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US Tech Giants Push Back Against India's Forced Data-Sharing Plan: Report
Monday, August 10, 2020 - 12:06am | 335A group representing the United States technology giants is pushing back against India’s plans to regulate “non-personal” data, Reuters reported Sunday. The Proposal: An Indian government panel is proposing a data-sharing mechanism to boost a digital...
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Google Could Escape EU Antitrust Probe With A Promise Not To Use Fitbit Data For Ads
Friday, July 10, 2020 - 5:39am | 408Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) subsidiary Google LLC may be able to ward off an antitrust investigation by the European Union into its acquisition of Fitbit Inc (NYSE: FIT) by promising not to use the smartwatch maker’s health data to run...
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Why Rosenblatt Securities Is Bullish On Ambarella: Computer Vision, 'Sticky' Consumers, Revenue Growth
Tuesday, June 23, 2020 - 2:41pm | 408Ambarella Inc (NASDAQ: AMBA) has solidified its status as the leader in video capture, compression and transmission processors and should now be considered a leader in computer vision, according to Rosenblatt Securities. The Ambarella Analyst: Kevin Cassidy initiated coverage of Ambarella with...
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Drivers Now Have ELDs, But Who Has Their Data?
Friday, December 27, 2019 - 9:10am | 1335With three years' worth of anxiety over the deadline for installing electronic logging devices (ELDs) now having largely subsided, a new concern regarding these devices is taking hold in the carrier, driver and shipper community. As of Dec. 17, 2019, nearly all truck drivers operating on U.S....
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Big Tech Firms Pose Global Financial Stability Risks: FSB Report
Sunday, December 8, 2019 - 11:44pm | 570Technology giants are bringing digital financial services to more people in the world than ever, but the authorities should be watchful for anti-competitive practices and unfair advantage over traditional systems, the Financial Stability Board said in a report on Sunday. The FSB is an...
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CBOE, IBM Watson, Sequentum Execs On Alternative Data: Quality Is Key
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 4:10pm | 612A basic truth exists for investors looking to extract value from alternative data, said Sequentum CEO Sarah McKenna: they need clean, valuable data feeds to start with. The New York-based company provides software and services for web data collection at scale. “Your artificial intelligence,...
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How Google's Fitbit Acquisition Is Already Posing Some Problems
Monday, November 18, 2019 - 10:28am | 400A certain number of Fitbit Inc (NYSE: FIT) users aren't happy the fitness tracker and smartwatch maker sold itself to Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), according to CNBC. What Fitbit Users Are Saying Alphabet's Google unit said in November it will buy Fitbit in a $2.1 billion...
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Meet The 2019 Fintech Listmakers: Giadha Aguirre de Carcer
Thursday, November 14, 2019 - 3:18pm | 372As Benzinga gears up for the biggest gathering of fintech executives and visionaries on Nov. 19 in New York City, the Benzinga Events team is highlighting the official listmakers who are being recognized at the fifth annual Benzinga Global Fintech Awards. Benzinga is proud to announce Giadha...
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Experts Discuss Google's Secretive Project Nightingale
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 - 5:38pm | 389Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s Google unit is actively storing and analyzing patient data with the major hospital system Ascension in an initiative dubbed Project Nightingale. Howley: Nothing Illegal Google's relationship with Ascension dates back a year and is fully...
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Monday's Market Minute: Trifecta Of Data
Monday, October 28, 2019 - 8:51am | 384While U.S./China trade discussions and Brexit negotiations continue to be major focal points for investors and traders alike, I expect attention this week will be primarily on central bank activity, ecodata, and earnings. This week on Wednesday, the FOMC will announce their rate decision. The two-...
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Top Data Blind Spots
Thursday, October 10, 2019 - 11:07am | 29Image Sourced from Pixabay
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Uber To Collect Data In Dallas, Faces Higher Costs From California AB5 Bill
Friday, September 20, 2019 - 12:12pm | 561Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) is moving into Dallas, Texas, as part of its self-driving initiative, but it won't be operating autonomous vehicles. Instead, the company said Tuesday, it will deploy a fleet of cars with human operators to map the urban landscape and capture data on real-world...
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The Great Opportunity That Comes With Your Data
Thursday, August 29, 2019 - 10:34am | 1122Data is everywhere, and fleet operations are benefiting from that data in terms of efficiency. But there is an additional upside to data, and it means mitigating liability and risk for fleets. Technology such as dash cams, electronic logging devices (ELD), telematics and even diagnostics systems...
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Data Standardization Is Critical To Drive Efficiency Into Food Supply Chains
Tuesday, July 23, 2019 - 11:05am | 740Food supply chains are often plagued with a lack of visibility and transparency, extending from the farm to the fork. The primary reason for these issues is the way food is being sourced. Food sourcing is now truly global, with produce being shipped from different corners of the world and stocked...
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Medallia IPO: What You Need To Know
Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - 8:15am | 399There is a tech offering in the pipeline that's likely to satiate growth-hungry investors. The IPO Terms San Francisco, California-based Medallia, Inc. (NYSE: MDLA) on Monday filed for a 14.50-million common stock offering at an estimated price range of $16-$18 apiece, according to the...