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How Unilever used Boston Dynamics Spot for brand activation

2 days ago | techinformed.com | Ann-Marie Corvin

At the inaugural SXSW London festival this week, nestled within Shoreditch’s Truman’s Brewery, Unilever’s washing powder brand Persil demonstrated an activation that merged robotics, street football, and wearable art—all powered by Boston Dynamics’ four-legged robot, Spot. The fast-moving goods giant was aiming to avoid a gadget showcase, but instead demonstrate how technology, when grounded in storytelling, can bring brand values to life in innovative ways.
Amazon’s next-gen warehouse robots: UK’s £1bn digital defence spend; Meta backs Illinois nuclear plant

2 days ago | techinformed.com | Ann-Marie Corvin

Amazon unveils AI upgrades to boost warehouse efficiencyAmazon has announced a major leap forward in warehouse automation with a new initiative focused on “agentic AI” robots capable of performing multiple tasks. At its Silicon Valley Lab126 facility, the company revealed plans for warehouse robots that can unload trailers, retrieve repair parts, and even lift heavy objects in tight spaces—all on command.
From microbots to robo-skin: The CEO making robotics work for business

3 days ago | techinformed.com | Ann-Marie Corvin

“We’re 27th or 28th in the world’s league table when it comes to robotics depending on how you measure it—and that’s not where we should be.” Stewart Miller doesn’t mince words when asked about the UK’s position in the global robotics race. “If you look at how many robots we have per 100,000 workers, or how many companies are using them, we’re well behind countries like South Korea, China, or even Vietnam.
Formula One team accelerates car design with AI platform

3 days ago | techinformed.com | Ann-Marie Corvin

Visa Cash App Racing Bulls (VCARB) Formula One Team is set to overhaul its car design process by using an AI platform from Swiss deep learning firm Neural Concept. The partnership aims to make the team’s design work faster and more efficient, giving the team an edge in a sport where every millisecond counts. Neural Concept’s technology claims to help engineers design cars by running high-speed computer simulations.
‘World-first’ soft robots walk off machine that makes them

4 days ago | techinformed.com | Ann-Marie Corvin

Scientists at the University of Edinburgh claim to have developed the first soft robots that can walk straight out of the machines that make them—a breakthrough that could transform the future of robotics. These flexible, four-legged devices were created using a new low-cost 3D printing system, aiming to pave the way for intelligent soft robotic systems with no electronic parts.
How AI is working overtime in the NHS

1 week ago | techinformed.com | Nicole Deslandes

In today’s hospitals, the environment is one of constant activity: devices beep, phones buzz, computers whir, and machines ring. In a system that never sleeps, 24-hour connectivity is a necessity. For Andrew Smith, VP of digital services at West Suffolk NHS Trust, the priorities are evident: speed, clarity, and efficiency. “We like AI because it does things straight away,” he says.
Victoria’s Secret faces cyber breach amid Memorial Day sales

1 week ago | techinformed.com | Ann-Marie Corvin

Victoria’s Secret has become the latest high-profile retailer to fall victim to a serious cybersecurity incident, with its US website and some in-store services forced offline during one of the busiest retail periods of the year. While the Ohio lingerie giant has remained tight-lipped about the specific nature of the “security incident,” according to reports the disruption began in the lead-up to Memorial Day—a time when online traffic and transaction volumes are at their peak.
Ciaran Martin on ransomware, regulation and risk

1 week ago | techinformed.com | Ann-Marie Corvin

Ciaran Martin, founding head of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and now Professor of Practice at Oxford University, says that he wants technology leaders to “take a measured approach” to cyber risk. Speaking to delegates at Qualys EMEA Security Conference in London last week, he told how the cyber threat landscape isn’t necessarily worsening, but it is becoming more complex and nuanced. That, in turn, demands both stronger legislation and more government intervention, he argued.
200m passwords leaked from Apple, Google and Facebook

1 week ago | techinformed.com | Ann-Marie Corvin

Almost 200m passwords leaked from tech giants Nearly 200 million passwords and login credentials have been exposed after cybercriminals stole data tied to some of the world’s largest tech companies. Users of the likes of Facebook, Apple, Google, Netflix and Microsoft have been warned to change their passwords after a list of people’s login details was made available on a public database.
Trustpilot tackles review bombing with AI

1 week ago | techinformed.com | Nicole Deslandes

Trustpilot removed 4.5 million fake reviews in 2024, with 90% taken down automatically by AI tools, as the customer feedback platform stepped up efforts to protect its integrity amid rising regulatory pressure and record volumes of user content. The figures were published in the Danish consumer review website’s latest Trust Report, which outlines how the company is using machine learning, neural networks, and generative AI to detect and remove fraudulent content at scale.