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Big data analytics
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November 11, 2021
11
Nov'21
Financial Conduct Authority chooses Aiimi for improved information discovery
The Financial Conduct Authority has awarded a three-year contract to UK enterprise search firm Aiimi to enable the regulator’s staff to find documents more easily and collaborate better
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November 10, 2021
10
Nov'21
Vast Data: Big shifts promised for an AI future
Purveyor of Universal Storage says AI and GPU-based compute will dominate, and is set to benefit with its (relatively) cheap, deep and quick QLC-plus-Optane offer
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November 10, 2021
10
Nov'21
EU artificial intelligence regulation risks undermining social safety net
Europe’s proposed artificial intelligence regulation will not adequately protect people from European governments' increasing use of the technology in social security decisions and resource allocation, says Human Rights Watch
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November 09, 2021
09
Nov'21
Real Madrid teams up with Adobe to enhance global fan experience
Real Madrid is using Adobe’s Experience Cloud software to better connect with its fans in Spain and worldwide
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November 08, 2021
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Nov'21
Splunk’s cloud shift is paying off in APAC
Splunk’s Asia-Pacific business is growing faster than the rest of the company, but it’s not resting on its laurels
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November 05, 2021
05
Nov'21
Petrol station retailer EG Group opts for Rise with SAP to fuel growth
EG Group, a petrol station and food retailer, is looking to improve its operations with a move to Rise with SAP on an SAP private cloud alongside an implementation of the SuccessFactors HR system
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November 04, 2021
04
Nov'21
Rise with SAP attracts 11% interest from SAP customers
Research from the UK & Ireland SAP User Group has found only 11% of members plan to use SAP’s Rise with SAP business transformation as a service offering
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November 03, 2021
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Nov'21
ODI Summit 2021: ‘Social prescribing’ for mental health lacks data infrastructure
A report published at the Open Data Institute’s annual summit finds social prescribing activities geared towards improving mental and physical health lack sufficient data infrastructure
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October 29, 2021
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Oct'21
Amazon Q3 2021: AWS nears 40% in year-on-year growth
Amazon has reported 39% year-on-year growth for its public cloud division AWS and posted overall third quarter revenue of $110.8bn, up 15% on last year
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October 29, 2021
29
Oct'21
Facebook rebrands to Meta amid continuing controversies
Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta to support its work on the next generation of “social technologies”, but concerns around trust and privacy persist
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October 28, 2021
28
Oct'21
Illegal state surveillance in Africa ‘carried out with impunity’
Analysis of surveillance laws and practices in six African countries finds that existing privacy laws are failing to protect citizens from illegal digital surveillance, which is being facilitated and enabled by global tech companies
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October 28, 2021
28
Oct'21
Benioffs and Salesforce put $300m into combating climate change on eve of COP26
$200m committed to reforestation and restoration efforts, and $100m for non-profits over the next 10 years
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October 26, 2021
26
Oct'21
Government selects network analytics tech to combat Covid-19 loan fraud
The UK government has awarded a contract to network analytics software provider Quantexa as part of its efforts to fight fraud, especially that connected with Covid-19 business support schemes
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October 26, 2021
26
Oct'21
Interview: Identifying talent at Nasa using data science
David Meza, senior data scientist at Nasa, explains how the space agency is using data analytics and graph database technology to find, recruit and train the skilled people it needs
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October 24, 2021
24
Oct'21
The future of data analytics
The rise of no-code and event-driven architectures are among the developments that will shape the future of data analytics, according to Tibco’s regional chief technology officer
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October 22, 2021
22
Oct'21
MEPs vote to expand Europol data mandate
The European Parliament has voted in favour of expanding Europol’s mandate to process data and develop AI tools, but critics claim it contradicts a previous vote which opposed using new technologies to predict crime
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October 21, 2021
21
Oct'21
SAP Q3 2021: Cloud year-on-year revenue up one-fifth, S/4 Hana adoption steady
