Cognizant to Acquire Servian, a Leading Australian Data and Analytics Consulting Firm
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Servian, a Sydney, Australia-based, privately-held enterprise transformation consultancy specializing in data analytics,…
Seegene’s COVID-19 test with saliva sample collection feature now available in Europe
South Korea’s biotechnology company specializing in molecular diagnostics, Seegene Inc. (KQ096530) said Tuesday that it has CE-IVD marked the saliva-based testing application for Allplex™ SARS-CoV-2…
Managing the risks of machine learning
When products suffering from machine learning biases proliferate across markets, the companies creating them face major new risks. https://t.co/2foU64Gxis — Harvard Business Review (@HarvardBiz) January…
Amid Economic Uncertainty, Businesses Embrace Change, Strengthen Resolve, JPMorgan Chase Survey Finds
In a year filled with unforeseen and unparalleled challenges, small and midsize U.S. business leaders are showing resilience by remaining nimble, accelerating digital adoption and…
Palantir Technologies Expands Japan Business with New $22.5 Million Contract
Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) announced today that on December 28, 2020, it was awarded a $22.5 million, one-year contract in partnership with SOMPO Holdings for…
Hydrogen as a Fuel for Electric Power Generation
Hydrogen may replace a significant share of natural gas in the existing power stations. Hydrogen Market Analysis: Hydrogen Economy is Already Here and Now
Governments and Businesses Must Uncover and Overcome the Challenge of the Skills Mismatch
BCG’s Future Skills Architect Tool Enables Governments and Businesses to Uncover Factors Underlying the Mismatch Between Skills and Jobs, and Adopt Strategies to Reskill and…
New Report Finds Only 37% of Organizations Have the Skills and Technology to Keep Pace With Digital Projects
More than 80% of line of business employees agree easy access to data and IT capabilities are required to be productive as survey reports new…
Bloomberg FXGO adds Supplementary Cost Analysis Tool
Pictet Asset Management using new calculator to determine true cost of trades Bloomberg today announced a new tool to help calculate the full cost of…
Tech Challengers Lead Innovation in Emerging Markets
BCG Identifies 100 Emerging-Market Technology Companies Driving the Next Generation of Innovation and Growth In a new report on the leading companies in emerging markets,…
AWS Announces AWS Glue DataBrew
New visual data preparation tool for AWS Glue enables data scientists and data analysts to clean and normalize data up to 80% faster than traditional…
Companies Can Flip the Odds of Success in Digital Transformations from 30% to 80%
New BCG Research Identifies Six Factors That Determine the Success Rate of Digital Transformations; All Six Must Be Applied to Win Most digital transformations fail,…
Consumer Priorities Are the Key to Solving Urban Mobility
Cities Need to Bring Order to Chaotic Transportation Systems–but First They Must Understand What Consumers Truly Want, a New Report from Boston Consulting Group Finds…
IBM Study: COVID-19 is Accelerating the Skills Gap and Raising Employee Expectations of Their Employers
Research reveals how leaders are reinventing the human resources function to ignite the workforce As many business leaders look to close the skills gap and…
New report identifies 55 high-impact climate technology projects that can help Europe meet 2050 net-zero emissions target
Capgemini Invent, the digital innovation, consulting and transformation brand of the Capgemini Group, today released a new report highlighting 55 clean technology projects that can…
A.P. Moller – Maersk upgrades expectations for Q3 and 2020 full year guidance
Copenhagen, Denmark — A.P. Moller – Maersk is changing its full-year guidance for 2020 based on preliminary Q3 figures and the current outlook for Q4.…
COVID-19 Has Forced More Than Three-Quarters of Banks to Change Their Future Banking Strategy
Marqeta, the global modern card issuing platform, today released a report that examines how banks intend to change their strategies in response to the COVID-19…
Global Pandemic Accelerates Digital Transformation According to Latest Study from Dell Technologies
Dell Technologies’ third biennial Digital Transformation Index details how organizations are accelerating digital transformation projects amidst unprecedented uncertainty; 4,300 business leaders in 18 countries weigh…
PwC: Blockchain technologies could boost the global economy US$1.76 trillion by 2030 through raising levels of tracking, tracing and trust
– Tracking and tracing of products and services has the largest economic potential (US$962bn) – Public administration, education and healthcare sectors will benefit the most.…
Dun & Bradstreet Enters Into Agreement to Acquire Bisnode, a Leading European Data & Analytics Business
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (“Dun & Bradstreet” or the “Company”) (NYSE:DNB), a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, through its subsidiary…
Deloitte and Kellogg School of Management Chief Strategy Officer Study: Most CSOs Lack Understanding of How to Capitalize on Disruptive Technologies
Inaugural CSO study provides insights into the role, opportunities to evolve the corporate strategy function and perspectives on leveraging technology to drive disruptive growth Deloitte…
Alternative Data in Financial Services
Alternative data generally refer to information used to determine a consumer’s creditworthiness that the national consumer reporting agencies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — do…
Autonomous Vehicles Can Open Up Greater Economic Opportunities For Low-Income Communities
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) hold significant potential to open up wider economic opportunities currently beyond the reach of many low-income households due to inadequate transportation, a…
World population likely to shrink after mid-century, forecasting major shifts in global population and economic power
– By 2100, projected fertility rates in 183 of 195 countries will not be high enough to maintain current populations without liberal immigration policies. –…