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ADB urges central banks to study blockchain, AI, other tech

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 05:40 PM

The ADB said central banks need to take a closer look at new technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence, among others, to improve financial markets. Read more »

Presidential aspirants urged to use tech, big data to gain support

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 11:58 AM

Candidates gunning for government positions in the May 2022 polls should take advantage of technology and other data available today to gather support, a marketing expert said Monday. Read more »

Big data firm Palantir working with US on vaccine effort

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 23 08:48 AM

Big data company Palantir is working with US health officials on a project to track the production and distribution of future Covid-19 vaccines. Read more »

Secretive Big Data firm Palantir makes low-key stocks debut

Juliette Michel and Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 01 08:45 AM

Data analytics firm Palantir, which has drawn fire over its law enforcement and national security work, made a low-key debut Wednesday on Wall Street at a hefty valuation of more than $20 billion. Read more »

Back to work? Not without a check-in app, immunity passport

Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jul 06 09:25 AM

To go anywhere in Singapore these days, Joni Sng needs mobile phone apps and other technologies: a QR code to enter shops, a digital map to see how crowded a mall or park is, and a tracker to show if she was near someone infected with the coronavirus.   Read more »

Marketing experts convening for summit in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 09:38 PM

The World Marketing Summit will be held for the first time in the Philippines at Solaire Resort and Casino on Feb. 22, 2020.    Read more »

America’s Top Foundations Bankroll Attack on Big Tech

David McCabe, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 11 09:41 AM

Major nonprofits, including the Ford and Hewlett Foundations, have pledged millions of dollars in total toward taking on the power of the country’s corporate giants like Facebook and Amazon. Other supporters include groups run by George Soros, the billionaire financier, and Pierre Omidyar, an eBay founder. Read more »

Google shifts rules for political ads, pressuring Facebook

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 22 08:27 AM

Google announced Wednesday it would not allow political advertisers to use "microtargeting" which can be based on user browsing data, political affiliation or other factors, for its ads, including on YouTube. Read more »

Apple Card faces probe over discrimination complaint

Neil Vigdor, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 11 08:04 AM

New York state regulators will investigate the algorithm used by Apple Card to determine the creditworthiness of applicants. Read more »

Web giants' wield 'irresistible power,' whistleblower Snowden warns

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 12:34 PM

The US government last month urged tech giants to allow police to read encrypted messages, saying access was essential to prevent serious crime despite privacy concerns. Read more »

Google wants safeguards for information in antitrust fight

Daisuke Wakabayashi, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 01 08:18 AM

In a petition filed Thursday in Texas state court of Travis County, Google, along with its parent company Alphabet, sought a protective order against Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas, who is spearheading the multistate antitrust investigation into the company. Read more »

With big data pitch, French ad giant wins over Disney

Tiffany Hsu, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 16 08:48 AM

Publicis Groupe trotted out its new subsidiary, Epsilon Data Management, which claims on its website to have information “on virtually every US consumer.” Read more »

China’s Big Brother targets business

Alexandra Stevenson and Paul Mozur, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 23 08:04 AM

Beijing is increasingly amassing information now divided among various government agencies and industry associations and using it to grade businesses and the people who run them, according to state media, government documents and experts. Read more »