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Military Mom to a British Army serving soldier. Thought leader in AI and Data. Hare Krishna ISKCON devotee on my way home. I care about the planet, animals and Krishna. Speaks my mind but still learning.

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AI toy maker exposed thousands of replies to kids, senators say A company that makes toys powered by artificial intelligence exposed snippets of thousands of conversations its toys had with children, according to Sens.

Staff members from US senators’ offices said Miko had exposed their side of audio discussions with children in an unsecured, publicly accessible database. Audio files often appeared to contain children’s names along with details about the children’s conversations with Miko.
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26.02.2026 06:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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New podcast alert! 🎙️I'm on Cloudera's #TheAIForecast discussing the real barriers to AI success.
✓ Why culture beats tooling
✓ Data literacy vs data fluency
✓ How to move teams from passive to active with data
✓ Real-world examples of what goes wrong (and how to fix it)
Tune in: lnkd.in/gFbRUZ_T

18.02.2026 04:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The real competitive advantage with AI comes from having business leaders who can bridge business problems with the possibilities technology offers. zurl.co/hr52N

20.01.2026 09:06 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Big Rethink: An agenda for thriving in the agentic age. CEOs need a new agenda to help them and their organizations navigate the key questions around AI, particularly agentic AI. zurl.co/aJCN0

20.01.2026 08:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Spotlight on agentic AI at Davos. AI agents are evolving quickly and, as they mature, could completely change how companies are run and generate value. How CEOs manage the pace of change will determine how well they can capture the benefits. zurl.co/moVK7

20.01.2026 06:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A business that scales with the value of intelligence OpenAI’s business model scales with intelligence—spanning subscriptions, API, ads, commerce, and compute—driven by deepening ChatGPT adoption.

OpenAI’s computing capacity grew by 9.5 times between 2023 and 2025, from 0.2 GW in 2023 to about 1.9 GW in 2025, while annualized recurring revenue grew 10 times in the same period to more than $20 billion last year. zurl.co/aqKQx

20.01.2026 06:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
An office with people sitting at roundtables in teams.

An office with people sitting at roundtables in teams.

40% of enterprise jobs are set to be reshaped by #AgenticAI by 2026, according to Gartner. Are organisations preparing teams to collaborate with AI, or are we just replacing roles?

How is your organisation preparing? What strategies do you find effective?

Gartner: www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/...

30.10.2025 14:53 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

#MondayMotivation #DataStrategy #BusinessGrowth #Leadership #AI

25.08.2025 06:04 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

As the new week begins, I invite leaders to review existing approaches, refine their ambitions, and set bold new targets for unlocking business value from data.
What steps will you take to help your organisation make data truly work for the business?

25.08.2025 06:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Industry trends show a shift away from siloed, ad hoc work towards unified, strategically led optimisation of data assets.

25.08.2025 06:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Does your current practice help you extract genuine value from your investments? Gaps in data fluency or governance slow down growth, limit agility, and erode trust in advanced technologies like AI.

25.08.2025 06:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Regular reviews and process improvements can help prevent “shadow initiatives”, and ensure analytics efforts are directed where they matter most.

25.08.2025 06:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

The true potential of AI emerges only when your data infrastructure is robust, adaptable, and supported by cross-functional collaboration.

25.08.2025 06:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

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What actionable steps can leaders take? Begin with an internal audit of your data assets, aligning every initiative with your top business priorities. Lay solid foundations for effective governance and security.

25.08.2025 06:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

According to research by Salesforce, 80% of business leaders globally believe data is critical in decision-making at their organisation today, yet only a minority feel their current approach delivers genuine value (source: Salesforce, Untapped Data Research, 2023:

25.08.2025 06:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Too often, valuable data assets remain scattered, insights go under-utilised, and organisational strategies become disconnected from what truly drives impact.

25.08.2025 06:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

This Monday, let's think about how will you take action on your data strategy this week. Leaders are acutely aware that business results matter, and their data strategies should reflect this reality.

