AI sheds new light on Parkinson’s research

AI sheds new light on Parkinson’s research

IBM Research is working with the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) on a new AI model that groups typical symptom patterns of Parkinson’s disease. The research is detailed in the paper “Discovery of Parkinson’s disease...
Employees spend hours a week trying to make tech work

Employees spend hours a week trying to make tech work

Employees spend hours every week trying to make their IT and connectivity work properly – time that could be clawed back if they had the right devices. An Intel-commissioned UK-based survey found that more than 40% of employees polled said they spent two to...
Hubble finds first evidence of water vapour on Ganymede

Hubble finds first evidence of water vapour on Ganymede

For the first time, astronomers have uncovered evidence of water vapour in the atmosphere of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede. This water vapour forms when ice from the moon’s surface sublimates — that is, turns from solid to gas. Scientists used new and...
Attitudes to mandatory vaccination vary by activity

Attitudes to mandatory vaccination vary by activity

Organisations forming or revising in-person workplace policies face difficulties in accounting for disparate attitudes to vaccination requirements. A Gartner survey found that public attitudes to vaccine checks for entry vary depending on the setting. “Legal and...

Which economies will bear the brunt of Covid-19 fallout?

While the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has had a severe economic impact on just about every country in the world, there will inevitably be nations that will have to endure significantly more severe economic fallout in the years to come. Measures implemented to deal with...
Cost of a data breach hits record high during pandemic

Cost of a data breach hits record high during pandemic

Data breaches now cost companies an average of $4,24-million per incident- the highest cost in the 17-year history of the report. Based on in-depth analysis of real-world data breaches experienced by over 500 organisations, a new global study released by IBM Security...