Will McAllister, senior vice president and managing director of EMEA at Guidewire, shares the software provider’s plan to do more business in the UK plus how insurers can now launch new products in a few hours. What kind of conversations has Guidewire been having with insurers in the UK? It varies from customer to customer...
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Virgin Atlantic Lands First Flight Powered By Biofuels. Who’s Next?
Virgin Atlantic flew from London Heathrow to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Tuesday using only sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), marking a world’s first in commercial transatlantic travel. First-ever 100% SAF-fueled commercial transatlantic flight marks a milestone in decarbonizing air … [+] travel. Virgin Atlantic’s Boeing 787 For the first time ever, a...
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Stability AI in Turmoil, CEO Under Pressure as Possible Sale Looms – Decrypt
In the wake of calls for CEO Emad Mostaque to step down and company VPs leaving the firm over its use of copyrighted content, UK-based AI image developer Stability AI may be looking for a buyer, according to a Wednesday report by Bloomberg. The company is behind the popular Stable Diffusion generative artificial intelligence model,...
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Accenture and AWS Collaborate to Help Clients Accelerate Adoption of Amazon Q’s Advanced Generative AI Technology – Silicon UK
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced the two companies will collaborate to help developers and enterprise customers accelerate the adoption of advanced generative AI technology launched this week at AWS re:Invent 2023. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231129101138/en/ Accenture and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced...
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Embryo evolution: Transplant technology fuels a career for Roger Davis – Canadian Cattlemen
Canadian beef cattle genetics have improved over decades as trends, production methods and market access channels evolve. Dr. Roger Davis, one of the founders of Davis-Rairdan Embryo Transplants, an elite embryo export business, is synonymous with the advancement and movement of beef cattle genetics. Read Also Deer and elk take a bite out of winter...
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Solar Technology Trends to Watch in 2024 – TechRound
As the worldwide transition to renewable energy persists, the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry is witnessing unparalleled expansion. Supported by noteworthy statistics, the solar PV sector has firmly established itself as a pivotal contributor to the shift towards clean and sustainable energy sources. With this rapid transition, technology must also keep up. Solar technology for landlords...
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Arkose Labs Expands Executive Leadership Team with John Walsh as New Chief Technology Officer – Silicon UK
Arkose Labs, the global leader in bot management and account security, has appointed John Walsh as the company’s new Chief Technology Officer to lead the technology vision and capability strategy. Walsh is a member of the Executive Leadership Team and reports directly to founder and CEO Kevin Gosschalk. Ashish Jain, who headed engineering and product...
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Venafi Reveals Top Five Cybersecurity and Cloud Native Technology Trends for 2024 – Silicon UK
Venafi, the inventor of machine identity management, today released its predictions for the cybersecurity and cloud native landscape in 2024. AI is introducing new threats and amplifying existing risks, machine identity lifespans are shrinking, and the provenance of code is under increased scrutiny. As a result, next year promises to be a challenging one for...
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Women’s elite sport revenue set to hit ‘US$1.28bn’ in 2024 – SportsPro
Global revenues for women’s elite sport will top UK£1 billion (US$1.27 billion) for the first time in 2024, finance company Deloitte predicts. Rapidly increasing attendances and television viewing figures across different sports, coupled with more lucrative commercial and broadcast deals, sees Deloitte’s TMT Predictions report (technology, media and telecommunications) predict global revenues of US$1.28 billion. ...
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‘Global Science is Splintering Into Two – And This is Becoming a Problem’ – Slashdot
The United States and China are pursuing parallel scientific tracks. To solve crises on multiple fronts, the two roads need to become one, Nature’s editorial board wrote Wednesday. From the post: It’s no secret that research collaborations between China and the United States — among other Western countries — are on a downward trajectory. Early...
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Roundcube Open-Source Webmail Software Merges With Nextcloud – Slashdot
Michael Larabel reports via Phoronix: The open-source Roundcube webmail software project has “merged” with Nextcloud, the prominent open-source personal cloud software. In boosting Nextcloud’s webmail software capabilities, Roundcube is joining Nextcloud as what’s been described as a merger. In 2024 Nextcloud is to invest into Roundcube to accelerate the development of this widely-used webmail open-source...
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Adobe to defend Figma deal at Dec. 8 EU hearing
Adobe will aim to counter EU antitrust charges that its proposed $20 billion acquisition. | Photo Credit: Reuters Adobe will aim to counter EU antitrust charges that its proposed $20 billion acquisition of cloud-based designer platform Figma hurts competition at a closed hearing on Dec. 8, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday....