How startups are scaling communication The pandemic is making startups take a close look at ramping up their communication solutions. Learn how Since 1987, Excel has let you input numbers, text, and formulas into a two-dimensional grid. Now Excel is going 3D: Data types let any cell contain a rich …
Read More »Experts Tell F.D.A. It Should Gather More Safety Data on Covid-19 Vaccines
Vaccine experts peppered officials at the Food and Drug Administration with a range of questions on Thursday about its guidelines for approving a coronavirus vaccine, pushing the agency on whether it should wait longer to collect more safety data and whether an emergency approval could jeopardize the outcome of the …
Read More »The 2020 data and AI landscape
The audio problem Learn how new cloud-based API solutions are solving imperfect, frustrating audio in video conferences. Access here When COVID hit the world a few months ago, an extended period of gloom seemed all but inevitable. Yet many companies in the data ecosystem have not just survived but in …
Read More »Data privacy startup Mine raises $9.5 million and expands to the U.S.
The audio problem Learn how new cloud-based API solutions are solving imperfect, frustrating audio in video conferences. Access here Mine, which is developing a platform that helps discover and manage personal data on the web, today closed a $ 9.5 million funding round led by Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI-focused venture …
Read More »Recognizing data points that signal trends for the future of business post-pandemic
The audio problem Learn how new cloud-based API solutions are solving imperfect, frustrating audio in video conferences. Access here Planning for a post-COVID-19 future and creating a robust enterprise strategy require both strategic scenario planning and the ability to recognize what scenario planners call “news from the future” — data …
Read More »The secrets of small data: How machine learning finally reached the enterprise
Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Over the past decade, “big data” has become Silicon Valley’s biggest buzzword. When they’re trained on mind-numbingly large data sets, machine learning (ML) models can develop a deep understanding of a given domain, leading to breakthroughs for top tech companies. …
Read More »“If You Are Not Paying, You Are The Product”: What Social Media Firms Do With Your Data
Netflix’s recent docudrama The Social Dilemma made waves online around the world for its grim portrayal of social media issues. We have all heard about the downsides of social media — from addiction to privacy issues — but social media companies are notoriously silent about how they control what users …
Read More »ShopBack, Razer, Grab Have Faced Data Breaches – How Can S’pore Step Up Cybersecurity?
Startups grow and expand their operations, fuelled by investor funding and government support. However, as they scale up, more consumer data gets processed by them and cybersecurity issues creep in. In recent months, several companies in Singapore, such as ShopBack and RedDoorz, have been the recent target of data breaches. For …
Read More »Zoom Opens A Data Centre In S’pore And They’re Now Hiring
With Covid-19 lockdowns and working from home in place, video conferencing tool Zoom has seen a surge in usage. According to Zoom’s quarterly earnings release, it was reported that the company experienced a 169 per cent year-over-year revenue growth. The company’s influx of users comes despite multiple privacy breaches around …
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