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Mike Cobb Mike Cobb
Updated on April 01, 2025

What Happens to Your Data When Companies Go Bankrupt?

23andMe’s bankruptcy filing has underscored a chilling reality for consumers: your personal data can be sold off as an asset when companies collapse, even after you delete it. Here’s what to know.

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Nona Tepper Nona Tepper
Updated on March 27, 2025

This Startup Serves Up 2.5B Cookie Consents Every Month

Osano’s AI also analyzes thousands of privacy policies across the web. Here’s how they built to scale.

This Startup Serves Up 2.5B Cookie Consents Every Month
Updated on March 27, 2025

At Ascension, Agile Processes Support a Faith-Based Mission

Ascension’s digital studio combines a purpose rooted in decades of service, a modern tech stack and “zero technical debt.”

At Ascension, Agile Processes Support a Faith-Based Mission
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Nicky Watson Nicky Watson
Updated on March 25, 2025

How DOGE Puts Personal Data Privacy at Risk

The Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) access to troves of personal data carries significant data privacy risks and could have far-reaching consequences. Learn more. 

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Jeff Catlin Jeff Catlin
Updated on March 25, 2025

When Will AI Revolutionize Your Industry?

Domain-specific AI isn’t here quite yet, but deep language learning models like BERT and GPT-3 suggest it’s just a matter of time before your niche sees its own transformative AI innovations.

When Will AI Revolutionize Your Industry?
Jenny Lyons-Cunha Jenny Lyons-Cunha
Updated on March 25, 2025

A Bank with a Tech Heart: How Innovation is the Driving Force Behind Capital One

Capital One continues to innovate and use tech to change the banking industry. Built In sat down with experts from its newest business, Capital One Software, to learn more about the organization’s roots in innovation — and its latest exciting endeavors.

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Abdishakur Hassan Abdishakur Hassan
Updated on March 21, 2025

What Is Cluster Analysis?

Cluster analysis is a data analysis technique that groups together data points that are similar to each other within a data set. Here’s how it’s useful, its applications, types, algorithms, tips for assessing clustering and an example of cluster analysis.

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Stephen Gossett Stephen Gossett
Updated on March 20, 2025

Hadoop Ruled the Early Big Data Era. Can It Rise Again?

Cloud competition has humbled the onetime watershed. Cloudera’s new distribution aims to restore former glory.

Hadoop Ruled the Early Big Data Era. Can It Rise Again?
Neil Daswani and Moudy Elbayadi Neil Daswani and Moudy Elbayadi
Updated on March 20, 2025

3 Pragmatic Root Causes of Data Breaches

At the highest level, cybersecurity breaches are the result of one of three problems: lack or prioritization, lack of investment or poor execution of security procedures.

3 Pragmatic Root Causes of Data Breaches
Jeff Link Jeff Link
Updated on March 20, 2025

Smart Thermometer Data Suggests Social Distancing Is Working

Kinsa’s online “Health Weather” map shows U.S. fever incidence declining, likely due to widespread social distancing.

Smart Thermometer Data Suggests Social Distancing Is Working

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