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The Alignment Problem Is Not New

O'Reilly on Data

You have only to look at the slow response of bank regulators to the rise of CDOs and other mortgage-backed derivatives in the runup to the 2009 financial crisis to understand that time is of the essence. It requires constant vigilance, and adaptation to new circumstances at the speed at which those circumstances change.

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It’s True: Educate a Woman, Educate a Nation

Sisense

Report we took a deep-dive into data from The World Bank and found that countries with a higher rate of female participation in the workforce before the world economic crisis of 2008-2009 were more immune to it and bounced back to grow rapidly after the economic crisis. Download the full report See the interactive dashboard.

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AI Has an Uber Problem

O'Reilly on Data

As Bill Janeway noted in his critique of the capital-fueled bubbles that resulted from the ultra-low interest rates of the decade following the 2007–2009 financial crisis, “ capital is not a strategy.” Venture capitalists don’t have a crystal ball. The capital-fueled race to build the largest models has already led to bad behavior.

Marketing 169
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10 highest-paying IT skills for 2024

CIO Business Intelligence

According to a report from Indeed , a large part of this shift has come as organizations focus more on adopting AI in the workplace. Even as the IT job market experiences shifting dynamics, employment website Indeed reports a range of roles have maintained resiliency and even grown in demand.

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The Incredible Impact of Blockchain Technology on the Economy

Smart Data Collective

In November, Investopedia reported that prices of bitcoin rose 111% and they seem to be increasing even further. Blockchain was first introduced to the general public with the release of Bitcoin, way back in 2009. The crypto market is booming once again. This has pushed investors, retail and institutional, into a buying frenzy.

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The HP-Autonomy lawsuit: Timeline of an M&A disaster

CIO Business Intelligence

January 2009: Autonomy buys enterprise content management vendor Interwoven for $775 million. billion at 2011 exchange rates—although later reports will put the price as high as £8.7 July 2007: Autonomy pays $375 million for content archiving and electronic discovery specialist Zantaz. October 2011: HP buys 87.34% of Autonomy for £5.44

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Excellent Analytics Tips #20: Measuring Digital "Brand Strength"

Occam's Razor

Step 4: In the middle of the resulting report you'll see a trend that looks like this: This shows the number of searches for your brand, relative to the total number of searches done on Google over time (for the geographic region and time period you've chosen). Step 3: Click Search. Amazon is an interesting example.