As the world grapples with the escalating climate crisis, many industries are re-examining their operations to identify and implement sustainable practices. The telecommunications industry is no exception. Telecom companies face growing pressure from consumers, investors and regulators to reduce their carbon footprint and achieve net-zero emissions. This shift towards sustainability aligns with environmental responsibility and presents lucrative business opportunities for telecoms.

Sifting through vast amounts of data for usable information is both challenging and time-consuming for independent software vendors (ISV) in today’s fast-paced market. But without a continuous search for timely insights, you risk your end-users missing critical business opportunities, or failing to address emerging issues in their data promptly, potentially leading to dissatisfaction and churn.

Nearly every facet of society has felt the impact of AI since it burst into the mainstream in late 2022 with the public launch of ChatGPT. In 2024, the retail and consumer goods industry is expected to experience massive upheaval due to the proliferation of generative AI (gen AI) tools as well as changes in customer engagement and the general manner in which products are now sold.

Vector search in BigQuery, or approximate nearest-neighbor search, enables AI use cases like semantic search, similarity detection, and RAG with LLMs.

Unlock blockchain data on Google Cloud BigQuery by using Subsquid, analyze usage trends and more across multiple chains.

It’s hard to believe it’s been 15 years since the global financial crisis of 2007/2008. While this might be a blast from the past we’d rather leave in the proverbial rear-view mirror, in March of 2023 we were back to the future with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the largest US bank to fail since 2008.

In the popular 90’s film “Sliding Doors”, the life of the lead character, played by Gwyneth Paltrow, takes two divergent paths based on whether she catches or misses a train. Spoiler alert if you have not watched it: one path ultimately (and surprisingly) leads to a better outcome than the other.