This week's roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry.
The stories cover topics including a new AI platform in the NHS, IoT, nuclear energy, ChatGPT, AI-powered translations, cybersecurity, robotic warehouses, innovation hubs, AI consciousness and cloud services.
Here are our highlights:
monday_____________________________
AI platform piloted across the NHS in bid to free up hospital beds
A new AI platform is being piloted across the NHS to free up hospital beds, officials have announced. The tech aims to accelerate patient discharges by automating the completion of necessary documents, potentially saving hours of delays.
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Telefónica to execute "world's largest" IoT contract in Brazil
The approximately 3.8 billion Brazilian reais (about $704 million) deal will entail the replacement of all traditional water meters with smart hydrometers in all properties in São Paulo and São José dos Campos by 2029.
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Google selects Tennessee for its first advanced nuclear reactor project
Google has partnered with Kairos Power and Tennessee Valley Authority to help to meet its data centre electricity demand with advanced nuclear energy starting in 2030.
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OpenAI launches a sub-$5 ChatGPT plan in India
Nick Turley, VP at OpenAI and head of ChatGPT, said that this plan will increase the message, image generation, and file uploads by 10 times over the free tier. The ChatGPT Go plan will also enable better memory retention for more personalized responses, Turely said.
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Wednesday___________________________
Meta rolls out AI-powered translations to creators globally, starting with English and Spanish
Meta is rolling out an AI-powered voice translation feature to all users on Facebook and Instagram globally.
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Russia-linked European attacks renew concerns over water cybersecurity
M&S invests $457 million in robotic warehouse to boost food business
Vodafone Idea, IBM Launch AI Innovation Hub for Telecom Transformation
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Microsoft AI chief says it’s ‘dangerous’ to study AI consciousness
BT, AWS extend partnership with five year cloud agreement
BT has expanded its partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for a further five years to modernise its technology and deliver more agile, customer-focused digital services.
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