Tech Quarterly
1. Expect more countries to pass GDPR-like privacy laws Lawmakers across the world are expected to vote for privacy laws similar to Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Gartner estimates that, by…
Read More1. ‘Brisk’ CIO job market bounces back as pandemic forces companies to double down on digital While many companies pulled the plug on hiring new CIOs at the start of…
Read More1. Banks might use AI to ‘game the system’, regulator warns About one third of 60 global banks are using machine learning for credit scoring and regulatory capital calculations, raising…
Read More1. Privacy key to businesses’ post-pandemic response Privacy ranked as one of the top areas in which CXOs plan to invest following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research conducted by…
Read More1. Consolidation leads automation market trends: Forrester Market consolidation is taking place in the automation space, according to Forrester, with players like CloudBees acquiring Electric Cloud and XebiaLabs merging with…
Read More1. COVID-19 lockdowns meant big changes for e-commerce AI Widespread lockdowns and social distancing due to COVID-19 brought big changes to e-commerce-related customer data and AI algorithms. Compared to e-commerce…
Read More1. Global IT spending to fall 8% in 2020 due to impact of COVID-19 Worldwide IT spending will fall to $3.4 trillion this year as CIOs cut back and prioritise…
Read More1. Proof-of-concept VR headset tears up the rule book VR headsets and AR smart glasses have tried-and-tested form factors but a new proof-of-concept (PoC) design from Facebook has challenged that.…
Read More1. Vulnerability revealed in key IoT component, Bluetooth The Bluetooth vulnerability was announced with the discovery of BIAS (Bluetooth Impersonation AttackS). The vulnerability allows an attacker to impersonate a previously…
Read More1. IoT security shortcomings threaten data privacy and integrity The current state of IoT security is “scary”, says Mike Nelson, VP of IoT security at PKI provider DigiCert, with 98…
Read More1. AI being put to multiple uses during COVID-19 pandemic AI is hard at work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Top uses include looking for signs of infection in lung CT…
Read More1. IT spending set to fall by 4.1% in 2020 due to COVID-19 effects A global survey of more than 1,000 CIOs by Enterprise Technology Research (ETR) shows that IT…
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