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Financial and payment services: use of personal data should remain proportionate and fair

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

In the next few weeks, we will be sharing some of our tips to help you protect your personal data and your privacy when on holiday.

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  • In the next few weeks, we will be sharing some of our tips to help you protect your personal data and your privacy when on holiday.
  • Reshaping the EDPS to tackle data protection challenges
    EDPS makes organisational changes to tackle future data protection challenges.
  • In episode 5, learn more about XAI, processing data to combat crime, the role of a data protection officer, and more.
  • Newsletter #102
    Data Protection Conferences, Podcasts, latest Opinions, Artificial Intelligence, Data, Privacy ... it's all in our latest newsletter edition, available to read now.

GEDi Cube appoints Dr Lester Russell as Chief Medical Officer

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Friday, August 18, 2023

GEDi Cube, an AI/ML platform that combines differential molecular capabilities with multi-omic analysis to detect cancer at its earliest stage, is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Lester Russell as Chief Medical Officer.

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  • GEDi Cube, an AI/ML platform that combines differential molecular capabilities with multi-omic analysis to detect cancer at its earliest stage, is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Lester Russell as Chief Medical Officer.
  • “We are excited to have Lester join us at this critical juncture in the life of GEDi Cube,” said Craig Rhodes, Chief Executive Officer of GEDi Cube.
  • While at Fujitsu, Lester helped found a global healthcare community across the companies in the Fujitsu Group, with over 480 members.
  • “I am delighted and honoured to be joining the team at GEDi Cube to advance the fight against cancer and other diseases using novel technologies like artificial intelligence and cell-based therapies,” said Dr Lester Russell, Chief Medical Officer of GEDi Cube.

Fujitsu collaborates with Informa D&B to incorporate explainable AI technology for financial-commercial information industry

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

This collaboration brings with it a new era of decision-making through the incorporation of explainable AI technology.

Key Points: 
  • This collaboration brings with it a new era of decision-making through the incorporation of explainable AI technology.
  • Based on the agreement, Fujitsu will deploy explainable AI technology for processing and analyzing large volumes of data, categorizing it and providing accurate predictions with full transparency and visibility.
  • The value of explainable AI technology over traditional AI lies in addressing the so-called "black box" phenomenon in AI, providing the basis of predictions and conclusions made the technology to increase understanding, transparency, and trust.
  • The use of explainable AI technology brings numerous benefits such as improving AI performance and reducing problems of bias stemming from data quality analysis.

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust Will Host Q2 2023 Quarterly Webinar on August 22, 2023

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Thursday, August 10, 2023

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust (NYSE: XFLT) (the “Trust”) today announced that it plans to host the Trust’s Quarterly Webinar on August 22, 2023 at 11:00 am (Eastern Time).

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  • XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust (NYSE: XFLT) (the “Trust”) today announced that it plans to host the Trust’s Quarterly Webinar on August 22, 2023 at 11:00 am (Eastern Time).
  • Kimberly Flynn, Managing Director at XA Investments (“XAI”) will moderate the Q&A style webinar with Steven Perry, Vice President at XAI, and Gretchen Lam, Senior Portfolio Manager at Octagon Credit Investors.
  • The investment objective of the Trust is to seek attractive total return with an emphasis on income generation across multiple stages of the credit cycle.
  • Under normal market conditions, the Trust will invest at least 80% of its Managed Assets in floating rate credit instruments and other structured credit investments.

GEDi Cube Appoints Craig Rhodes as CEO

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

GEDi Cube, an AI/ML platform that combines differential molecular capabilities with multi-omic analysis to detect cancer at its earliest stage, is delighted to announce the appointment of Craig Rhodes as Chief Executive Officer as the company enters the commercialisation phase.

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  • GEDi Cube, an AI/ML platform that combines differential molecular capabilities with multi-omic analysis to detect cancer at its earliest stage, is delighted to announce the appointment of Craig Rhodes as Chief Executive Officer as the company enters the commercialisation phase.
  • GEDi Cube offers a proprietary tool that analyses genetics using explainable AI (XAI) to provide early and accurate cancer diagnosis.
  • Craig Rhodes, CEO of GEDi Cube, said: “I am immensely proud to join GEDi Cube as CEO.
  • We are very excited to launch GEDi Cube into the market and we look forward to reporting on our progress.”
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GEDi Cube to Transform Cancer Detection With Data Mining

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Monday, July 31, 2023

GEDi Cube offers a proprietary tool that analyses genetics using explainable AI (XAI) to provide early and accurate cancer diagnosis.

