Microsoft’s Chinese-English translation system achieves human parity

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ISSUE DATE: 15 March 2018 TOP STORIES Microsoft’s Chinese-English translation system achieves human parity A China-US research team at the software powerhouse has developed an AI-powered system that can translate Chinese news articles into English as well as humans do. READ MORE → Full-fibre broadband voucher scheme gets green light Chancellor Philip Hammond has signed off on £67m to fund full-fibre broadband connections for small businesses around the UK. READ MORE → Non-compliant G-Cloud suppliers escape spend data sharing fines, as MISO revamp gathers pace Freedom of Information request reveals G-Cloud providers are not being fined for failing to submit monthly spend data, as the CCS claims success with using other deterrent methods. READ MORE → ADVERTISEMENT

IN DEPTH Government setting up local planning group to support 5G roll-out Digital minister Margot James is building a new initiative to support collaboration on 5G mobile network roll-out at a local level, bringing together councils, landowners and industry to work on planning challenges and policy.  READ MORE → Cost and compliance deter users from public clouds Hyper-converged server provider Nutanix argues that Azure and AWS are not the best option for running predictable workloads. READ MORE → WhatsApp to suspend data sharing with Facebook WhatsApp has agreed to stop sharing personal data with Facebook until data protection concerns are addressed. READ MORE → Four Scottish health boards to join up health and social care data Health boards in the North of Scotland plan to deploy a clinical portal by early 2019, sharing health and social care data across the region. READ MORE →

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