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Three-Quarters of Companies Retain An Increasing Amount of Sensitive Data, Report Finds

The volume of sensitive data that companies are harbouring in non-production environments, like development, testing, analytics, and AI/ML, is rising, according to a new report. Executives are also getting more concerned about protecting it — and feeding it into new AI products is not helping. The “Delphix 2024 State of . . . Read more

Amazon-Anthropic Merger Investigated by UK Government Over Competition Concerns

The U.K. government has launched a preliminary investigation into the partnership between Amazon and Anthropic to see if it will significantly lessen competition. This comes days after a similar probe was announced into Alphabet’s collaboration with the AI startup. In March, Amazon concluded its $4 billion (£3.16 billion) investment in . . . Read more

Apple Intelligence EU: Potential Mac Release Amid DMA Rules

There is evidence that the EU may get Apple Intelligence after all — thanks to a tiny difference in the release notes for macOS Sequoia 15.1 and iOS 18.1. It was previously thought that the AI feature would not be available in the bloc on any Apple device due to . . . Read more

UK Government Scraps £1.3bn Earmarked for AI and Tech Innovation

The U.K. government has shelved £1.3 billion worth of funding that had been earmarked for AI and tech innovation. This includes £800 million for the creation of the exascale supercomputer at the University of Edinburgh and £500 million for the AI Research Resource — another supercomputer facility comprising Isambard at . . . Read more

Salesforce Einstein Copilot AI Assistant Enters General Availability

Salesforce is working on making AI implementation easier and more predictable with a selection of newly available products and services announced around the Salesforce World Tour NY event on April 25. These products and services include: General availability of the Einstein Copilot generative AI assistant. Two new bundles: the AI . . . Read more

What Do Apple’s EU App Store Changes Mean for App Developers?

In order to comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act, Apple announced on Jan. 25 changes to its payment system for app sellers in the EU, and that it was letting go of the hold its App Store has over iOS app distribution in the EU. As well as . . . Read more

Australian Organisations Struggling to Resolve Tensions Between Personalisation, Privacy

Organisations in Australia face a significant challenge with data. On the one hand, there is a demand for personalised services. Consumers are willing to share their data if it means better personalisation. On the other hand, there is a real concern about privacy, and while organisations are focused on looking . . . Read more

EU’s AI Act: Europe’s New Rules for Artificial Intelligence

The European Union reached a provisional agreement on its much-anticipated Artificial Intelligence Act on Dec. 8, becoming the first global power to pass rules governing the use of AI. The legislation outlines EU-wide measures designed to ensure that AI is used safely and ethically, and includes limitations on the use . . . Read more

8 Common Data Governance Challenges & Issues Faced By Businesses

Poor data governance can lead to a myriad of issues that include data interpretation inconsistencies, security vulnerabilities, operational failures and regulatory non-compliance. These issues not only negatively impact operations but also have legal and financial repercussions. Data governance issues can exist in organizations of any size, but if you don’t . . . Read more

New EU Social Media Guidelines Go Into Effect

Image: mixmagic/Adobe Stock Beginning Friday, August 25, users of X (formerly Twitter), TikTok and the other large social media apps in the European Union saw major changes to those platforms. The largest social media apps, search engines and app stores in the EU now fall under the jurisdiction of the . . . Read more