In this second part of a two-part podcast, Dr R S Sharma, Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) speaks with Chris Chapman about how India will work to the new normal, post Covid-10, and how the telecommunications industry can adapt and support as we move out of the current public health crisis. Dr… [Read More]
In Conversation: Dr R S Sharma and Chris Chapman – Part One
In the first of a two-part podcast series, Dr R S Sharma, Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) speaks with Chris Chapman about the initiatives TRAI have undertaken during the Covid-19 pandemic to support their citizens with communication technologies with the assistance of the industry. Dr Sharma also discusses the effect on current… [Read More]
Self-driving cars may prevent only a minority of accidents
Reuters reports on a US study which suggests that the majority of road accidents are caused by mistakes that self-driving systems are no better able to cope with than humans. The research, from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, throws doubts on claims that fully automated driving will virtually eliminate crashes. Read more here.
Microsoft increases role of AI in news
Editors and journalists jobs to go in the latest deployment of Artificial Intelligence Theverge.com is one of a number of news sites to report the job losses at Microsoft News and MSN as the company replaces editors and journalists with AI tools in areas like the curation of stories. Read more here.
June is Cybersecurity Month at the IIC
The coronavirus pandemic has had a dramatic effect on how we all live and work, with most of us now working from home and staying socially distant from friends and family. The increase in cybercrime seeking to exploit the situation has posed challenges for organisations and individuals alike. We have designated June as our Cybersecurity… [Read More]
Rumours of the death of the password are exaggerated, for now
Biometric authorisation is becoming more common, but it’s still underpinned by the traditional password Almost every day appears to be a ‘Day’ of some sort, but one you may have missed occurred on May 7th. ‘World Password Day’ is designed to remind us all of the importance of updating our important passwords on a regular… [Read More]