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Amazon Web Services has announced a $230 million commitment for startups globally to accelerate the development of generative AI applications.
Great British Entrepreneur of the Year, Dr Ben Maruthappu, has called for the next UK government to embrace the potential of preventative tech to save lives and solve the NHS crisis.
NTT DATA has found that 80% of organisations agree that inadequate or outdated technology is holding back organisational progress and innovation efforts.
Following on from day one, the second day of DES2024 took us once more into the fast-paced world of AI and technology-driven industries.
Reset Connect London, the leading sustainability, net-zero and decarbonisation event and flagship event of London Climate Action Week, returns to ExCeL London on 25-26 June 2024. Uniting business leaders, investors, policymakers and industry experts to drive forward the global sustainability agenda. This year’s event is their biggest event yet, expected to draw over 7,000+ visitors, 400 speakers and host more than 200 exhibitors, providing an unparalleled platform for networking, collaboration and connecting with businesses at the heart of the sustainability and net-zero ecosystem.
The potential of exponential technologies has opened the window to new business and development opportunities, although it has also led to the emergence of unprecedented risks, with cyber-attacks being the main protagonists. Thirty-two percent of cyberattacks recorded in 2023 targeted Europe, according to a market report. “Physical and cyber wars are no longer separate. Cyberspace has no borders, just a playing field where anyone with an Internet connection is a player,” said Enrique Pérez de Tena, Head of IR and cooperation section of the Joint Cyberspace Command, during his participation at Digital Enterprise Show (DES).
Amadeus Capital Partners, the global technology investor, is delighted to welcome Dr. David Parker as a part time Venture Partner to its early stage, deep tech investing team. David has a longstanding relationship with Amadeus, having collaborated on projects for over twenty years. He will support the team in identifying and assessing promising investment opportunities and advise portfolio companies as they scale and commercialise.
Business Debtline has launched a new programme, supported by Aviva, to address the financial skills and confidence gap faced by many small business owners.
South Summit Madrid 2024, co-organised by IE University, held its 13th edition from June 5th to 7th. The benchmark meeting for the entrepreneurial and innovative ecosystem brought together more than 6,500 entrepreneurs at La Nave in Madrid, who were able to make high-value connections with 6,000 representatives of corporations and 2,000 investors from all over the world, whose investment portfolio exceeds $500 billion – $174 billion more than last year.
SoftwareOne, a global software and Cloud solutions provider, has released further findings from its Cloud Skills Report, highlighting the need to bridge the human-machine divide.
A £1 million pitch competition has launched in the West Midlands, solidifying the region’s position in the tech sector.
Digital Enterprise Show (DES), Europe’s largest event dedicated to exponential technologies, kicked off today in Malaga by putting the ethical and human approach to the application of AI on the table. Leading technology gurus explored the challenges, benefits and influence the generative learning tool is having on the community and business.
The session framed within the AI4Humanity by UN panels at Digital Enterprise Show (DES), led by Carme Artigas, co-chair of the United Nations High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence, featured the participation of Zondwa Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela and president of the Mandela Legacy Foundation.
2.4 million businesses leaders could be left behind by the advances in AI, posing a huge economic risk to the UK, recent findings have revealed.
The Internet of Things (IoT) is predicted to increase in market size from $714.48 billion in 2024 to $4,062.34 billion by 2032.
On the first day of the Digital Enterprise Show (DES) in Malaga, Spain, the theme of ‘Exponential Intelligence’ was the focal point, driving discussions, presentations, and networking sessions.
The first day of the world technology summit brought together experts from the UN, Meta, IBM, and T-Systems, who addressed the challenges of the generative learning tool in the corporate world and in society
EV charging platform, Monta, has appointed Jesper Terkelsen as the company’s new Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
As the parties lay out their manifestos this week, insight from Simply Business have revealed that the Labour Party is currently perceived as the most supportive of small business interests.
MinnaLearn, a Finnish learning company, launches a programme to train social entrepreneurs across Europe in AI skills.
