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Gartner’s 12 Emerging Tech Innovation Disruptors
Image: Gartner (April 2025) In a new report by Gartner, the research firm spotlighted 12 early-stage innovations that will redefine industries and create new market frontiers. The list includes disinformation security, algorithm-aligned silicon, and hyper-synthetic data — each signaling seismic shifts in how intelligence is computed, secured, and simulated. Polyfunctional robots, domain-specific AI, and digital ethics frameworks are also poised…
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Broadcom favors stock buyback over investing in innovation
“They spend a premium on acquiring, but they then [implement] ruthless cost cutting and raising prices to pay that debt down quickly,” Bickley said. That’s been apparent since the company’s acquisition of virtualization software vendor VMware, where licensing prices have leapt upwards — although many customers have little choice but to continue to pay the spiralling prices. Broadcom’s statement quoted…
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5 Revolutionary Gadgets From Microsoft’s 50 Years of Innovation
Unlike software, where it’s comparatively much easier to succeed with products, hardware transcends digital constraints. It involves the complexities of manufacturing, supply chain, and physical design, which takes incredibly high effort to get right in the first go. Naturally, firms falter a lot with the initial products and gadgets, but Microsoft had a surprisingly good run. Software firms try to…
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Europe slams the brakes on Apple innovation in the EU – Computerworld
Why wouldn’t the kind of information gathered by data brokers using these “connected devices” be of use to, say, a hostile intelligence service attempting to track troop or munitions movements? Apple can protect us against this kind of threat, you say? Not under the DMA. Because when it comes to security patches for services/on-device features used by competitors, Apple will need…
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UK Watchdog Slams Apple & Google for Stifling Mobile Browser Innovation
Image: borodai/Envato Elements The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority has found that Apple is restricting competition in the country by limiting the use of rival browsers on its iOS devices and effectively requiring developers to use its WebKit browser engine. This, and a number of other concerns, is “holding back innovation and could be limiting growth in the UK.” Apple…
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Tech leaders worry AI innovation is outpacing governance
The rapid growth of AI is outpacing effective governance, researchers have warned, with business leaders desperate for more clarity on regulation. NTT Data’s Responsibility Gap Survey of C-suite executives concludes that there’s an urgent need for stronger AI leadership, balancing innovation with responsibility. Eight-in-ten said a lack of clear policies is preventing them from scaling generative AI initiatives, and that…
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‘Europe could do it, but it’s chosen not to do it’: Eric Schmidt thinks EU regulation will stifle AI innovation – but Britain has a huge opportunity
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has hit out at EU AI regulation, suggesting overburdening rules put European companies at an inherent disadvantage compared to global counterparts. Speaking on the BBC Radio 4Today program, Schmidt said a combination of factors are hampering AI innovation in the region, including restrictive regulation and the natural “structure” of European markets. Reflecting on his time…
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WordPress developer hours cutback may or may not slow innovation – Computerworld
“Automatticians who contributed to core will instead focus on for-profit projects within Automattic, such as WordPress.com, Pressable, WPVIP, Jetpack, and WooCommerce,” the statement said. “As part of this reset, Automattic will match its volunteering pledge to those made by WP Engine and other players in the ecosystem, or about 45 hours a week that qualify under the Five For the…
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6G: Pioneering a new era of innovation and business value
6G is emerging as a game-changing innovation that goes beyond incremental upgrades. Unlike previous generational shifts, 6G is not simply an extension of 5G. Indeed, it represents a complete re-imagination of the wireless industry, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and other disruptive technologies. Dr. Wen Tong, CTO of Huawei Wireless, emphasizes this point, saying: “6G will not be a simple…
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How AI innovation is driving educational excellence
In its 2020 report, the Institute for Ethical AI in Education noted that despite the risks posed by artificial intelligence, it also held many benefits that could help remove obstacles and challenges faced by learners around the world. Fast forward to 2024 and AI is ubiquitous, with generative AI in particular enabling students to complete their work in rapid time.…
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