Mastering the art of data: the skills that will get you noticed

It’s almost a decade since a much-shared Harvard Business Review article declared data scientist the sexiest job of the 21st century. But is working with data still as novel or as exciting as it was then?

The rise of digital currencies in the emerging world

As of September 7, 2021, El Salvador will officially recognise Bitcoin as legal currency. This is a remarkable move, and one that will likely stimulate a huge amount of economic growth as Salvadoreans leapfrog from a largely cash-based society straight to a system characterised by the frictionless, finger-snap efficiency of digital currency.

Trump’s plans to ban Chinese app WeChat blocked

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to ban WeChat over concerns the ban would threaten users’ first amendment rights

Oracle returns to growth

The software maker’s quarterly revenue exceeded analysts’ expectations, as remote working drove greater demand for its cloud-computing services

Eyes in the sky

In the midst of the controversy surrounding the discovery of Apple’s encrypted location tracking file, Ines Berkhof looks at how Orwellian modern society has become as tedious as the overused reference has become

In the midst of the controversy surrounding the discovery of Apple's encrypted location tracking file, Ines Berkhof looks at how Orwellian modern society has become as tedious as the overused reference has become

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Mastering the art of data: the skills that will get you noticed

The rise of digital currencies in the emerging world

Trump’s plans to ban Chinese app WeChat blocked

Oracle returns to growth