IBM (NYSE: IBM) Watson Health y Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) anunciaron una colaboración que utilizará IBM Watson for Drug Discovery (IBM Watson para el descubrimiento de medicamentos) para ayudar a Pifizer en la investigación inmuno-oncológica, un enfoque para el tratamiento del cáncer que utiliza el sistema inmunológico del cuerpo para ayudar a combatir dicha enfermedad. Pfizer es una de las primeras organizaciones en todo el mundo en implementar Watson for Drug Discovery, y la primera en personalizar la herramienta cognitiva basada en la nube, aprovechando el aprendizaje automático de Watson, el procesamiento del lenguaje natural y otras tecnologías de razonamiento cognitivo para apoyar la identificación de nuevos medicamentos, combinación de terapias para estudio y estrategias de selección de pacientes en inmuno-oncología.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) et SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) annoncent aujourd’hui des projets communs pour accompagner leurs clients dans la modernisation de leurs systèmes et processus afin d’accélérer leur présence dans l’économie numérique. Les deux compagnies envisagent particulièrement d’innover ensemble pour créer de nouvelles solutions qui augmentent la valeur ajoutée du client en s’appuyant sur des extensions cognitives, des expériences client et utilisateur renforcées ainsi que des fonctionnalités sectorielles. Tout ceci doté de la SAP® Business Suite, du logiciel 4 SAP HANA® (SAP S/4HANA) et disponible sur site et dans le Cloud.

HCF and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today jointly announced a multi-million dollar deal that will see them working together in Australia to continue to transform HCF’s IT systems, streamline processes and deliver a tailored experience for its members.

Firmy i finanční trhy mají za sebou první letošní kvartál. Bilance obou není z důvodu preventivních vládních opatření proti šíření nákazy covid-19 nikterak růžová. To potvrzuje i Partners index podílových akciových fondů.

Současná koronavirová krize otřásla finančními trhy, zlevněné akcie jsou příležitostí, jak zhodnotit investici. Jenomže kdy je správná chvíle investovat? Už se trhy odrazily ode dna, nebo přijde další propad? A jak snížit riziko špatného načasování? Nad tím se zamýšlí Michal Valentík, investiční analytik společnosti Broker Trust.

Divestment is “more urgent” in Toronto than NYC

A growing list of large institutional investors around the world – state and provincial pension funds, university endowments, and most recently, New York City itself, have been aggressively divesting from fossil fuel investments so as to do their part in mitigating against climate change. Here in Toronto, it’s been a different story. Prominent institutional investors, […]

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2. Report: Rugby league players to be forced to decide between state and Test level footy  Wide World of Sports
3. NRL 2020: Peter V’landys set to cut $50m from League Central  Courier Mail
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