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BBC Launches Beeb Voice Assistant in Partnership With Microsoft (VentureBeat)

The BBC has launched an early version of its previously announced voice assistant in partnership with Microsoft. Beeb, as the assistant is called, will initially be made available ... More

What Can Games Teach Us About Cybersecurity? (IBM Think Blog)

Cybersecurity is essential. But building a strong security culture is a struggle for many organizations. New processes and structures need to be created and adopted for securing us... More

Barcelona Kicks Off New Streaming Service (TVB Europe)

Spanish football giant Barcelona is joining the streaming wars with a new SVOD service, Barca TV Plus. It includes 3,000 videos and 1,000 hours of content including live and delaye... More

Amazon UK Will Stream Some English Premier League Games for Free (Engadget)

Amazon first started showing live Premier League football matches in the UK last year and will do so again this summer, but because of restrictions imposed by the ongoing coronavir... More

Amber Rudd Joins Darktrace Advisory Board (BW)

Cambridge unicorn Darktrace has pulled off something of a coup by persuading former Home Secretary Amber Rudd to join its advisory board. She served as Home Secretary from 2016 to ... More

How COVID-19 is Shifting the Corporate Approach to Education, Training (TransPerfect Blog)

COVID-19 has incited major changes to the global workforce as tens of millions of workers have adopted remote working in a matter of weeks. It’s also widely accepted that the pan... More

AMC Networks Announces UK Distribution Deals With Apple, Amazon for Acorn TV (DTE)

Acorn TV, the British content streamer owned and operated by AMC Networks, has announced distribution deals with Apple and Amazon. After launching in April, the streamer will be ac... More

British Film Commission Issues Safety Guidelines as Production Resumes (Senal News)

The 44-page report was created between the British Film Institute’s coronavirus task force and labor organizations, epidemiologists, and studios based in the U.K. and the United ... More

IBM Enlists AI, Blockchain to Supply Chain Management (Tech HQ)

According to an IBM report, we will see a “cognitive supply chain” emerge as the next wave of development in this highly interconnected and complex global trade. IBM’s Steven... More

Europe Asks for Views on Platform Governance, Competition Tools (TechCrunch)

The European Commission is asking for views on how online platforms should be regulated in future, launching a public consultation today on the forthcoming Digital Services Act (DS... More

Spanish OTT Use Rises With 40% Using Streaming Services (TBI)

Over four in 10 Spanish homes with internet access were accessing streaming video services such as Netflix, HBO and Amazon Prime Video at the end of last year, according to new dat... More

London Now Global Fintech Hub as UK Investment Soars (IA)

Fintech investment deals in the UK have outpaced those in the US and Europe, according to new research. Nine deals worth over $1 million were made in the UK in Q1 2020 alone, compa... More

English Premier League Could Fill Dead Air With Crowd Noises From FIFA 20 Video Game (DTE)

As the English Premier League approaches its June 17 restart date, the league’s clubs will be asked to approve one solution to fill the gap left by fans: artificial crowd noise. ... More

BBC to Broadcast Live Premier League Matches for the First Time (TVB Europe)

The Premier League has announced all 92 remaining matches will be broadcast live in the UK. The league said shareholders also approved a proposal that would see all the games broad... More

Amazon, Tennis Channel, Eurosport to Stream British Tennis Tournament (Variety)

Amazon Prime Video is to live stream a “behind closed doors” tournament for British tennis players in the U.K. and Ireland, while Tennis Channel has the rights in the U.S., Ger... More

Will COVID-19 Solve the UK Productivity Puzzle? (Racontuer)

Adversity often gives rise to innovation and a boost in productivity, and the coronavirus outbreak looks set to be no different, prompting a new attitude to digital technology. COV... More

Tidal Now Streams Dolby Atmos Music to Compatible Soundbars, TVs (Engadget)

After unveiling Dolby Atmos Music for Android devices last year, Tidal is bringing the tech to a more appropriate format. It’s now rolling to soundbars, TVs and AVR home theater ... More

Europe’s Data Privacy Law Turns 2 – Has it Actually Made Our Information Safer? (Marketplace)

People expected fines so big they'd put Big Tech out of business. That didn't exactly happen.... More

Increasing Certainty With High-Quality Automatic Captions (Red Bee Blog)

Good quality captions ensure that information reaches people no matter the context – they increase our understanding, make it easier to orient ourselves and find out what to do, ... More

Veritone, Getty Images Partner to Streamline DAM, Accelerate Content Utilization (MESA)

Veritone and Getty Images introduced a new unified search service for Veritone’s AI-powered digital asset management portal, Digital Media Hub. The integration allows users to se... More

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