AI will eliminate 80 per cent of existing project management tasks: Gartner
By 2030, 80 percent of the work of today’s project management (PM) discipline will be eliminated, thanks to advances in AI, says Gartner.
Anthem Blue Cross joins AI for Health affiliation as founder member
Anthem Blue Cross is joining the AI for Health affiliation program as the initial founding member.
FTC launching task force to monitor technology markets
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has created a task force dedicated to monitoring competition in U.S. technology markets.
Ericsson, Intel collaborating on software-defined infrastructure
Ericsson and Intel have inked a multi-year collaboration to align ongoing development efforts in software-defined infrastructure (SDI) and Rack Scale Design.
Accenture opens innovation hub in SF
Accenture has opened a flagship innovation hub in San Francisco’s Salesforce Tower.
Ultimate Software goes private in a $11B deal
Cloud-based human capital management software provider Ultimate Software has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Hellman & Friedman.
McCormick using AI to mix flavors
Food company McCormick is collaborating with IBM to use artificial intelligence for flavor and food product development, the companies said in a statement.
Samsung launches 1TB embedded universal flash storage
Samsung says it has begun mass producing the industry’s first one-terabyte (TB) embedded Universal Flash Storage (eUFS) 2.1, for use in mobile phones.
Global IT spending to reach $3.76 trillion in 2019: Gartner
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.76 trillion in 2019, according to a forecast by Gartner.
Open source mapping platform Mapzen now a Linux Foundation project
Mapzen, an open source mapping platform focused on map display including search and navigation, is a now a Linux Foundation project, the industry body said in a statement.
IBM Services signs $260 million IT services agreement with Bank of the Philippine Islands
IBM and the Bank of the Philippine Islands, a universal bank headquartered in Manila, has signed a $260 million, multi-year services agreement.
Facebook creating AI ethics research center with Technical University of Munich
Facebook has inked a partnership with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) to create an independent AI ethics research center.
AT&T Park in San Francisco has become Oracle Park in new sponsorship deal
The San Francisco Giants and Oracle have signed a 20-year partnership providing Oracle with the naming rights to the ballpark through 2038.
ExxonMobil, research labs join IBM quantum computing network
ExxonMobil and research laboratories CERN, Argonne, Fermilab, and Lawrence Berkeley are joining the IBM quantum computing network, says IBM.
DARPA seeks to develop schema-based AI capability
DARPA says it is seeking to develop schema-based AI capabilities, to enhance reasoning about complex world events and generate actionable insights.