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Data & AI professionals building on their skills to increase their salaries
A recent study by O’Reilly revealed that many data and…
US Department of Commerce to create a National AI Advisory Committee
It was recently announced that the US Department of Commerce…
Report highlights how to benefit from digital innovation and AI
A recent report from the Brookings Institution reveals the key…
New STEM program for women to be launched in Canada
It was recently announced that Carleton University will be partnering…
New study highlights the AI industry challenges within the US
A recent study by the Brookings Institution revealed that the…
Artificial Intelligence: ‘ethics are always relevant, just differentiated’
I had the pleasure of talking to Bogdan Grigorescu, Head…
Product news
Moogsoft Express launches as an all-in-one AIOps solution
Moogsoft Express launches as an all-in-one AIOps solution Provider of…
SAP partners with Microsoft for enhanced cloud migration offerings
SAP partners with Microsoft for enhanced cloud migration offerings SAP…
Tesla software update investigation over fire risk
Tesla software update investigation over fire risk The National Highway…
Apple to buy Intel’s modem business for $1 billion
Multinational software giant, Apple, confirmed last week that they will…
Microsoft to invest $1 billion into developing Azure services
Multinational tech company, Microsoft, is investing $1 billion (around $1.3…
Developers leave Adobe Flash before its 2020 final date
Developers leave Adobe Flash before its 2020 final date Adobe…
Headlines
Artificial Intelligence: ‘ethics are always relevant, just differentiated’
I had the pleasure of talking to Bogdan Grigorescu, Head of Quality Assurance at Afiniti, about the ethics and biases in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Ethics in AI AI-enabled technology has many use cases. In art, computer vision and machine learning help in the detection of fakes. In the…
Security
Cybersecurity flaw detected in BlackBerry software
US agencies have recently discovered a cybersecurity flaw in software…
White House memo asked federal agencies to identify and secure critical software
It was recently reported by a White House memo that…
European privacy regulator to advise to assess foreign data surveillance
It was recently found out that European privacy regulators are…
Security and automation to become priorities for IT professionals
A recent report from Keseya revealed that security, cloud migration,…
New Brunswick to offer cybersecurity training to high school students
It was recently announced that New Brunswick in Canada would…
Finance
Online security must be prioritised during Black Friday period
This Black Friday is predicted to make record-breaking sales. However, with shopping centers across the country being emptier than usual, a lot of sales have shifted online instead, ahead of the traditional cyber Monday. The move to internet sales mirrors the demand for customer’s enthusiasm for convenience. Black Friday cyber…
Capital One staff raised concerns over security before breach happened
Staff at Capital One say they warned of their worry over security breaches at the bank before last month’s huge hacker attack happened. 106 million customers and applicants were affected in July’s breach, which saw personal data stolen from the financial corporation in one of the biggest violations of recent…
Desjardins spent $70M after data breach
Canadian money lender, Desjardins group, announced earlier this week that they have spent a huge CAD $70 million ($53 million USD) on a privacy data breach that affected 2.9 million of its customers, Reuters reports. Commenting on the spending, Ilia Kolochenko, founder and CEO of web security company ImmuniWeb says:…
Capital One data breach exposed details of “100 million individuals”
One of the United State’s biggest financial corporations has exposed the personal and economic data of a huge amount of customers through a massive data breach. Capital One reported on Monday that 140,000 Social Security numbers from its credit card customers, 80,000 linked bank account details and 1 million Canadian Social…
Public Sector
Police solve 51-year-old cold case murder using Infogroup data
Police solve 51-year-old cold case murder using Infogroup data Infogroup is a provider of data and data-driven marketing solutions – a detective used their directories to help identify a 60-year-old woman’s killer. A single consumer record in Infogroup’s Polk City Directories was the tipping point that helped South Dakota police identify…
California bans police from using facial recognition body cameras
California bans police from using facial recognition body cameras The Body Camera Accountability Act, which bans police from using body cameras with facial recognition in the state, has been signed into law. AB 1215, The Body Camera Accountability Act, was introduced earlier this year by Calif. assembly member, Phil Tang.…
Digital identity tech firm receives $3.9m investment from FedDev Ontario
FedDev Ontario makes $3.9m investment in digital identity tech firm FedDev Ontario has made a $3.9 million investment into Toronto-based digital identity tech firm, BioConnect. According to FedDev Ontario, this will help Canada’s Digital Charter achieve its goals to increase the safety and security of its citizens. BioConnect, founded in 2010…
Canadian government pledges $15 million to create AI centre in Montréal
Canadian government pledges $15 million to create AI centre in Montréal The Canadian government, jointly with the government of Quebec, have announced the creation of a Montréal-based international centre of expertise for the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI). The federal government has pledged to invest $10 million over five years…
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