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I recently sat down with Gus Tugendhat, founder of UK-based government tenders and contracts data provider, Tussell. Gus told me about the origins of Tussell, the market it is addressing, its data-driven solution for businesses tendering for public sector contracts and the challenges of growing this innovative startup business. Martin: Tell me a bit about the history of … [Read more...] about Interview with Gus Tugendhat of Tussell

Data Poisoning as an Attack Vector As artificial intelligence (AI) and its associated activities of machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) become embedded in the economic and social fabric of developed economies, maintaining the security of these systems and the data they use is paramount. The global cyber security market was estimated by IDC to be worth $107 billion in … [Read more...] about Data Poisoning: a Ticking Time Bomb

AI and machine learning combined with ever-increasing amounts of data are changing our commercial and social landscapes. A number of themes and issues are emerging within these sectors that CIOs need to be aware of. At O’Reilly’s 2019 Strata Data Conference in London I got a much better idea where the world of big data, machine learning (ML) and AI may be heading. These … [Read more...] about 8 factors shaping the future of big data, machine learning and AI

Platform Building by Data-Driven Startups in the UK The purpose of this paper is to develop an understanding of the business models being deployed by data-driven startups in the UK. The focus is on those companies developing platforms as part of their business model strategy. The core data in this research comes from two specialist databases of startups and is based on a … [Read more...] about Platform Building by Data-Driven Startups in the UK