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An examination of key data privacy and cybersecurity developments in 2024 and emerging trends and risks for 2025, including information on federal and state regulatory guidance and enforcement. The ...

Data brokering has become a multi-billion dollar industry, with the personal data of millions across the world being accumulated and traded in the hope of driving corporate growth while promising ...

Though the AI era conjures a futuristic, tech-advanced image of the present, AI fundamentally depends on the same data standards that have been around forever. These data standards—such as being clean ...

Not so long ago, the omics field was a highly siloed collection of specialized applications and technologies. Now, multiomics is going mainstream. But as researchers revel in single cell resolution, ...

In the digital age, where data is often referred to as the "new oil," the ability to extract meaningful insights from massive datasets has become a cornerstone of innovation. Data mining—the process ...

In 2026, data engineering isn't about managing data — it's about building intelligent systems that power business strategy. Companies are moving beyond batch warehouses to real-time, cloud-native ...