Author: Antonia Hayianni
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The Rise of On-Device AI in Flagship Smartphones.
On-device AI is the next big differentiator between flagship smartphones. Cameras that leave top-of-the-range DSLRs redundant? Check. Refresh rates that rival Playstation and Xbox? Check. Screen brightness that makes them usable from the surface of the sun? Check (ish). Zoom capabilities that are verging on creepy? Well, you get the idea. These days, flagship smartphones…
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How Laravel can support your 2024 technological priorities.
With 2024 fast approaching, it’s time to start thinking about your company’s technological priorities for the year ahead. From web apps to API development, bespoke CMS, complex e-commerce platforms and scalable ERP solutions, Laravel is a powerful and widely used open-source PHP web application framework. But how can it help you tackle your technical focus…
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Using Azure to scale efficiently.
Whether you’re interested in building and deploying your own AI solutions, modernising your existing infrastructure, creating an effective multicloud environment, innovating faster or changing the way you work through cloud computing and DevOps adoption, Azure could be the answer. Here’s why you should consider leveraging cloud-based services and infrastructure to cut down on upfront capital…
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Navigating wellbeing with ‘Sensei’
The importance of wellbeing. In our fast-paced lives, the juggling act of work, family, and various commitments can cause us to frequently put self-care on the back burner. It’s the universal struggle of making time for ourselves and having the necessary resources and knowledge to invest in our own wellbeing. During lockdown, like many others,…
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Innovation and Design – Expert Insights from Catalyst23
The Conference. On September 28th 2023, Yotel’s Imaginex Space in Edinburgh welcomed a mix of industry sectors and sizes for a day of learning, collaborating and networking at the Catalyst23 – Edinburgh’s only Innovation and Design Leadership Conference. This year’s edition revolved around supporting guests on their journey to deliver commercial and cultural change through…
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The Future of FinTech – Insights from the FinTech North Summit 2024
The Summit On October 11th 2024, the iconic Guildhall in the heart of the glorious city of York, hosted the Northern FinTech Summit which covered thought-leading content from senior professionals from across the North of England’s FinTech ecosystem. At the summit, I had the privilege of participating in a forward-looking panel discussion with fellow industry…
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The Role of AI in Business Automation: Good or Bad?
AI and machine learning have been used for years. But nothing has propelled it into popularity like ChatGPT and Generative AI models have. Now, whichever way you turn, there’s an AI debate. Businesses are desperately trying to implement it into their new or existing toolkit, while startups are launching with a complete AI focus (including…
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Understanding Generative AI: A Comprehensive Guide for CMOs
What is Generative AI? Without realising it, you’ve likely already encountered emerging Generative AI technologies. Heard of ChatGPT? We thought so. ChatGPT stands for Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer. And as we know, it’s an AI-powered language model developed by OpenAI, capable of generating human-like text that’s based on context, past conversations and prompts that the…
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Proudly sponsoring the DjangoCon Conference and joining the global technology revolution.
How we use Django. Django is an open-source web framework that was invented to meet fast-moving newsroom deadlines while satisfying the tough requirements of experienced web developers. Ridiculously fast, reassuringly secure and incredibly versatile, at hedgehog lab we’ve used Django to help us deliver global tech products that range from a fitness app with over…
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Celebrating 16 years and a new website unveiling at our annual summer party.
The hedgehog lab summer party. With a global team scattered from Boston to Bulgaria, the annual hedgehog lab summer party is an opportunity for all of us to congregate in Newcastle upon Tyne, the home of our headquarters, to share updates, celebrate our recent achievements and bond over a beer (or two). The day saw…
