Cognizant acquires data specialist TQS Integration July 21, 2021 Cognizant announced its acquisition of Irish data intelligence firm TQS Integration, the fifth deal of 2021 for the global consultancy as it boosts its industrial data arm. The deal, announced yesterday, is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021 and will see Cognizant further develop its presence in Ireland. It is the latest [...]
Bitcoin price slumps amid wider market crash July 20, 2021 Bitcoin has slipped below $30k this morning for the first time in almost a month.
Celebrities come out for crypto, but will Iron Mike have diamond hands? July 19, 2021 The Bitcoin price continues to hold above $30,000 again today, although it’s now down eight per cent on this time last week.
Making peace with the price of Bitcoin and slowly stacking the Sats July 16, 2021 Another week of lacklustre market performance, low volumes and consistent talk of a possible capitulation by Bitcoin.
Joe Biden’s executive order smoothing a transition to open-banking should inspire UK competition and innovation July 16, 2021 President Biden won a lot of praise when he issued a slew of consumer-friendly executive orders last week. One of them could have an impact here, an ocean away from the US consumers who’ll feel the direct benefit. The order aims to make it easier for US customers to access and share their banking data. [...]
Darktrace upgrades 2022 expectations after strong sales July 15, 2021 Darktrace, a cybersecurity AI firm that listed in April, today said it expects revenue for the last financial year to have grown 40 per cent to $278m (£201m), upgrading its guidance for 2022. It now expects year over year revenue growth of between 29 per cent and 32 per cent (previously 27 per cent to [...]
How Fintech can harness the power of big data to redefine market forecasting July 13, 2021 Advances in predictive analytics using machine learning (ML) algorithms and blockchain technology demonstrate how innovations in financial services are challenging traditional systems to inform decisions, improve forecasting accuracy and bring better value to customers. As businesses seek to tap hidden intelligence within huge volumes of raw structured, semi-structured and unstructured data to support financial decision-making, [...]
Italian police foiled fake Covid-19 passport ring days before England final July 12, 2021 Italian police say they smashed a crypto scheme selling fake Covid-19 passports to thousands of customers just days before the Euro 2020 final with England.
SoftBank gears up investments in second quarter, dishing out $13bn July 12, 2021 SoftBank’s Vision Fund II has pushed the pedal on its investments in recent weeks, dishing out $13bn in its second quarter, according to reports. The Japanese venture capital fund has injected cash into at least 50 companies, the Financial Times first reported, citing people brief on the data. Many of the companies eyed by SoftBank’s [...]
Google boss Sundar Pichai warns that internet freedom is at risk around the world July 12, 2021 Sundar Pichai claims that the free and open internet is under attack in countries around the world. The Google boss said that a lot of countries are restricting information and that the model is often being taken for granted. Pichai argued in a BBC interview that artificial intelligence is more profound than fire, electricity or [...]