chief innovation officer (CIO) at EY, Joe Depa helps his firm embrace new ideas that boost service delivery and address client challenges in key areas, such as tax and assurance. Depa, previously chief data and artificial intelligence (AI) officer at Emory University and global lead for data and AI at Accenture, became global…
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The past year has been crucial for Ukrainian-British tech cooperation. As one of the leading IT service exporters, Ukraine’s presence in the UK has never been stronger, with business ties growing deeper. Recently, the IT Ukraine Аssociation (ITU) published a comprehensive report on the state of the Ukrainian tech ecosystem. According to the report, Digital…
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I’m a longtime ChatGPT user, and I can’t imagine using the internet without access to some sort of AI to help me out. AI acting as an assistant is what I need from ChatGPT and other programs, and I can’t wait for AI agents to get better and easier to use. But I’ve also started considering…
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At Saudi Arabia’s Leap 2025 event in February, the kingdom announced huge investment in artificial intelligence (AI), while the conference element of the show majored heavily in key questions about AI. These ranged from the next steps, such as getting business value from enterprise AI, to challenges in developing agentic AI, as well as the…
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Over the past year, we have heard several rumors about Apple’s upcoming tabletop robot. While 2025 seems to be the year the company will finally bet on smart home devices, a team of robotics researchers at Apple leaked one of its most ambitious future products.In a blog post spotted by MacRumors, Apple shows ELEGNT in…
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We’ve already seen major advancements from American robotics companies like Boston Dynamics. However, Chinese robots from companies like DEEP Robotics continue to amaze us, especially in a new video showcasing the company’s latest quadruped as it dances, skates across ice, and more.The DEEP Robotics Lynx is just one of the company’s premier quadruped offerings. It…
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