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Simon Winchester takes a lively, digressive look at how humans have ordered and passed on knowledge over time
What we have are innumerable different collections of information, each of them specific to a particular application
The COO’s goal at Canadian data provider Canalyst is to maintain its triple-digit growth
New systems let businesses record every touchpoint with consumers — but must add extra security
As medics strive to harness health information, Silicon Valley is stepping in with tools, though regulation is a concern
Products on Shanghai Data Exchange are not only limited but also have multiple restrictions
Information on global logistics has suddenly got a lot more valuable, but knowledge gaps remain
With the emergence of artificial intelligence, health data has become gold
Data from Finnish group Kone underline the growing power of unconventional data to reveal behavioural trends
A fresh batch of companies could recreate the success of Beijing’s first generation of listed tech giants
FT dashboard tracks responses to the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance
Number of identification signals drops dramatically after new data law is introduced
‘If we’d had the data during the pandemic, we could have helped more people’
Too much is at stake for the future of health and wellbeing to leave digital transformations unregulated
Lancet report argues that governments should limit data extraction of powerful tech companies
As threat to wealth and health grows, expect predictive technology to become equally vital
Beijing has pushed through reams of regulations and policies to shore up China’s data security
Fraudulent research wastes the time of scientists who try to build on it and the money of agencies who support it
By controlling a huge volume of data, Beijing is conducting a grand experiment in 21st century authoritarian governance
The scale of future growth is immense and investors need to ask where and when the tide of disruption will strike next
We need greater detail about how this immensely valuable information might be used to prevent patients from opting out
Plans to pool full medical histories of 55m patients in England pushed back to September
G7 tax deal and EU breakthrough on disclosure highlights shift in the openness democratic societies expect
Campaigners say plan to pool medical records ‘violates patient trust’
The technology’s potential to improve patient care has become clearer in the pandemic
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