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How to combat human trafficking with data science

May10
by on May 10, 2019 at 11:27 am
Posted In: Around the Web, TNW2019


Modern slavery is unfortunately still part of our global reality, with more than 40 million people believed to be victims of human trafficking around the world. It’s up to governments, organizations, and society as a whole to battle this evil – and as we heard at TNW2019 Conference, data science can help. Speaking at the Conference, Jill Coster van Voorhout (a PhD at Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA)), Jeroen Hermens (Financial Specialist at the Netherlands‘ Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment), and Raila Abas (an intelligence specialist at ABN AMRO Bank) described how their institutions are collaborating to tackle the $150…

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This cool gas technology could kill 99.9% of deadly germs in the air

May10
by on May 10, 2019 at 11:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


You can live without food for three weeks and without water for up to three days. But you can’t live without air for more than three short minutes. It’s not just the abundance of air that matters – the quality is essential, too. Unfortunately, air can be contaminated with dangerous germs known as airborne pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses. Airborne diseases are very easily transmitted, and can result in respiratory illness that can be life threatening. It’s therefore no wonder that outbreaks of airborne infectious diseases are a major public health concern, and that researchers are working hard to…

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It’s the algorithm’s world (we’re just living in it)

May10
by on May 10, 2019 at 9:38 am
Posted In: Around the Web, TNW2019


One of the most controversial political theorists of the 20th century was Francis Fukuyama, who postulated that history had ended. What did he mean by that? His argument, summed up somewhat inelegantly, was that humanity had perfected the rules that would guide society from that point forwards. Only liberal democracy, with a free market economic system, can secure human prosperity, happiness, and evolution. Obviously, that theory didn’t hold water for long. Fukuyama couldn’t have imagined the wave of populism that would sweep Europe in the 2010s. Another problem — and you can’t really fault him for this – is that…

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Author of GIGGED, Sarah Kessler, is sharing her thoughts on the gig economy – tune in now!

May10
by on May 10, 2019 at 9:20 am
Posted In: Around the Web, TNW2019


We’re coming to you live from day two of TNW 2019, our flagship conference in Amsterdam. Next up is an interview with Sarah Kessler, the deputy editor of Quartz’s digital subscription magazine and the author of GIGGED. Kessler knows everything about the gig economy. So if you’re curious about the future of work and where digital nomads and freelancers fit into it, watch the livestream here below! There’s plenty more where that came from. Check out the official schedule to discover the keynotes you don’t want to miss, and watch them on our live streams.

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Your business passed the GDPR challenge — but SCA is next

May10
by on May 10, 2019 at 9:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Podium


Europe is bracing itself for a big shake-up in how we pay for things online, which will have significant consequences for businesses across the region. Similar to how GDPR hugely impacted how millions of organizations handle personal data when it was enforced last year, Strong Customer Authentication (or SCA) will have profound implications for how businesses handle online transactions and how we pay for things in our everyday lives when it is enforced on September 14. SCA will require an extra layer of authentication for online payments. Where a card number and address once sufficed, customers will now be required…

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