Teams with a pre-existing positive inclination towards AI experienced a dampening effect on their enthusiasm to collaborate when forced to use AI technologies, a new study has found. Researchers also found that teams with initial negative views about AI were ...
Read More »BackHug launches first Robot Back Therapist for workers
BackHug launched into the UK market this month with a global health-tech first. UK businesses will now be able to subscribe to a ‘robot back therapist’ that users can control via their smartphone and comes with new proprietary ‘Spinemap’ back ...
Read More »2N White Paper pronounces the technological revolution currently transforming access control as ‘Access control 3.0’
Defined by IP technology, Access Control 3.0 follows the first two revolutions in building access control: lock & key devices and RFID cards The White Paper outlines the seven pillars of Access Control 3.0 and provides a guide for developers, ...
Read More »Innovations for FM
Founder and Managing Director of Okappy, Richard Harris reviews the most significant technological changes that took place in 2022 and what FMs should look out for this year Technology is constantly evolving, with every new invention comes a new possibility ...
Read More »The human touch
The 2023 Workplace Futures Conference explored ways technology might change facilities management for the better. But the human experience remains a priority The theme for this year’s Workplace Futures Conference was Technology in the workplace: beyond the information age. Although ...
Read More »2N AR app allows product portfolio to be visualised in a real-world environment
Augmented reality app aimed at architects, engineers, integrators and installers A response to feedback from partners and workplace trends, it includes a ‘virtual installation’ function where products can be tried out for size, shape, colour variations and positioning 2N, the ...
Read More »EatFirst acquires Compass’ technology food business Feedr
Berlin-based EatFirst, a corporate food ordering platform, has acquired Compass Group UK & Ireland’s London-based technology food business, Feedr, for an undisclosed amount. Whilst EatFirst takes ownership of the platform, Compass will remain a partner in the UK market. The ...
Read More »SPG acquires Axon Systems to ‘change the face’ of energy performance of buildings
Newcastle-based tech firm, SPG (Solution Performance Group), has acquired Axon Systems in a major development for North East tech and the energy and carbon performance of buildings. The two North East firms have joined together to provide a unique solution ...
Read More »The top five tech predictions for 2023
Pete Hanlon is the Chief Technology Officer for Moneypenny – a business on the frontline of client care, handling calls, live chats and outsourced switchboard services for more than 21,000 businesses across the world. Renowned for harnessing ground-breaking technology and extraordinary ...
Read More »EcoSync raises close to £1m for rollout of its ground breaking energy solution for commercial buildings
EcoSync, the tech start-up founded by Oxford University engineers, has raised close to £1 million in its second seed funding round to aide the company’s rollout of a ground breaking energy solution for commercial buildings. Existing investors RO Capital Partner ...
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