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MIT engineers achieve breakthrough in fault-tolerant quantum computing

MIT engineers have achieved a major leap towards fault-tolerant quantum computing by demonstrating an order-of-magnitude stronger nonlinear light-matter coupling. This breakthrough promises nanosecond-speed quantum information readout and processing, significantly accelerating the path to practical quantum computation.

The Secrets Behind Voice-Command Virtual Assistants

"10 Minutes, I'll Give You The Truth About Smart Speaker and Virtual Assistants". Marsali Hancock of the EP3 Foundation discusses.

PM Boris Johnson awards £1 billion of aid funding to climate change scientists

British scientists and innovators will be able to access £1 billion of aid funding to develop new technology targeted at tackling climate change in developing countries.

Cybersecurity in hospitals and care centres

Dr Peter Leitner and Stela Shiroka, at INTERSPREAD GmbH, detail cybersecurity in hospitals and care centres and their thoughts on the need for increased awareness and enhanced training capabilities in Europe.

User-Centric Platform PRINTEPS for Unified AI Robot Applications

Takahira Yamaguchi of Keio University dives into the PRINTEPS platform, explaining how it helps AI Robot Applications to be more easily to develop.

Social media sites listen to NHS call for online protection

Facebook and Instagram have announced they are removing posts that promote 'miracle' cures like get-slim-quick products, which are known to have damaging side effects.

Cyber-Trust: Safeguarding IoT and building trust through blockchain

Dr Stavros Shiaeles, University of Plymouth and Dr Nicholas Kolokotronis, University of Peloponnese discuss how Cyber-Trust is being used to Safeguard Internet of Things (IoT).

Political hacktivism: Future cyber skills shortage under the spotlight

34% of the UK public is concerned with the rise in political hacktivism aimed at disrupting democratic processes, such as general elections and referendums.

Finding a dividend for transformation

Rob Fotheringham, Managing Director, highlights the work conducted at Fotheringham Associates to help businesses develop a successful digital transformation strategy.

Nanomaterials: Laser ablation in liquid environment (LALE) technique

Cecilia Van Cauwenberghe from Frost & Sullivan’s TechVision Group focuses on nanomaterials by looking at the challenges and opportunities around the laser ablation in liquid environment (LALE) technique, including an overall perspective.

Putting young people at the epicentre of children’s services

Richard Betts, CEO of Local Government at Servelec, discusses how local authorities are transforming data and information flow through interoperability.

Share Internet Data Ltd (SID) expands mobile network to include LDJ Digital app

Jose Merino, CEO of LDJ Digital explains here how Share Internet Data Ltd (SID) is expanding its mobile network to include the unbanked with its exciting LDJ Digital app.

How can video analysis facilitate investigation of criminal and terrorist activities?

VICTORIA (VIDEO ANALYSIS FOR INVESTIGATION OF CRIMINAL AND TERRORIST ACTIVITIES) is a Horizon 2020 EU Security Project, which is developing robust and accurate video analysis technology to boost the law enforcement agencies’ investigative capacity.

Researchers want video game loot boxes to be recognised as gambling

University of York academics contributed to a House of Commons report calling for video game loot boxes to be regulated under gambling law and to stop selling them to young people.

A better digital future: Meeting the ethical challenges of connected technologies

Irina Shklovski, Associate Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, explains the ethical challenges of connected technologies in today’s world and how the VIRT-EU project helps to move us towards a better digital future.

Pegasus spyware: Will the NSO Group change their policies?

NSO Group has been pressured over revelations its invasive Pegasus spyware was used against journalists such as Jamal Kashoggi.

The future of artificial intelligence in health

The future of artificial intelligence in health is placed under the spotlight here by The Alan Turing Institute, UK.

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