Big data dilemma
WITH its potential to bring huge benefits to the state and businesses, big data has been attracting increasing international interest over the decades. Can Pakistan, the fifth most populous country…
Big data
If you are a city planner in charge of traffic management, there are two ways you can address traffic flows in your city. Generally, a centralised, top-down approach will be…
Big data helped Trump even after he scorned it
Donald Trump derided the use of data and technology tools for his presidential campaign - but those techniques might well have propelled him to victory.Trump's stealth digital campaign, thrown together…
Big Tech’s data center boom poses new risk to US grid operators
Data Center Alley, a 30-square-mile stretch outside Washington D.C. and home to more than 200 data centers, consumes roughly the same electricity as Boston. So power company officials were alarmed…
FX & Gold – weekly outlook May 14-18: poor data big cause of worry
Global economic data and uncertain political condition in Europe dominated the market. Poor economic data from all over the world is a big cause of worry as recessionary conditions are…
Big Tech’s job mirage
Silicon Valley’s success story – built by Amazon, Google, Meta, Apple and Microsoft – has reshaped the popular imagination with promises of economic dynamism, innovation and thousands of high-skilled jobs.…
The next big bet
PAKISTAN and its love for miracle fixes. In the 1960s, it was the Green Revolution. In the 1990s, independent power plants and in the 2000s, telecoms with a side of…
Why the oil market is tight despite big OPEC+ output hikes
OPEC+ oil producers have used high summer demand to launch their first output increases in three years, but those targets have proved difficult to hit, leaving the market surprisingly tight.…
Unaccountable Big Brother
TWO revelations this week have highlighted the gaps in privacy rights and data protection in Pakistan. One is the news that the personal and sensitive data of millions of Pakistanis…
Updating the data ecosystem
Pakistan continues to struggle with its global perception, not only because of the economic and governance challenges it faces, but also because of the way it presents itself through data.…
