data

Data are individual units of information. A datum describes a single quality or quantity of some object or phenomenon. In analytical processes, data are represented by variables. Although the terms "data", "information" and "knowledge" are often used interchangeably, each of these terms has a distinct meaning.

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Facebook Says It’s Open To New Regulation
Facebook Says It’s Open To New Regulation
February 18, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook, which has been under fire for months over data scandals, expressed openness to new regulation. According to a report in Reuters citing Facebook’s public policy manager...

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Nav CEO On Breaking SMB Financing’s ‘Black Box’
Nav CEO On Breaking SMB Financing’s ‘Black Box’
February 18, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

Starting a business in the United States requires being courageous, someone who embraces the idea of success as a long shot. In fact, to be...

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Hacker Steals 127M User Records From Houzz, Ixigo
Hacker Steals 127M User Records From Houzz, Ixigo
February 15, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A hacker who stole around 620 million user records last year has struck again, this time taking another 127 million records from eight websites. According...

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Study: China To Generate More Data Than U.S. By 2025
Study: China To Generate More Data Than U.S. By 2025
February 14, 2019  |  Data

Data and information are becoming an increasingly important currency in the global economy – not only currently, but especially in the future – and China...

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California’s Governor Wants Tech Companies To Share Profits With Consumers
California’s Governor Wants Tech Companies To Share Profits With Consumers
February 13, 2019  |  Data

Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, wants consumers to benefit from the billions of dollars technology companies in the state made by forcing the tech...

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Fraud Prevention Co IDology Bought By GBG For $300M
Fraud Prevention Co IDology Bought By GBG For $300M
February 12, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

GBG, the U.K.-based identity data intelligence specialist, has announced it is acquiring IDology, a U.S.-based provider of identity verification and fraud prevention services, for $300...

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Finding A One-To-Many Connection In Supply Chain Payments
Finding A One-To-Many Connection In Supply Chain Payments
February 11, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Supply chains aren’t so much chains as they are intricate webs of connections between business partners: buyers, suppliers, logistics providers, banks, customs agents, FinTech platforms...

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Apple Stops Devs From Recording User App Activity
Apple Stops Devs From Recording User App Activity
February 08, 2019  |  Apple

Apple has ordered app developers to remove or make public their use of a code that allows them to record how a user interacts with...

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Why Tech Giants Are Hiding, Or Shifting, User Stats
Why Tech Giants Are Hiding, Or Shifting, User Stats
February 07, 2019  |  Investments

In investing, as in life, information is power. We make choices based on the data at hand, sifting through what has happened in the past in...

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