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• Opinion How to put an effective metadata strategy in place

  

  Joe Hellerstein

  Chief strategy officer; professor Trifacta; Bentley University

  This information forms the 'keys to the kingdom' of data: it tells users what exists, what it means, where it comes from and whether it’s accurate.

  Data types July 27

  Data types July 27

• Opinion When artificial intelligence meets business process management

  

  Miguel Valdés Faura

  Chief executive officer Bonitasoft

  As BPM-based applications get more sophisticated, the effect of delays--or blocked processes--remains a problem. The solution may lie in AI.

  Business process management July 27

  Business process management July 27

• Adobe plans to stop distributing Flash service at end of 2020

  

  The company will stop updating the online tool, a separate plug-in that improves graphically intensive activities for web surfers.

  Customer experience Brian Womack July 27

  Customer experience Brian Womack July 27

• Opinion Digital Wall Street has a new home. It's not New York.

  

  Tim Culpan

  Columnist Bloomberg View

  While the world's most powerful nation continues to hold great influence over both the financial and technology sectors, combining the two will be the domain of Asia within the next few years.

  Fintech July 27

  Fintech July 27

• Opinion Bankers must do their bit in battle with the black hats

  

  Edward Evans

  Editor Bloomberg Gadfly

  Italy's UniCredit SpA attack is shaping up to be one of the biggest data breaches in European banking, but investors are strangely unmoved. They shouldn't be complacent.

  Data breaches July 27

  Data breaches July 27

• UniCredit says 400,000 accounts were hacked, exposing data

  

  Unauthorized access was gained through an Italian third-party provider to some customer information related to personal loans.

  Data breaches Sonia Sirletti and Edward Robinson July 27

  Data breaches Sonia Sirletti and Edward Robinson July 27

• Self-driving buses and robot aides could double Singapore growth

  

  Artificial intelligence, once fully adopted, might lift the annual growth rate to 5.4 percent in 18 years, says Accenture.

  Artificial intelligence Melissa Cheok July 27

  Artificial intelligence Melissa Cheok July 27

• Elon Musk, Zuckerberg trade barbs over artificial intelligence

  

  The two disagree whether AI is something to be embraced warmly or regulated before robots become too smart for their own good.

  Artificial intelligence Sarah Frier July 27

  Artificial intelligence Sarah Frier July 27

• 12 top reference data management products

  

  Collibra RDM, Profisee Maestro and Orchestra EBX are among the leading platforms for RDM, says the MDM Institute.

  Master data management David Weldon July 26

  Master data management David Weldon July 26

• Metromile launches AI claims platform

  

  The new system is powered by "AVA," a smart assistant leveraging telematics data to replicate accident scenes in seconds.

  Artificial intelligence Danni Santana July 26

  Artificial intelligence Danni Santana July 26

• Global mobile users to surpass 5.5B by 2022

  

  Nearly 3.8 billion will be smartphone owners, which makes up nearly 70 percent of the total market, research firm Forrester says.

  Mobile technology Gabriel Hauari July 26

  Mobile technology Gabriel Hauari July 26

• Citigroup to open office at Roosevelt Island Cornell tech campus

  

  The firm is seeking to collaborate with university students and faculty on emerging technologies such as blockchain, biometric authentication and cyber security,

  Blockchain Oshrat Carmiel July 26

  Blockchain Oshrat Carmiel July 26

• Receipt Bank receives $50M in funding, promises further AI investment

  

  The firm's software uses artificial intelligence to automate data extraction from receipts and invoices.

  Artificial intelligence Ranica Arrowsmith July 26

  Artificial intelligence Ranica Arrowsmith July 26

• Predictive analytics seen as cost cutter by healthcare execs

  

  But challenges of implementing the technology include regulatory issues, incomplete data, lack of skilled employees and executive support.

  Predictive analytics Bob Violino July 26

  Predictive analytics Bob Violino July 26

• Tewksbury Hospital fires employee after long-term snooping

  

  Access to the records of about 1,100 patients is said to have taken place over 14 years.

  Health data Joseph Goedert July 26

  Health data Joseph Goedert July 26