All articles by Tom Ball

Tom Ball

McAfee bolsters AWS cloud security

McAfee is providing 72 hour free trials of the new AWS cloud security platform.

Sacred statues and board games: The history of AI

What does your mind jump to when you think of AI? Is it something that already exists? Or something that has not yet come to be?

PayPal buys Swift Financial to boost small business loans

PayPal is striking deals and moving quickly to secure ground in a number of popular and crowded spaces.

Coinbase gains unicorn status after cashing in on bitcoin boom

Coinbase is positioned in the middle of the bitcoin action, and there is no sign of an end to the explosive growth.

Ex-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick sued by top investor

Will Uber be able to steer away from the bad image it has created in recent years under Travis Kalanick’s leadership?

Intel, Microsoft to bring blockchain service to the enterprise

The new Coco Framework is set to be a first-of-its-kind innovation designed to get businesses ready for blockchain technology.

HSBC taps IBM robotics & cognitive tech for process automation

The new solution uses IBM’s advanced analytics technology, including intelligent segmentation and text analytics, to identify, digitise and extract key data within documents.

Cloud treachery! IBM sues ex-CIO looking to join rival AWS

Is this tense situation a reflection of the race going on to secure dominance in the crowded cloud space?

Worldpay closes £9.3bn merger deal with US giant Vantiv

Following the confirmation of this merger of Vantiv and Worldpay, will we see other leaders in the industry look to emulate the decisive move?

Top 5 Insurtech companies disrupting the insurance industry

Insurtech is set to disrupt an industry that is among the oldest and most complex in the world.