The UTmessan tech conference and expo will open its doors to the public free-of-charge on Saturday, RÚV reports, inviting guests to enjoy cocktails made by robots, fly drones with nothing but their thoughts, and cross paths with a 3-meter- [9-foot]-tall robotic dinosaur as it stalks around the Harpa Conference Center. UTmessan brings together IT companies from Iceland and abroad and aims to “highlight the importance of information technology and its effects on individuals, businesses and Icelandic society alike,” reads the description on the event website. “The goal is to see a significant increase in the number of students who choose technical disciplines in universities across the country and especially in computer science.” The open event will also give visitors a chance to see British artist Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon installation, which features an inflatable moon on which high definition images of the lunar surface are projected, creating … [Read more...] about Tech Conference Invites Guests to Mind-Control Drones, Drink Robot Cocktails
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The Big Tech Show: Alan Coleman doing it all again after €60m
The Big Tech Show: Alan Coleman doing it all again after €60m Independent.ie You started a company. You sold it for over €60m. Now you’re going back to start something new from scratch. https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/news/the-big-tech-show-alan-coleman-doing-it-all-again-after-60m-37796560.html https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/article37790685.ece/f4945/AUTOCROP/h342/2019-02-07_bus_47777657_I1.JPG Email You started a company. You sold it for over €60m. Now you’re going back to start something new from scratch. The question is: why? Why get back into the trenches and try to prove yourself all over again? “It's the struggle, the fight. It's pulling together the most talented people to do their respective jobs and having that team become greater than the sum of their parts.” That’s Alan Coleman, the Dubliner who sold homegrown telecoms billing company Britebill for a fortune in 2016. He’s back … [Read more...] about The Big Tech Show: Alan Coleman doing it all again after €60m
Brexiteer fantasy of tech solution to Irish border emerges again
Date created : 08/02/2019 - 12:13 Video surveillance, artificial intelligence, electronic scanners have all been mooted as potential technological solutions to Brexit’s Irish border problem – all in vain. As British Prime Minister Theresa May again travelled to Brussels on February 7 in attempt to break the Brexit logjam, the chimera of a technological solution to keep the Northern Irish/EU border open has been resurrected.The UK’s Department for Leaving the EU is considering a proposal from Japanese tech firm Fujitsu, which suggests using artificial intelligence to maintain a frictionless frontier, right-wing British tabloid The Sun reported on February 5.The border issue is, effectively, the main impediment to getting May’s Brexit deal through the House of Commons. In order to guarantee an open border – to which both London and Dublin are legally committed under the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, the treaty that put an end to decades of sectarian … [Read more...] about Brexiteer fantasy of tech solution to Irish border emerges again
Belfast tech firm Cloudsmith boosted by funding
Belfast tech firm Cloudsmith boosted by funding BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Belfast-based tech firm Cloudsmith has closed a "significant" investment round from equity funder Techstart Ventures. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/northern-ireland/belfast-tech-firm-cloudsmith-boosted-by-funding-37793705.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/northern-ireland/article37793704.ece/d774d/AUTOCROP/h342/2019-02-08_bus_47828178_I1.JPG Email Belfast-based tech firm Cloudsmith has closed a "significant" investment round from equity funder Techstart Ventures. The company said the undisclosed sum will support its product and 'ecosystem development' plans. Cloudsmith offers secure digital online storage locations to help developers and firms automate and improve their software development pipelines. It operates in 17 territories, working with some of the world's leading developer tools and cyber security businesses to support responsive and resilient software pipelines. … [Read more...] about Belfast tech firm Cloudsmith boosted by funding
Business Breakfast LIVE: Nationwide profits tumble 20% amid tech investments
Good morning and welcome to the Business Breakfast live blog for Friday, February 8. I'm Coreena Ford and I'm running the blog today. The business team's live blog brings you all the breaking news from across the North East, the UK and beyond - basically anything and everything from the world of business. The top story this morning centres on Nationwide Building Society, which has posted a fall in third quarter profits. The business is continuing to count the cost of writedowns and investment in technology, made to challenge its digital rivals. We also have news from SSE and Pret a Manger and, as usual, I'll also include links to stories you might not have seen. Meanwhile, don't forget to join our ChronicleLive business group on Facebook so you can get the latest news from our business team. And if you'd like to contribute tweet at @jnlbusiness to share your opinions, drop me a line at [email protected] or tweet me at @Scoopford or call on 0191 2016331. Key Events … [Read more...] about Business Breakfast LIVE: Nationwide profits tumble 20% amid tech investments