Diversity and inclusion issues plague the data industry
The data industry may be one of the fastest growing sectors of the UK economy – and seemingly bullet-proof from…
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Covid piles pressure on ‘maxed out’ data professionals
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing data professionals to work their fingers to the bone, with 97% of data teams either at…
P&G switches to Google Cloud for analytics and AI drive
Procter & Gamble, the packaged goods giant behind Fairy, Gillette, Pampers and Lenor, is strengthening its relationship with Googe Cloud…
Ocado hunts tech staff as it turns away new customers
Online grocery giant Ocado is creating hundreds of new tech jobs – including roles covering data science, artificial intelligence and…
Calling all misfits and weirdos: No 10 builds data unit
The Cabinet Office has launched a major recruitment drive to staff up a new data science unit in No 10,…
Unlimited launches group behavioural science operation
Unlimited has set up a new division staffed by neuroscientists, research practitioners, trend analysts, data scientists and behavioural scientists to…
BBC hunts partners for digital personalisation revamp
The BBC is opening up a raft of new contracts for a major digital overhaul, spanning data science, user experience,…
New blitz to combat £2bn data science skills shortage
The UK Government has joined forces with the Office for Students, universities and business to create a £24m fund for…
Ad watchdog plans AI unit to hunt down the rogues
The Advertising Standards Authority is ramping up its use of data science and artificial intelligence by building an in-house team…
M&S hunts for chief to head up new data science team
Marks & Spencer is continuing to build its data science capability – despite the Covid-19 lockdown – by kicking off…