Jaywing ties with academia for ‘brain wave’ study
Jaywing has signed a strategic collaboration with Imperial College London’s Data Science Institute (DSI) with the aim of providing a…
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Marketers face criminal action over data breaches
Marketers may have two years to knock their businesses into shape for the EU data protection reforms, but a group…
Retailers fail due to hidden customers, says start-up
The one-time boss of music chain Fopp has launched a new data analytics consultancy, dubbed Big Data for Humans, with…
2015 Review of the Year: a wake-up call for security
They say a week is a long time in politics; at the Information Commissioner’s Office every week must have seemed…
Mattel eyes festive boost with ‘big data’ Barbie
Big data has seemingly invaded every part of business – and consumer – life but Mattel and its partner ToyTalk…
Data-driven activity? What’s not to like, say chiefs
Further evidence – if it were needed – of the growth in data-driven marketing and the use of predictive analytics…
Dixons Carphone strikes big data educational deal
Dixons Carphone has signed a partnership with University of Edinburgh Business School as part of a major initiative to champion…
Majority admit that they never use customer data
Nearly three-quarters (72%) of business have admitted that they never use the customer data they collect, with the majority conceding…
FCA examines insurance industry’s use of big data
City watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority is gathering evidence on the use of big data in the insurance market in…
Data security spend never high enough, MPs told
Finance directors may not be best pleased but companies have been warned to up their spending on data security – no…