SAP’s third quarter 2021 showed 20% year-on-year growth in cloud revenue and steady, incremental growth in S/4 Hana adoption
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October 20, 2021
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Oct'21
Vast boosts QLC flash offer with ransomware-proof snapshots
Vast majors on QLC flash bulk storage with 3D Xpoint cache to smooth out traffic into sequential flows
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October 19, 2021
19
Oct'21
Zopa becomes unicorn with latest funds to go to bank operation
Zopa will invest in its growing digital bank operation after becoming a unicorn in its latest fund-raising round
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October 15, 2021
15
Oct'21
Manchester City teams up with Qualtrics for fan experience management
Manchester City is teaming up with online survey software firm Qualtrics, part-owned by long-term City Football Group supplier SAP, to engage more intelligently with the football club’s fanbase
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October 14, 2021
14
Oct'21
HPE’s GreenLake strategy pays off in APAC
HPE’s transition to an as-a-service company is paying off in Asia-Pacific where it witnessed one of the strongest quarters, thanks in part to rising demand for services
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October 12, 2021
12
Oct'21
Ban UK police use of facial-recognition, House of Lords told
Experts giving evidence to the House of Lords have said that UK police use of facial-recognition technology is disproportionate and ineffective, and further questioned the utility of algorithmic crime ‘prediction’ tools
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October 12, 2021
12
Oct'21
Nearly half of finance firms will acquire or partner fintechs in next year
UK financial services firms are preparing to acquire or partner fintechs as they target business growth
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October 11, 2021
11
Oct'21
UnaBiz raises $25m in Series B funding
Regional IoT tech supplier will use the funds to strengthen its foothold in key markets and develop new products and services
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October 06, 2021
06
Oct'21
MEPs approve report opposing certain uses of AI by police
European policymakers have approved a report on the use of AI in criminal matters, rejecting several amendments in the process that would have made it easier for police to potentially conduct predictive analytics and biometric surveillance
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October 06, 2021
06
Oct'21
Netherlands’ Team Liquid revolutionises e-sports with data analytics
Data analysis is often used by enterprises, but the discipline is also gaining ground in other areas in the Netherlands, such as e-sports
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October 06, 2021
06
Oct'21
Aetos to deploy Singtel MEC for security operations
Security firm Aetos will use Singtel’s multi-access edge computing platform to run applications such as surveillance robots, drones and video analytics at its security command centre
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September 29, 2021
29
Sep'21
Blue Prism deal adds RPA to Tibco software product range
Robotic process automation provides another piece of the jigsaw in Tibco’s drive to be a data company
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September 27, 2021
27
Sep'21
Uber drivers strike over pay issues and unfair dismissal claims
Unionised Uber drivers take industrial action in response to ongoing disputes over pay and claims that drivers are being unfairly dismissed as a result of the company’s technologies
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September 24, 2021
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Sep'21
Big Data London: Mitigate AI bias rather than try to remove it, say experts
Bias cannot be stripped from artificial intelligence systems, but organisations can work to mitigate it, Big Data London 2021 attendees heard this week
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September 24, 2021
24
Sep'21
Big Data London: NHS Digital data service struggled with Covid testing demands
A critical component of NHS Digital’s data processing struggled to cope with demand caused by Covid-19 testing, Big Data London 2021 attendees heard this week
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September 24, 2021
24
Sep'21
London publishes guidelines for ethical use of smart city tech
Latest draft of the ‘Emerging Technology Charter for London’ encourages local authorities, public services and technology companies to improve how they implement technology in the capital
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September 22, 2021
22
Sep'21
Dreamforce 2021: Benioff declares Salesforce as net zero and Slack ubiquitous across stack
Marc Benioff, CEO and chair of Salesforce, declares his company net zero in a keynote at Dreamforce 2021 in San Francisco, alongside update on Slack integrations
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September 22, 2021
22
Sep'21
Newham aims to harness local talent to build data economy in London
The London Borough of Newham sets out to enable its young, digitally savvy population to build a data economy for sustainable growth through the launch of Newham Sparks at London Tech Week 2021