25.08.2025 05:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Books - Jennifer Stirrup Current & Upcoming Books Artificial Intelligence With Microsoft Power Bi: Simpler Ai for the Enterprise 1st Edition Find out more Hands-On Machine Learning with Azure Build powerful models with cognitive machine learning and artificial intelligence Implementing Machine learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the cloud had not been possible earlier due to the lack […]

Data storytelling matters:
Context adds clarity
Empathy drives engagement
Action follows understanding
In my book, Artificial Intelligence With Microsoft Power BI, I share strategies for making analytics accessible
How are you using #dataviz to create business impact?
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16.07.2025 11:04 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Why 60% of AI Initiatives Fail: Data Matters - Jennifer Stirrup Did you know that 60% of AI projects are projected to fail by 2026. Will your organisation host one of these projects? Read more to learn how to make your project one of the 40% that succeed.

Why 60% of #AI initiatives fail: Data matters. #MakeYourDataWork
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14.07.2025 09:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Google hires Windsurf execs in $2.4 billion deal to advance AI coding ambitions zurl.co/smw4a

13.07.2025 08:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Game changers: The players saving money by going retro How retro gaming is helping players save money to cope with the rising cost of living.

Game changers: The players saving money by going retro zurl.co/bEUmb

13.07.2025 07:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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AI web browsers are the new trend, but will ChatGPT and Perplexity Chrome competitors turn out to be a fad? A revolution online might just be a pricy fad

AI web browsers are the new trend, but will ChatGPT and Perplexity Chrome competitors turn out to be a fad? zurl.co/dvpe2

13.07.2025 05:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How This Hollywood Producer Turned Brad Pitt Into A $40 Million ‘F1’ Ad Mercedes, IWC, Expensify and other brands paid millions to sponsor a fictional Formula 1 team in Apple’s new F1 movie, which blurs the line between cinema and commerce—and could shape the future of both.

How This Hollywood Producer Turned Brad Pitt Into A $40 Million ‘F1’ human billboard. Mercedes, IWC, Expensify and other brands paid millions to sponsor a fictional #F1 team in Apple’s new movie, which blurs the line between cinema and commerce. zurl.co/vcrNW

11.07.2025 05:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Nvidia’s $4 Trillion Market Cap Highlights Extreme Concentration in Market Nvidia closed above the $4 trillion mark for the first time on Thursday, after briefly passing that level on Wednesday. While that event drew a lot of headlines, the artificial intelligence-driven rally that got it there has wider implications for investors. Tech giants like Nvidia and Microsoft, which isn’t far behind in size, are dominating the market like never before. The top 10 companies

Nvidia’s $4 Trillion Market Cap Highlights Extreme Concentration in #AI Market zurl.co/WMP0s

11.07.2025 05:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Hacker, Wanted By US For Stealing COVID-19 Data, Arrested In Italy, The US believes the he was linked to a state-sponsored hacking group known as Hafnium that was accused of penetrating Microsoft email software in 2021 in a mass espionage campaign. zurl.co/fo6Si

10.07.2025 18:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Qantas data breach impacted 5.7 million individuals Australia’s largest airline Qantas has confirmed that the recent data breach impacted 5.7 million individuals.

Australia’s largest airline Qantas has confirmed that the recent data breach impacted 5.7 million individuals. zurl.co/VGRmO

10.07.2025 17:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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DoNot APT is expanding scope targeting European foreign ministries DoNot APT, likely an India-linked cyberespionage group, targets European foreign ministries with LoptikMod malware.

DoNot APT, a cyberespionage group, targets European foreign ministries with LoptikMod malware. zurl.co/hyKQ8

10.07.2025 16:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Microsoft Outlook Down — Email Outage Confirmed, What We Know So Far Microsoft Outlook email outage confirmed — here’s what we know so far.

Microsoft Outlook Down — Email Outage Confirmed, What We Know So Far zurl.co/LiY5j

10.07.2025 15:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Palantir accuses UK doctors of choosing ‘ideology over patient interest’ in NHS data row Tech firm’s chief, Louis Mosley, dismisses fears that contract ‘threatens to undermine public trust in NHS data systems’

Palantir accuses UK doctors of choosing ‘ideology over patient interest’ in NHS data row.
Tech firm’s chief, Louis Mosley, dismisses fears that contract ‘threatens to undermine public trust in NHS data systems’ zurl.co/nBOYC

10.07.2025 14:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Four arrested in connection with M&S and Co-op cyber attacks Three men and one woman - aged between 17 and 20 - have been arrested in London and the Midlands.

Four arrested in connection with M&S and Co-op cyber-attacks zurl.co/V2SBi

10.07.2025 14:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0