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Digging up the dirt – is soil data the answer to food shortages?
Data suggests that if we do not restore global soil health, it is highly likely the consequences within 10 years to be millions facing food and water insecurity Read more…
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Financial watchdogs take aim at Big Tech’s data dominance
Big Tech companies could be forced to share data on financial services customers with banks and financial technology firms to prevent unfair competition. Read more…
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Data, automation and IoT will enable virtual societies – NTT
NTT has announced its Future Disrupted: 2020 technology trends predictions – data, automation and IoT will enable virtual societies. Read more…
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China’s digital currency not seeking control of individuals’ info
China’s proposed digitized domestic currency is not a bid to gain full control of information belonging to the general public says senior central bank official. Read more…
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With data, experience wins over qualifications
A recent survey overturns conventional wisdom on the job market, at least when it comes to data. Read more…
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Experience with data is more valuable than data science degree
Global study on behalf of the Data Literacy Project, highlights immense career opportunity of upskilling to understand and work with data.
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Data, not AI or 5G is the secret to IoT success
If it seems impossible to monetize your IoT business operations without advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G connectivity, think again. Read more…
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Data liability concerns become mainstream
The data utilisation masterminds are now concentrating on how to make services that come without ‘data liability’ or creating entirely new data models. Read more…
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Who has more data on you than Facebook, Google or Amazon?
Who is this party that knows more about you and collects more of your data? Is it Facebook, Google, Amazon, governments, banks or your ISP? Think again! Read more…
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Friday Futures: Navy films UFOs, plastic eating bacteria
Friday Futures: life on other planets; filming UFOs; plastic eating bacteria; making mistakes helps science; MIT and Captain America. Read more…