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MY TAKE: Why ‘basic research’ is so vital to bringing digital transformation to full fruition

The Last Watchdog

Basic research is the foundational theorizing and testing scientists pursue in order to advance their understanding of a phenomenon in the natural world, and, increasingly, in the digital realm. Along the way, of course, cybersecurity must get addressed.

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Q&A: How AI, digital transformation are shaking up revenue management in high tech, life sciences

The Last Watchdog

based life sciences and high-tech manufacturing companies sheds light on how digital transformation – and the rising role of third-party partners – have combined to create unprecedented operational challenges in the brave new world of digital commerce. A recent poll of some 300 senior executives from U.S.-based

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STEPS FORWARD: Math geniuses strive to make a pivotal advance — by obfuscating software code

The Last Watchdog

Here are a few key takeaways: The security bottleneck The next great leap forward in digital technologies will give us driverless ground transportation, green cities that continually optimize energy usage and self-improving medical treatments. Math can do this – and iO is the consensus solution, though at the moment it is a missing piece.