Cut, simplify and incentivize: Three steps to win the tech race

Cut, simplify and incentivize: Three steps to win the tech race

The tech race is on, and Europe is falling behind. In seven of the eight critical technologies that will shape the future – from space tech to quantum computing – we lag other economies. Targets for big data, artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud adoption are slipping out of reach. Our GDP growth has stagnated while … Read more

5 things to know about EU tech security chief Henna Virkkunen’s hearing – POLITICO

5 things to know about EU tech security chief Henna Virkkunen’s hearing – POLITICO

Virkkunen on Tuesday took a quintessential Brussels approach to the issue, sticking to her script and spelling out the same, legalistic answer all evening: Any company operating in Europe must abide by its rules. She said she wanted to speed up the investigations under the DSA, but the work needed to be “evidence-based.” She stopped … Read more

How Netflix wins the streaming wars: it crunches subscribers’ data to tailor its services

How Netflix wins the streaming wars: it crunches subscribers’ data to tailor its services

So someone who likes romance might see a trailer for The Crown highlighting the relationship between Diana and Charles, while another viewer more into political intrigue may be shown a clip of the queen in a meeting with then-British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. A still from Bridgerton. Photo: TNS For a film like Nyad, a … Read more

Greece rocked by voter privacy scandal ahead of EU election – POLITICO

Greece rocked by voter privacy scandal ahead of EU election – POLITICO

Dozens of recipients of Asimakopoulou’s email said they had never had prior communication with her and didn’t consent to receiving her emails. Failing to account for how she got the data, Asimakopoulou — who was vice-chair of the committee on international trade in the last term — stepped down on March 15 from running in the New … Read more

China highlights data and ‘digital silk road’ in new plan to drive innovation as US tech rivalry intensifies

China highlights data and ‘digital silk road’ in new plan to drive innovation as US tech rivalry intensifies

The plan was released by the National Development Reform Commission (NDRC) and the National Data Administration (NDA), and excerpts were made public on the NDA’s WeChat account on Monday. China’s new data agency plans fast track to powerful national computing network The NDA is supervised by the NDRC, China’s top economic planner, and was inaugurated … Read more

Why Vertical Integration Allows Leaders to Actually Control Their Data

Why Vertical Integration Allows Leaders to Actually Control Their Data

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The parable of “The Blind Men and The Elephant” tells the story of six blind men who come across an elephant for the first time. They each examine a different part of the elephant. The trunk. The ears. The tusks… You get the gist. Consequently, each person … Read more