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In a letter to Congress Monday, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said the company will no longer offer general purpose facial recognition technology, and that the company would oppose its use—or the use of any technology—for “mass surveillance, racial profiling, violations of basic human rights and freedoms, or any purpose which…

In such a confused financial environment, investors are hard-pressed to find a market strategy that will bring positive results. The old saws may not be reliable. One way out of the quandary is to follow the insiders.These corporate officers have a vested interest in their own companies – they are…

Contracts released by the UK government have revealed that personal health information about millions of NHS patients was provided to private tech firms involved in the COVID-19 datastore project. The project announced in March intended to collate data from health and social care organisations in order to “provide a single…

The Brief offers opinions from the EURACTIV newsroom, and this piece represents the views of its author. Police brutality and racism are certainly present in Europe, and Europe participated in and profited from the slave trade. We invite you to read a response to this piece in a follow-up essay…

Want to read Slashdot from your mobile device? Point it at m.slashdot.org and keep reading! Under Pressure, UK Government Releases NHS COVID Data Deals With Big Tech (opendemocracy.net) Posted by msmash on Friday June 05, 2020 @03:33PM from the how-about-that dept. From a report: Hours before facing court proceedings from…

The Research Innovations Inc. (RII) team will deploy its flexible data analytics framework SIFTTM to support the Criminal Division's urgent and complex investigative needs, replacing Palantir as the incumbent solution provider.ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Research Innovations, Inc., a technology solutions company with expertise in big data analytics and…

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CEO Alex Karp says Palantir Technologies may go public within a yearRead More

A local coronavirus response functioned as a crucial test of a new data network concept intended to deter Russia and China. The April 14 briefing contained a warning for the commander of U.S. Northern Command: Stamford, Connecticut, about 56 miles northeast of New York City, was about to become a…

Palantir CEO says startup may leave Bay Area due to 'monoculture'Read More