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Social Media Meets Tulip Mania

Forrester IT

A determined group of small investors have used the power of social media to punish “the smart money” by pushing the price of GameStop, a widely shorted stock, from $19 to $325 (as of this writing). It’s a story straight out of the Sherwood Forest, with a stopover in Holland. As the saga continues to […].

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Trust Is Your Business Imperative

Forrester IT

Your customers, employees, and partners are all facing growing uncertainties and concerns, such as: income inequality and job insecurity, social unrest, and misinformation and disinformation. Meanwhile, systemic risks like climate change, pandemics, and global recessions have wrought significant health, safety, and financial impacts.

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Environmental Initiatives Dominate Sustainability Efforts Of Financial Services Firms

Forrester IT

Sustainability – with its focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles – is beginning to dominate political and business agendas worldwide. Even before COVID-19, initiatives such as the Paris Agreement or the European Green Deal aimed to mitigate climate change.

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Generative AI, the Digital Divide, and the Tremendous Opportunity

Information Week

GenAI’s rapid advancement certainly has its drawbacks, but there is an opportunity for telecommunications companies to help mitigate the impacts while also driving financial value and building social capital.

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Standalone ESG Reporting Solutions Do Not Help Clients Build Reliable ESG Management Platforms For CSRD

Forrester IT

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting is a required capability for organizations in the European Union and beyond, with most of them legally required to implement new regulations (starting in 2025 for the financial year of 2024) when the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) directive comes into law.

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Apple’s app tracking policy reportedly cost social media platforms nearly $10 billion

The Verge

An investigation by The Financial Times found that Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube lost around $9.85 According to the report, Facebook lost the most money “in absolute terms” when compared to other social platforms due to its massive size. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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How to protect yourself and your organization against digital identity fraud

CTOvision

Cybercriminals use a variety of tricks to try to steal and use your personal information for financial gain and other reasons. Your online passwords, your credit card numbers, your social security number, your bank account numbers, and other private data can all be used to access your accounts and steal your identity.

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