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Computer scientist and pioneer of natural language processing – teaching AI to communicate

Eight people will receive honorary degrees from Oxford University this year.

What are some common misconceptions about working in IT/tech? “That tech jobs are not creative. Tech jobs are about finding creative solutions to solve problems.”

MORE than 3,500 students will return to Aberystwyth University this week as graduation ceremonies return after a two year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Jamaica Technology and Digital Alliance (JTDA) has announced a partnership with BCS, The ...

Falsified documents have been used to support (or defend against) legal claims for hundreds of years. While analysis may once have focussed areas such as handwriting, the composition of...

Computers To Get High-Speed Data Transmission Links THE Post Ofice are studying circuits with a bandwidth of 48 kc/s for possible application to high-speed data transmission. Although this facility would be expensive, and long-distance links would require repeatering, such a link would be capable of feeding a computer directly. So, 60 years ago, opened a story in Electronics Weekly’s edition on April 12th 1961. The story continues: This was announced by Mr. M. B. Williams of the Post Office E...

Can Computers Help Management? Is British industry and commerce really aware of the possibilities of computers as a scientific aid to management? This was one of the questions which arose at a conference in Bristol last week on the Computer Co-operative. So, 60 years ago, started a story in Electronics Weekly’s edition of April 5th 1961. The story continues: It was organised by the Bristol Branch of the British Computer Society. Mr.P. J. Loorij, of the Society for Central Electronic Administr...

Chuks Onyebuchi, the CEO of Union Systems has been conferred with the Fellowship of the British Computer Society (BCS) which is the highest professional grade of the British Computer Society. This was achieved after a rigorous evaluation process by the association’s board of evaluators.  Fellow of the British Computer Society (FBCS) is a title conferred […]

Deal Opens CBRE Clients Data Center Doors for “Virtual Power” Startup VPS The global data center services giant embraces the startup’s unique technology, saying it’s been “validated” and “solves a real problem within our client base.” Suppose you had the capability to provision and distribute electrical power like a fluid commodity, entirely at will, to wherever it’s needed in your data centers. That’s the practical objective of Virtual Power Systems and a capability i...