Deep learning isn’t living up to the hype, but still shows promise

Commentary: We’ve been overhyping deep learning for too long. It’s time to start embracing it as a complement to, not replacement for, human ingenuity. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto/nicescene A few years…

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AT&T details edge computing and the security risks that you should be concerned about

The company released its thoughts on the state of edge computing as part of its 2022 Cybersecurity Insights report. Image: iStockphoto/BeeBright AT&T has released its annual Cybersecurity Insights Report, with…

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Qualcomm and Hewlett Packard Enterprises to collaborate for 5G innovation

Qualcomm announces the creation of the X100 5G RAN inline accelerator card as part of the partnership. Image: BeeBright, Getty Images/iStockphoto Qualcomm continues to be an enterprise leader when it…

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Quantum news: D-Wave goes public via a blank check company while Q-CTRL wins an SBIR grant

Quantum computing companies brought in new funding this month via two very different sources: a small business innovation grant and a special purpose acquisition company. The European Commission also recently…

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WSIS Forum 2021: ICTs foster inclusive, resilient, sustainable societies and economies

By Malcolm Johnson, ITU Deputy Secretary-General The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated two things like never before: firstly, the importance of digital technologies – where would we have been over the last year without mobile phones, radio and television broadcasting, or the Internet? – and secondly, our ever-deepening global interdependence. Indeed, no one, is safe until everyone is safe. Yet a […]

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How standards boost the benefits of broadcasting

by Malcolm Johnson, ITU Deputy Secretary-General For the last 71 years, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has led global standardization across the broadcasting value chain. Broadcasting and multimedia-related standards, from advanced sound systems to video compression, are as crucial as ever in today’s digital world. As we saw at our last Future of Television for Europe workshop, broadcasting is a driving […]

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Closing the innovation gap – and the digital divide

At the heart of the digital divide is a yawning innovation gap. Many national policies and strategies — even in developed countries — often fail to close it. This has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, putting countries with low digital technological capabilities at an increasingly significant risk of marginalization. The result? Talent is unfulfilled, small- and medium-sized enterprises are struggling, […]

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