Digital Twins: Regulatory Trends
One of digital twins’ most pressing problems is that their utility makes them a target for hackers. Digital twins, if left unprotected, could expose security details to hackers, and given...
Digital disruption
Digital Twins: Macroeconomic Trends
Digital twins ingest data and use it to create representations of individual assets or groups...
Gojek and Tokopedia merge to become Indonesian powerhouse GoTo
Ride-hailing and payments company Gojek has completed a merger with ecommerce firm Tokopedia, creating a new Indonesian technology powerhouse called...
Twitter round-up: Vala Afshar’s tweet on enterprise technology investments top tweet in Q1 2021
Verdict lists five of the most popular tweets on big data in Q1 2021 based on data from GlobalData’s Influencer...
Digital Twins: Technology Trends
Digital twins are incorporating leading-edge technologies, enabling the creation of more complex twins and a thicker, stronger so-called digital thread....
Zoom blossoms into a complete UC&C vendor
During the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Zoom was first to announce it offered its platform for free plus it provided one-click meeting access. The company became synonymous with video…
SoftBank snaps up 9.5% stake in The Hut Group
Japanese conglomerate SoftBank has led a $1bn investment round into Manchester-based ecommerce company The Hut Group, acquiring a 9.5% stake for $730m. SB Management, a division of SoftBank, has the…
Amazon anonymous: Bezos’ boys won’t know the names of witnesses in union-bash hearing
Amazon won't learn the names of witnesses at a hearing before they testify about alleged illegal union-bashing efforts over last month's Alabama vote. The vote concerned whether workers at the…
Hefty $600m fare for Uber’s ride out of UK gig economy
Uber has set aside $600m to cover the cost of driver employment claims in a blow to its gig economy business model after the Supreme Court ruled it must classify…
Google makes remote working U-turn and announces hybrid solution
Google has seemingly backtracked on its office polices, having previously told employees they'd only be allowed 14 days of flexible working and only if given special permission. The search giant…
Why an East – West technology schism would be a disaster
The dangers of a technology schism appear to have been ignored, as requests have been made to the Biden administration to restrict US made software used to create semiconductors from…
