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Trump administration discussing a US version of GDPR
With the EU regulation now a global standard, the White House is looking for an American counterbalance and similar protections at home.
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Walmart looking for 2K more technologists to beat out e-commerce competitors
The retailer is looking to fill roles in data science, engineering and product management, with many of the positions within its Walmart Labs.
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Why Target would welcome tougher US data regulations
At Cannes Lions, the VP of marketing for the retailer's media network predicted marketers who haven't invested in data protection will lose ground.
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Room service, please: Alexa checks into hospitality
Because of hysteria around Alexa's privacy, there will be parts of the market with a continued "perception or misconception that Alexa is always listening."
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Dropbox after more industry verticals, this time targeting media, entertainment
Media and entertainment as a vertical has unique challenges because of the vast array of content types, file sizes and the increasingly global nature of work.
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2018's top CEOs — according to the people who work for them
Personal characteristics, such as gender, age and education, matter less in light of other factors, including company culture and whether a CEO is a founder.
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IBM's AI debater doesn't get stage fright
Without having been trained on the topics ahead of time, IBM's system took on two accomplished human debaters in a live setting — and outperformed them.
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Deep DiveAt C.H. Robinson, open source adoption brings iterative, fast development — almost too fast
In 2014, the company faced a roadblock: How do you remove bottlenecks in the technology development pipeline?
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Oracle releases map to monitor internet outages
The visualization tool will augment an organization's network or security operations center and track country statistics and traffic shifts.
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Mobile, data investments drive Synchrony Financial
The company has four innovation labs in the U.S. and India that work with Synchrony's partners to develop new tools and products for customers.
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CIOs worry about too much money going to 'keeping the lights on'
Spending on innovation comes with the hope of a healthy return on investment. However, sometimes CIOs have a hard time justifying such financial risks.
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Brussels Airport digitizes transactions with blockchain
A new app will eliminate the need for paper transactions between handlers and forwarders, according to the airport's head of cargo and logistics.
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Zara stocks up on AI, big data, analytics partnerships and investments
The push to incorporate technology is working. Last week, the fashion retailer's parent company, Inditex, posted record Q1 sales.
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Federal agencies lack insight into cybersecurity workforce needs
A report from the Government Accountability Office found federal agencies do not have a clear inventory of workforce needs, including the DHS.
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OpinionDisrupting from within: 3 ways to reinvent business through the workforce
Digital disruptions are inevitable, but many companies fail to understand they have freedom to affect change on their terms — starting with human capital.
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Deep DiveWhat's going on underneath your AI?
From hiring to customer service, artificial intelligence rules many domains that once required the delicate human touch.
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Why the FCC, EU are convening AI experts
Chairman Ajit Pai is looking to convene a panel of experts to examine the effects of AI and ML on consumers and the communications market.
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HP called on suppliers to diversify or lose its business — and it's working
Vendors have "stepped up" to meet the demand, but the ones that did not improve "aren't getting work from us anymore," said CEO Dion Weisler.
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DevOps praised, but divisions between development, operations hold fast
Technologists may evangelize the merits of DevOps, but without enterprise process changes, companies will remain slow to adopt the methodology.
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IBM's Bryson Koehler becomes Equifax CTO
Koehler will examine the use of AI, especially in cloud-based technologies, as the company looks to improve security, reliability and data use.
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Employers short on IT talent as growth 'hits a wall'
A new report from TechServe Alliance says strict immigration policies are at least partially to blame.
Leadership & Careers -
Tell me I'm pretty: Microsoft rolls out Office 365 user experience updates
The announcement comes shortly after Google's Gmail renovations in April as both companies react to a push around improved user engagement.
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The most common route to CEO? Stanford, a computer science degree and a consulting job
But it's not pedigree that makes someone rise to the top, according to LinkedIn — it's the ability to inspire others and handle complicated problems.
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AI, blockchain top this season's companies to watch hot list
Both domains are surrounded by more hype than meaningful application, but early innovators are setting the standards and roadmap for the technologies.
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Seattle repeals head tax amid heavy opposition
The 7-2 vote to overturn the tax came as the city council faced significant opposition from businesses and voters.
UPDATED: June 13, 2018 at 10:15 a.m.
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