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September 21, 2021
21
Sep'21
IDC: Salesforce-related economic activity will create 271,000 UK jobs and £52bn in sales by 2026
IDC research published on the eve of Dreamforce 2021 claims Salesforce-related economic activity will create 271,000 British jobs by 2026 and stoke £52bn in revenue
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September 20, 2021
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Sep'21
Trust deficit retards predictive analytics adoption in banking, says Qlik
Concerns about trust and regulatory compliance are impeding the adoption of predictive analytics in financial services, according to data analytics firm Qlik
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September 20, 2021
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Sep'21
NGO Fair Trials calls on EU to ban predictive policing systems
The use of artificial intelligence to predict criminal behaviour should be banned because of its discriminatory outcomes and high risk of further entrenching existing inequalities, claims Fair Trials
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September 17, 2021
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Sep'21
Whittingdale and Warman ousting completes reshuffle of every digital, data and tech minister
All of the UK ministers responsible for technology, digital and data are moving on as a result of Boris Johnson's latest reshuffle
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September 15, 2021
15
Sep'21
UN human rights chief calls for moratorium on AI technologies
High commissioner’s call for a moratorium on the use of AI systems that pose a serious risk to human rights is accompanied by a UN report on the negative human rights impacts associated with the technology
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September 14, 2021
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Sep'21
Renault set to test out Google supply chain digital twin
Digital twin simulation of supply chain draws in disparate data sources to deliver efficiencies and prevent disruptions
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September 14, 2021
14
Sep'21
Oracle Q1 2021-2 results: Cloud revenue reaches a quarter
In its first-quarter results for fiscal 2021-22, Oracle claims that its IaaS plus SaaS revenue represents 25% of its total
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September 13, 2021
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Sep'21
Portcast secures $3.2m, eyes global expansion
Logistics startup Portcast will use its pre-Series A funding to expand globally and bolster its cloud-based service with prescriptive AI capabilities
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September 09, 2021
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Sep'21
Ali Ghodsi, Databricks CEO: Scandi-Californian hybrid is an ideal
Ali Ghodsi, CEO of Databricks, reflects on the business culture of Silicon Valley, his Iranian-Swedish background, and where big data analytics is going during these early days of machine learning
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September 09, 2021
09
Sep'21
APAC organisations must do more to harness analytics potential
Organisations in the Asia-Pacific region still lack the necessary workforce and process capabilities that are required to realise the full benefits of data analytics initiatives, a study finds
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September 07, 2021
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Sep'21
Government opens £2bn chest for big data analytics
The Crown Commercial Service has published an early notification notice for a £500m per annum big data analytics procurement framework, which will run from 2022 to 2026
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September 02, 2021
02
Sep'21
National Highways sets out data-driven plan for Strategic Road Network
Digital twins, data sharing, predictive analytics and the use of drones all get a mention in Digital Roads five-year strategic plan
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August 27, 2021
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Aug'21
McLaren Racing pursues car build efficiency with Alteryx
McLaren Racing selects Alteryx analytics software in pursuit of greater car build efficiency in face of Formula 1 cost cap, and to improve fan engagement
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August 25, 2021
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Aug'21
Algorithmic accountability needs meaningful public participation
Global analysis by Ada Lovelace Institute and other research groups finds algorithmic accountability mechanisms in the public sector are hindered by a lack of engagement with the public
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August 24, 2021
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Aug'21
HMCTS discloses £12.5m HMRC tax bill over IR35 status contractor assessment errors
HM Courts and Tribunals Service has acknowledged IR35 status contractor assessment errors and paid HMRC £12.5m
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August 24, 2021
24
Aug'21
Inchcape picks Rise with SAP on Google Cloud to motor on digital
Auto sector company Inchcape has chosen SAP’s Rise service on Google Cloud to drive forward its digital transformation programme