All articles by Matthew Gooding

Matthew Gooding

Matthew Gooding is the former managing editor of Tech Monitor.

Data from your connected car could be sold to the highest bidder

Carmakers are collecting increasing amounts of data from connected vehicles. But legislation around how this data can be used is lacking.

Will Google Cloud’s new sustainability tools help boost its market share?

New reporting tools and sustainability functions for Google Cloud users could be good for the planet – and good for the tech giant’s business.

Nationwide’s business intelligence strategy is built on predictive analytics and low code

Richard Spiegal, head of the building society’s business intelligence centre of excellence, explains how it is embracing predictive analytics while protecting the interests of its members.

Google Plex cancelled: Is Big Tech going cold on financial services?

The decision by Google to shelve plans to launch bank accounts shows the march of Big Tech into financial services is not going to be a smooth one.

Facebook’s outage could strengthen the case for breaking it up

The simultaneous outage at Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp came at an awkward time for Mark Zuckerberg’s company, as it battles court proceedings which could lead to its break-up.

Cloud censorship: Should businesses worry if AWS gets proactive in policing content?

The cloud giant has denied it has any plans to take a more proactive approach to blocking controversial content, but any changes could have a big impact on businesses.

UK leads Europe in health data sharing policy but public trust is still lacking

The UK tops a new league table ranking the quality of policies for sharing secondary health data. But policies “won’t work if you can’t take your population with you,” its creator warns.

Synthetic data may not be AI’s privacy silver bullet

Synthetic datasets are increasingly being used to train AI models. These promise greater privacy and less bias, but are not without their drawbacks.

Is Europe’s OVHcloud ready to take on the US cloud hyperscalers?

A mooted €400m IPO could give Europe’s largest cloud provider the resources to expand its reach, but it will still struggle to match the scale of its US rivals.

Tesla and other carmakers have yet to face their cybersecurity day of reckoning

Elon Musk has pledged to work with regulators on data protection as legislation struggles to keep pace with connected car technology.