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Watch out, your office could be chock-full of tracking technology
New report reveals widespread employee monitoring sensors Some students have already successfully resisted them These sensors enable “intrusive behavioral monitoring and profiling” A new study led by Cracked Labs has warned physical office spaces have become hubs of surveillance, where sensors and wireless technology monitor employees’ movements and behaviors to…
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Dell and HP report revenue rises, but the outlook may not be quite as bright
Dell and HP both expect poor revenue growth in next quarters Computing giants say consumer market outlook for PCs is weak A shift to AI PCs may signal shift in outlook, however Two of the world’s largest PC makers have signalled caution for growth over the next few months as…
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Starbucks has gone back to pen and paper after vendor ransomware attack
Starbucks stores are using pen and paper to track employee hours after attack Third-party Vendor Blue Yonder hit with ransomware attack Retail stores in the UK and US affected Starbucks may be the largest coffee chain in the world, but many of its stores have been forced to manually track…
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AI could save the public sector billions — if it is willing to open up
Generative AI could save the public sector billions in the next 5 years More routine tasks could be automated to free up time for creatives More than half of public sector jobs will be changed in some way in coming years New research has revealed the UK public sector could…
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Banking on APIs: the future of the finance sector
The finance sector, widely regarded as a trend-setter for new and emerging technologies, is once again leading from the front. Since the rollout of the “open banking” initiative, which allows financial data to be shared between banks and third-party service providers, the pace of innovation in the sector has skyrocketed.…
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US scientists may have developed the first robot syllabus that allows machines to transfer skills without human intervention
Robots struggle to learn from each other, and rely on human instruction New research from UC Berkeley shows that the process could be automated This would eliminate the struggles of manually training robots Despite robots being increasingly integrated into real-world environments, one of the major challenges in robotics research is…
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