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Research: US pay-TV subs wary of data collection

Research from Parks Associates reveals that a particular segment of consumers, representing approximately 20 per cent of US broadband households, is highly sensitive to collection and use of information about themselves and their activities. While these consumers understand that many companies use this data, 80 per cent believe that they receive little in return for […]

August 9, 2018

SoftBank: “AI will be humankind’s biggest revolution”

Masayoshi Son, founder, chairman and CEO of Japanese media conglomerate SoftBank, speaking at the company’s Q1 earnings report, brought the market up-to-date on its Vision Fund. He explained how in SoftBank’s view computing power was expanding so rapidly that many industries, especially in technology and engineering, would be adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI). “AI is the […]

August 8, 2018By Chris Forrester

Samsung €19.25 billion R&D for 5G, AI, SoC

Samsung said it wanted to build “an innovation ecosystem” for the coming years. As part of its three year plan, it will bolster its team of AI researchers to 1,000 across its R&D centres worldwide. The company said: “Samsung expects innovations powered by AI technology will drive the industry’s transformation, while the next-generation 5G telecommunications […]

August 8, 2018

Paywizard and Edinburgh University partner for AI

Paywizard, the pay-TV subscription, billing, customer relationship management (CRM) specialist, has announced that it has partnered with the University of Edinburgh, one of the world’s leading universities, to drive the development of new AI-driven capabilities within its next-generation subscriber intelligence platform. The partnership taps into the expertise and innovation of EPCC at the University of […]

August 8, 2018