Facebook gave favoured companies access to data, seized documents reveal
A UK parliamentary committee has published internal Facebook documents, including e-mails sent between Mark Zuckerberg, its chief executive, and other senior executives. The 223 pages of communication, covering the period...
DataFest 19 begins countdown with more keynote speaker announcements
DataFest 19, Scotland’s two-week festival of data innovation, has confirmed more keynote speakers for its DataSummit and DataTech events. Dr Sue Black OBE, professor of computer science and technology evangelist...
Cultural shift needed to maintain trust in use of patient data by health technology
A radical culture change in the NHS, and across the health data and medical technology community, is needed to make sure that the NHS can deliver the benefits of new...
UK should persuade Apple, Google and Uber to share their mapping data, says ODI
Apple, Google and Uber should publish their mapping data to help the development of technologies such driverless cars and drones, according to a report by the Open Data Institute. The...
ICO appoints researcher to develop method for auditing algorithms
The Information Commissioner’s Office has appointed its first Postdoctoral Research Fellow in artificial intelligence. Dr Reuben Binns, an influential figure in the emerging AI and data protection policy community, is...
Data Lab expands 2019 festival fringe and calls for events around Scotland to be a part
Scotland’s data innovation centre is expanding its fringe programme at next year’s DataFest, with an additional week of events across the country. The Data Lab said that events, including meetups,...
New £15m artificial intelligence centre for Scotland will ‘transform healthcare’
Scotland is to have its own £15.8m artificial intelligence health research centre, which promises to enable better patient diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes. The Industrial Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research in...
Data Lab seeking analysts, developers, engineers, and scientists for inaugural event
Data analysts, developers, engineers and scientists from the public sector, academia, and industry are invited to submit proposals to present at DataTech19, the newest platform at the annual Data Fest,...
Asset data: the untapped resource that’s key to managing energy performance
Stephen Preece, from Glasgow based proptech company arbnco, was a speaker at FutureScot’s Asset & Estates Management event last month. Here, Stephen outlines some of the key points from his...
UK releases satellite data to help tackle public sector challenges
Government departments, emergency services, and local authorities will receive free access to thousands of high-resolution satellite images of Britain, under plans announced today by Sam Gyimah, the UK Government’s Science...
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