Digital transformation… Controversial £360m NHS England data platform ‘lined up’ for Trump backer’s firm | NHS | The Guardian 1 Dec 2022 Controversial £360m NHS England data platform ‘lined up’ for Trump backer’s firmPatients will have no say over records going to Palantir, the software giant run by billionaire Republican backer Clive…
Economics… The multitude of Metaverse reasons Facebook and Instagram execs are relocating to the UK – Insider Intelligence Trends, Forecasts & Statistics 4 Aug 202211 Aug 2022 Instagram head Adam Mosseri and the president of global affairs for Facebook's parent company, Nick Clegg, are relocating to London. Remote work and the metaverse: CEO Mark Zuckerberg advocated for…
Digital transformation… TikTok’s Factory Line of Terrors 2 Aug 2022 A factory line of terrors: TikTok's African content moderators complain they were treated like robots, reviewing videos of suicide and animal cruelty for less than $3 an hour. It…
Artificial Intelligence… Should Organizations Link Responsible AI and Corporate Social Responsibility? It’s Complicated. 28 May 202216 Jun 2022 MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) have assembled an international panel of AI experts that includes academics and practitioners to help us gain insights into how responsible…
Digital transformation… NFTs evading the censors: Shanghai Covid Memories | The Economist 26 Apr 202226 Apr 2022 Evading the censors in Shanghai China’s draconian restrictions in response to covid-19 outbreaks are not lockdowns so much as house-arrests on an enormous scale. With more than 10m people in Shanghai locked in…
e-commerce… Chinese NFT platforms don’t want you to trade NFTs anymore | MIT Technology Review 26 Apr 2022 Chinese NFT platforms don’t want you to trade NFTs anymoreDo NFTs still have value if they can’t be resold? The Chinese NFT industry is about to find out. By Zeyi…
Economics… We ignore calls to address inequality and improve productivity at our peril | Wonkhe 25 Apr 2022 This brings us to the central theme of the report. First that by disaggregating human capital in the growth accounting model, you can see clearer links between the increasing numbers…
e-commerce… New Amazon Worker Chat App Would Ban Words Like “Union”| The Intercept 8 Apr 2022 LEAKED: NEW AMAZON WORKER CHAT APP WOULD BAN WORDS LIKE “UNION,” “RESTROOMS,” “PAY RAISE,” AND “PLANTATION”Also: “Grievance,” “slave labor,” “This is dumb,” “living wage,” “diversity,” “vaccine,” and others The major…
Digital transformation… What does 2022 have in store for hybrid working? | Computer Weekly 6 Apr 2022 The Omicron coronavirus variant has brought a return of working restrictions. Can we be optimistic about the resilience of organisations as they try to get the best out of their workforce?…
Economics How Wales’ capital is regenerating its centre post Covid-19 | Public Sector Executive 5 Apr 2022 Like every other city across the country, Wales’ capital Cardiff has felt the effects of Covid-19, but the council has a plan to ensure that it build backs better from…