The Bank of England is testing the UK’s ability to withstand a major cyber-attack on financial institutions. Some 40 firms, including leading banks, are taking part in a one-day “war-gaming” exercise designed to assess their resilience. The Bank is conducting the exercise on Friday in partnership with regulators and the Treasury. It wants to ensure […]
New research conducted by Yext the leader in Digital Knowledge Management (DKM), among 4,000 consumers in the UK and France has found as many as 70% of these consumers have yet to act on the search results provided by voice search alone. The ‘Accuracy in the Age of Voice Search’ report shows this cautious behaviour […]
Research from Blue Yonder, a JDA Company, in collaboration with Microsoft finds vast majority of brick and mortar retailers rely on manual intervention for core business processes such as replenishment and pricing New research from Blue Yonder, a JDA Company, in association with Microsoft has revealed that brick and mortar retailers are missing out on […]
5G mobile data will be so reliable and fast most homes will no longer need a separate home broadband connection, according to one of the companies planning to launch a UK service. Three UK’s chief executive told BBC News there would be enough capacity on 5G to cope with demand, meaning households would be able […]
Dimension Data Tech Trends 2019 report identifies fundamental industry trends that will come to define the business technology landscape in 2019 across customer experience, cybersecurity, digital business, digital infrastructure, digital workplace, technology futures, and services. In the report, Group CTO Ettienne Reinecke claims that 2019 will finally see digital transformation become a reality and predicts a spate […]
The US has hit back against a UK plan to impose a new tax on sales by technology giants. US political leaders and business groups say the proposal would violate tax agreements by targeting US firms. They warned the tax could spark US retaliation and hurt prospects for a US-UK trade deal. In a statement […]
A new report Wednesday found that 41 percent of British companies surveyed said their current business models will cease to exist in the next five years thanks to artificial intelligence (AI). The research also found 51 percent of U.K. business leaders do not have an AI strategy in place. Artificial intelligence is changing business fast […]
More than 185,000 people may have had payment card details stolen in a hack attack on the BA website. The victims were caught out by a website compromise that had gone undetected for months. BA only discovered the breach while investigating a breach of its website in September, which affected 380,000 transactions. BA owner IAG […]
BPU Holdings announces joint work using Artificial Emotional Intelligence (AEI) to harness better health and prevent sudden cardiac death, as well as assist with dementia. The company’s initiative is an outgrowth of its work with the United States National Science Foundation (USNSF) in partnership with the University of Arizona. Key to the project’s success are […]
New research from managed hosting company Hyve quantifies the reputational damage caused by website downtime. Over a third (36%) of UK shoppers say a non-functioning site immediately damages their opinion of a brand, causing perceptions of an ‘unprofessional’ and ‘poorly managed’ business. The study of over 1,000 consumers found that website downtime has a significant […]
