{n}.bora's Top Articles: 29th August
This week’s articles include information about the EU’s Digital Services Act, the importance of project plans, how you can start to implement automation in your organisation, and how AI can be used in the early detection of Parkinson’s. As always, {n}.bora will be happy to give advice on any of the business or technological topics raised.
Business News:
- This Business Insider article looks at the reasons why Mexico – rather than China – is the US’s new leading trade partner:
https://www.businessinsider.com/mexico-overtook-china-us-top-trade-partner-supply-chain-economy-2023-8?r=US&IR=T
Technology News:
- This article from The Next Web looks at the EU’s Digital Service Act, giving big tech companies key obligations such as removing illegal content and empowering users:
https://thenextweb.com/news/eu-digital-services-act-changes-content-rules-for-big-tech - This article from TechCrunch looks at how IBM are using AI to translate one of the oldest programming languages, COBOL, into Java:
https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/22/ibm-taps-ai-to-translate-cobol-code-to-java/
Advice:
- This blog from Calendar looks at how you can use IT systems to automate processes and the benefits of doing this:
https://www.calendar.com/blog/utilize-your-systems-to-increase-automation/ - This Digital Project Manager article looks at why project plans are important as well as what they should include and ten steps for creating one:
https://thedigitalprojectmanager.com/projects/scope-management/why-is-a-project-plan-important/
AI:
- In this article, the World Economic Forum discusses how generative AI will affect intellectual property rights with expert Arun Sundararajan:
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/08/intellectual-property-ai-creativity/
Something Great:
- Scientists have discovered that AI can detect signs of Parkinson’s up to seven years before the onset of symptoms through analysing eye scans:
https://thenextweb.com/news/3d-eye-scans-can-detect-signs-of-parkinsons