Key Points: 
  • GEDi Cube offers a proprietary tool that analyses genetics using explainable AI (XAI) to provide early and accurate cancer diagnosis.
  • The process also involves the mining of biomarker panels, which are integrated into a machine learning library to further enhance diagnosis.
  • GEDi Cube was established in 2013 as Grace Systems BV to develop unique data mining algorithms to enable banking & finance and government entities to extract business insights from big data.
  • Frank van Asch, Co-Founder of GEDi Cube, said: “I am very proud that, in a relatively short space of time, we have produced a technology that is set to transform the detection of cancer.

PolyU awarded RGC Strategic Topics Grant to address societal needs in mental healthcare

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Thursday, July 20, 2023

HONG KONG, July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has received funding support from the Strategic Topics Grant (STG) 2023/24 of the Research Grants Council (RGC) for a health technology project aimed at promoting a new paradigm shift with creation of an integrated solution to address urgent mental healthcare needs.

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  • HONG KONG, July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has received funding support from the Strategic Topics Grant (STG) 2023/24 of the Research Grants Council (RGC) for a health technology project aimed at promoting a new paradigm shift with creation of an integrated solution to address urgent mental healthcare needs.
  • The project has been funded under the STG topic of using AI to address imminent challenges in healthcare, proposing an AI-based, data-driven approach to diagnosis and personalised therapy.
  • PolyU has been working with various sectors to provide solutions to societal challenges.
  • The ceiling of project cost per project to be awarded by the RGC is $40 million (excluding on-costs).

PolyU awarded RGC Strategic Topics Grant to address societal needs in mental healthcare

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Thursday, July 20, 2023

HONG KONG, July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has received funding support from the Strategic Topics Grant (STG) 2023/24 of the Research Grants Council (RGC) for a health technology project aimed at promoting a new paradigm shift with creation of an integrated solution to address urgent mental healthcare needs.

Key Points: 
  • HONG KONG, July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has received funding support from the Strategic Topics Grant (STG) 2023/24 of the Research Grants Council (RGC) for a health technology project aimed at promoting a new paradigm shift with creation of an integrated solution to address urgent mental healthcare needs.
  • The project has been funded under the STG topic of using AI to address imminent challenges in healthcare, proposing an AI-based, data-driven approach to diagnosis and personalised therapy.
  • PolyU has been working with various sectors to provide solutions to societal challenges.
  • The ceiling of project cost per project to be awarded by the RGC is $40 million (excluding on-costs).

EDPS finds that the CJEU’s use of cloud videoconferencing services complies with data protection law

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Friday, July 14, 2023

EDPS finds that the CJEU’s use of cloud videoconferencing services complies with data protection law

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  • EDPS finds that the CJEU’s use of cloud videoconferencing services complies with data protection law
    Read the EDPS Press Release and Decision on CJEU's use of Cisco Webex videoconferencing and related services.
  • Read the EDPS Press Release and Decision on CJEU's use of Cisco Webex videoconferencing and related services.
  • In episode 5, learn more about XAI, processing data to combat crime, the role of a data protection officer, and more.
  • Data Protection Conferences, Podcasts, latest Opinions, Artificial Intelligence, Data, Privacy ... it's all in our latest newsletter edition, available to read now.

Forrester: Generative AI Dominates Top 10 Emerging Technologies In 2023 And Beyond

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

Despite these risks, generative AI remains a top emerging technology to invest in due to its breadth of impact and ability to accelerate many other top emerging technologies, including autonomous workplace assistants (AWAs) and conversational AI.

Key Points: 
  • Despite these risks, generative AI remains a top emerging technology to invest in due to its breadth of impact and ability to accelerate many other top emerging technologies, including autonomous workplace assistants (AWAs) and conversational AI.
  • Conversational AI, enabled by generative AI, is the second top emerging technology that will deliver the fastest ROI.
  • According to Forrester, additional emerging technologies that will offer significant benefits for firms in two to four years include:
    Decentralized Digital Identity (DDID).
  • Learn more about how Forrester arrived at the top 10 emerging technologies for 2023, and register for an upcoming deep-dive webinar on this topic.