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The Brief
Simon Bonk
Chief Information Officer, Correctional Services Canada
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Philippe Trouchaud
Partner PwC France, Chief Technology and Products Officer, PwC
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Anirudh Joshi
Senior Vice President and Head Cloud Americas, Virtusa
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BY THE NUMBERS
The significance of AI and automation within business in
Of business owners that believe AI technology will give them an upper hand
2022
78% 71%
Of employees ready to learn new skills to accommodate this new technology
Acquired by Google Cloud, Siemplify will become part of Google Cloud’s security team ‘to help companies better manage their threat response’.
LambdaTest has claimed HyperTest is the fastest website and webapp testing platform ever made.
What’s in store for video game technology?
Gaming technology has changed massively over the years. From PC and console gaming to the Nintendo Switch and the portable console revolution, the industry is constantly evolving. The question on many people’s minds is what’s the next big thing in gaming technology and how will AR/VR play a role?
The potentially convoluted future of the gaming industry
At this year's CES 2022 conference, held in Las Vegas, the show found manufacturers presenting completely different visions of how gamers should play. Whilst some remained team ‘PC experience’ showcasing monitors with new features, others focused heavily on portable gaming with the introduction of laptops with specialised gaming features.
Gaming in the Metaverse
As companies attempt to build a connected universe of virtual realities, gaming may have found a new home. A recent survey that 59% of industry experts said that gaming will dominate VR investments for the next few years. 64% also said that gaming has the highest potential to benefit from VR, among all other use cases. MACHINE LEARNING
According to Ocado Technology, creating a personalised experience that is trusted has become more important than ever. As a result, the pandemic has brought data and ML to the forefront of technologists’ minds.
INTEL
US microchip maker Intel apologised following a backlash over its letter urging suppliers not to source products or labour from China's Xinjiang region. The company's letter sparked criticism in China, with calls for a boycott.
ZILLOW’S HOUSEBUYING ALGORITHM
Zillow’s error was using its estimates to purchase homes itself, sight unseen, in order to flip them and collect transaction fees. It soon learned that its algorithm didn’t correctly forecast changes in housing prices.
META
Formerly known as Facebook, Meta faced a tumultuous 2021 and may struggle to regain the number of users the company once had. The platform has been heavily criticised for prioritising profits over everything else.
