A few weeks ago we asked whether a real human/computer conversation could ever take place. Well, with Facebook releasing the first batch of its new Messenger chat bots, that goal may have edged slightly closer.
So what are chat bots? And how will they impact the internet?
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Scientists have long known about the amazing storage capacities of DNA. But recent technological breakthroughs mean that DNA may soon be used to store digital information commercially. It may sound like science fiction, but, from a scientific standpoint, commercial biological digital data storage is possible.
So how does it work? And can we really expect to we see our data encoded in DNA any time soon?
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IT outsourcing is worth nearly £50bn to the UK economy. This may be something of a surprise, since many predicted that the growth of cloud computing would lead to IT outsourcing’s demise. But IT outsourcing lives on, albeit in a different form.
So exactly how has IT outsourcing changed? And what choices do companies seeking IT outsourcing solutions have?
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