All articles by Cristina Lago
Cristina Lago
Facebook’s Novi digital wallet has big regulatory hurdles ahead
The social network’s latest foray into digital payments is unlikely to have a smooth ride when it comes to regulatory approval.
The miscommunication of GPDPR: incompetence or evasion of public scrutiny?
45% of adults in England were unaware of plans to share GP records with the NHS for research. Activists argue the scheme’s poor communication is deliberate.
European Commission says €31bn cost estimate for AI rules is ‘flawed’
A US think tank says the Artificial Intelligence Act will cost the European economy €10bn a year in compliance costs by 2025, but the European Commission disputes those figures.
Carwow aims to integrate automotive’s fractured value chain with data
The car purchase comparison site has offered up its data to help retailers understand their customers.
A lack of strong leadership is stifling UK public sector digital transformation
Senior leaders lack understanding of digital change, and this is holding projects back, says a new report. Better training could help solve the issue.
Should cloud providers take steps to avoid another NSO scandal?
Servers from four cloud providers, including AWS, are thought to have been used to facilitate human rights violations. Should these companies be more proactive in policing their servers?
Are biometric solutions the answer to long airport queues?
The company behind 26 international airlines is rolling out more biometric scanning for passengers. VP of customer experience Christian Draeger explains the plan.
Can the UK become a ‘testbed nation’ by removing barriers to emerging technology?
Relaxing regulations could see the UK become an early adopter of critical technologies, the authors of new tech manifesto argue.
The UAE’s digital currency could capitalise on the country’s appetite for crypto
Crypto currencies are popular in the UAE, and plans for a government-issued digital coin could remove some of the associated risks.
Putting deep learning to use in Afghanistan’s refugee crisis
When drought displaced 300,000 Afghans, the Norwegian Refugee Council used AI-powered analysis to help monitor and manage the crisis.