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Decision-makers in APJ ‘get’ data, but where are the skillsets?
Enterprise decision-makers believe their firms have excellent data capabilities – but many of their own employees don’t. Read more…
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Speedcam Anywhere turns cars into speed cameras – it’s very unpopular
An AI-powered app called Speedcam Anywhere crowdsources everyone on the road to identify and report speeders. Even Google and Apple hate it. Read more…
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We know connected vehicles collect data – but who has access to it?
The crown jewel of the connected car era is vehicle data – and everybody from carmakers to insurers and repair shops wants some. Read more…
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Maybe they should call it the Data And AI World Congress now
Phone OEMs are launching their latest smartphones at MWC, but people aren’t talking about them. They’re talking about data and AI. Read more…
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Give people the data they need to shift to sustainable lifestyles
Fighting climate change requires people to adopt sustainable lifestyles – data can show them that their actions are making a difference. Read more…
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China escalates ‘golden share’ strategy to access more company data
The Chinese government has been expanding its practice of taking a ‘golden share’ in private companies possessing large amounts of key data. Read more…
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Apple’s user privacy policy is better for its ad business than for its users
Is Apple really interested in user privacy, or is this really just a way to tighten control of user data to strengthen its ecosystem? Read more…
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Here’s an idea of how much data Amazon collects on its customers
Spoiler: it’s a lot. Amazon customer files reveal the company’s ability to amass strikingly intimate portraits of individual consumers. Read more…
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AI was going to save us from the pandemic but it failed for a simple reason
It turns out that AI is not great at everything – yet. We all thought that, somehow, AI would save the world from the pandemic. It didn’t. Read more…
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Big data is now so big and so fast, we need a new term to describe it
Big data used to be, with hindsight, pedestrian. Conferences on data (in those days data warehousing) used to be about companies showing off. Read more…
