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Sustainability trends: 5 issues to watch in 2024

IBM Big Data Hub

trillion in economic benefits by 2030. Retailers, particularly in the fashion industry, are increasingly embracing circular business models: rental and resale programs offer opportunities for growth, while repair services offer an alternative to landfill disposal.

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The Business of Data Newsletter – Issue 10

Information Matters

After all, with data-fueled applications of artificial intelligence projected, by McKinsey, to generate $13 trillion in new global economic activity by 2030, this could determine the next world order, much like the role that oil production has played in creating economic power players in the preceding century.” ” [link].

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MY TAKE: How digital technology and the rising gig economy are exacerbating third-party risks

The Last Watchdog

In an environment where a heating and ventilation subcontractor can pose an existential risk to a billion dollar retail chain – as infamously happened to Target – just knowing where to start assessing third party risk can be a challenge for any organization, Jordan told me. “We do white papers and thought leadership at conferences.

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Conversational AI use cases for enterprises

IBM Big Data Hub

billion by 2030. Retail: Customers can manage their entire shopping experience online—from placing orders to handling shipping, changes, cancellations, returns and even accessing customer support—all without human interaction.

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Spotlight Podcast: Security Automation is (and isn’t) the Future of Infosec

The Security Ledger

Machine learning algorithms are already being used in transportation to ease road congestion, in healthcare to spot medical errors and improve patient care and in retail to improve the customer shopping experience. The technology is poised to change just about everything else …at least eventually.

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The Economy of Things: the next value lever for telcos

IBM Big Data Hub

The number of IoT connected devices are growing in practically every industry, and is even predicted to reach 29 billion worldwide by 2030. It is also valuable externally: to fuel companies, vehicle manufacturers, retailers and other brands wanting to engage in connected driving experiences for the fleet.

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Utilities: Interesting Times – Blessing or Curse?

CGI

The “Demand Side Flexibility in UK Utilities” online survey attracted the second largest number of responses that Utility Week has seen for a survey of this type (interestingly enough, the first largest was last year’s “Energy Flexibility: transforming the power system by 2030” survey!);