Novak Djokovic of Serbia lifts the trophy after winning his Men’s Singles final against Roger Federer of Switzerland during Day thirteen of The Championships – Wimbledon 2019 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 14, 2019 in London, England. Matthias Hangst | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images The 2020 Championships Wimbledon have […]
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EU carbon market emissions excluding aviation fell 8.7% in 2019
LONDON (Reuters) – Greenhouse gas emissions regulated under Europe’s carbon market fell by 8.7% last year, preliminary like-for-like data shown in the European Union Transaction Log database published by the European Commission and examined by carbon analysts at Refinitiv showed on Wednesday. The analysts added that the data was incomplete as not all installations covered […]
ByteDance makes its remote-work app Lark free in India
(Representative Image) Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, ByteDance owned-Lark Technologies had made its digital collaboration suite free in India as it competes with incumbent players – all of which are vying for increased business in the locked-down country. Lark is a platform for collaboration that brings together tools, including Messenger, Online Docs and Sheets, Cloud Storage, […]
If we could talk to the Eminelles, just imagine it
IoT Now columnist Nick Booth imagines interrogating Eminelle, Renewtrak‘s smart new artificial intelligence automation. IoT Now: What disappoints you about the Internet of Things (IoT) so far? Eminelle: I was the star guest at a recent IoT conference. They gave me a fantastic introduction: ‘Ladies and gentleman, I’m pleased to announce our guest speaker, Eminelle, which stands […]
Spotify signs licensing deal with Warner Music Group
Spotify has renewed its global licensing partnership with Warner Music Group, following which users in India will get access to songs from artists represented by the music label. Warner Music Group’s roster of artists include Ed Sheeran, Cardi B, Metallica, Coldplay and Neil Young among others. This move comes months after the Swedish music streaming […]
Future IT Teams Will Include More Non-Traditional Members
Despite the rise of IT-related AI, automation and self-healing systems, companies are still facing IT shortages as they become increasingly digital. Image: Endostock – stock.adobe.com The impending “death” of IT is sometimes overstated by vendors who are automating some aspect of traditional IT. While it’s true that cloud, infrastructure as code, robotics processing automation (RPA) […]
Enterprise risk management: More critical than ever
The fast-moving, global reach of the coronavirus has illustrated that a forward-looking approach to risk management is more important than ever. While no one could have predicted the nature, severity, or timing of the virus, it’s clear that organizations should include such risk scenarios in future strategic discussions. An annual survey of U.S. finance executives, […]
The Robots Are Still Coming
More people are needed for blue collar jobs in areas where AI-enabled automation was to have the most impact. So where are the robots? Every business sector has been experiencing changes in work due to AI. But just how much change, and how fast, is still up for debate, and new voices are weighing in […]
Will 2020 Be the Year Home IoT Cyber Attacks Get Serious?
When it comes to disruptive change, the emergence of the smart home is driving demographic, economic, and technological advancement as never before, says David P. Maher, executive VP and chief technology officer of Intertrust. This application of IoT, where private households and the devices that run them are connected to the internet, is creating an […]
General availability of new Azure disk sizes and bursting
Today marks the general availability of new Azure disk sizes, including 4, 8, and 16 GiB on both Premium and Standard SSDs, as well as bursting support on Azure Premium SSD Disks. To provide the best performance and cost balance for your production workloads, we are making significant improvements to our portfolio of Azure Premium […]