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Business & Government Simple read

Has the Corporate Climate Migration Begun?

Companies large and small, some with longtime roots in their neighborhoods, are on the hunt for new real estate that is less prone to weather and climate extremes. Within the past three years, tech giant Hewlett Packard Enterprise, a major hospital in South Carolina, and the nation's eighth-largest airline by passengers carried have all decided to move their infrastructure to higher ground.

Business & Government Simple read

Healthcare Data Monetization

Data monetization in healthcare is a growing business with companies using it to negotiate beneficial terms or conditions with business partners, for bartering information, to sell outright, and/or to add value to an existing offering.

Individuals Simple read

Time Person of the Year: Elon Musk

Time magazine has named CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk as Person of the Year: "In 2021, Musk emerged not just as the world's richest person but also as perhaps the richest example of a massive shift in our society."

Business & Government Intermediate read

What Is Web3 and Why Should You Care?

In recent months, you may have come across a phrase growing in popularity: Web3. You might be wondering what it is, what it will mean for the future, and how exactly the third-generation internet differs from the first two. At its core is the idea of decentralization, which we've seen with cryptocurrencies. Rather than Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook (sorry, Meta) hoarding everything, the internet will supposedly become more democratized.

Business & Government Advanced read

State of Data Spaces (Finish Study, 58p)

This state of data spaces study has been commissioned by the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Finland and conducted by 1001 Lakes.

Business & Government Intermediate read

Data Spaces in Denmark (White Paper, 17p)

The white paper aims at giving individuals, as well as companies, interested in using open data, a brief overview of where to find data sets in the current landscape.

Developers Intermediate read

Log4j vulnerability poses a grave threat to the Internet

Exploit code has been released for a serious code-execution vulnerability in Log4j, an open source logging utility that's used in countless apps, including those used by large enterprise organizations, several websites reported last Thursday.
This vulnerability has captivated the information security ecosystem since its disclosure on December 9th because of both its severity and widespread impact.

Developers Simple read

US and UK to Partner on Prize Challenges to Advance Privacy-Enhancing Technologies

The United States and the United Kingdom today announced plans to collaborate on bilateral innovation prize challenges focused on advancing privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs). This emerging group of technologies present an important opportunity to harness the power of data in a manner that protects privacy and intellectual property, enabling cross-border and cross-sector collaboration to solve shared challenges.
Announced during the Summit for Democracy, as part of a series of International Grand Challenges on Democracy-Affirming Technologies, the prize challenges will take place during the Summit’s “year of action,” accelerating work to overcome technical gaps and adoption challenges related to PETs. By bringing together top minds from both countries on building viable solutions, the prize challenges will aim to help mature and facilitate adoption of these promising technologies.


Tools

Business & Government Intermediate read

European Schoolnet

European Schoolnet is the network of 33 European Ministries of Education, based in Brussels. As a non-profit international organisation, we aim to bring innovation in teaching and learning to our key stakeholders: Ministries of Education, schools, teachers, researchers, and industry partners.

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