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Lack of understanding among pharma practitioners is slowing uptake of augmented reality in pharma industry, says GlobalData

While augmented reality (AR) is not set to make a huge splash when it comes to the pharma industry, this is not due to lack of potential, but rather a lack of understanding, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s report, ‘Augmented Reality in Healthcare’ reveals that 29% of pharma practitioners do […]
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Softbank should ignore UK government overtures and target Arm’s IPO at New York, says GlobalData

Following the news that the UK government and the London Stock Exchange (LSE) are lobbying chipmaker Arm’s Japanese owner Softbank to choose London over New York for Arm’s initial public offering (IPO); David Bicknell, Principal Analyst in the Thematic Intelligence team at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “This move reeks […]
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Employee volunteering programs and charity work makes social and commercial sense for telcos, says GlobalData

Of all environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, measuring and reporting on the ‘social’ aspect are often considered the hardest. Following recent observations that many telecoms service providers have included volunteering and charity work in employee contracts, leading data and analytics company GlobalData notes that this will help them make a real difference to communities […]
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Visa’s hiring activity suggests company is looking to expand into emerging areas of the payments market, says GlobalData

Between January 2021 and March 2022, Visa has closed a total over 18,000 jobs—with a further over 4K advertised positions currently open—according to GlobalData. Analysis of the leading data and analytics company’s Jobs Analytics database reveals that this hiring push centres around two major themes: expanding the core business model by leveraging push payments and […]
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Significant risks of state-sponsored cyberattacks contribute towards industry growth: $198 billion by 2025, says GlobalData

A challenging worldwide geopolitical environment exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic—and, since February 2022, the Ukraine-Russia conflict—has gifted cyberattackers an uneven playing field, says GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company notes that state-sponsored attacks are a significant risk, and such high threats are contributing towards increased spend on cybersecurity, with the global cybersecurity industry set […]
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Rothschild & Co and JP Morgan were top M&A financial advisers by value and volume in South & Central America for Q1 2022, finds GlobalData

Rothschild & Co and JP Morgan have been identified as the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in South & Central America region for Q1 2022, according to the latest Financial Advisers League Table by GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company’s Financial Deals Database reveals that Rothschild & Co achieved top ranking by […]
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Crypto firms will flock to Dubai as UAE crypto regulation guides crypto sector rather than curbs it, says GlobalData

Following the UAE’s regulation within the crypto sector and its moves to develop a crypto hub; Amrit Dhami, Thematic Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “The UAE’s regulation is more about overseeing the development of the crypto sector than curbing it. By accepting the inevitability of mainstream cryptoassets and […]
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Toyota-backed Pony.ai races ahead in robo-car race as GlobalData predicts connected tech to transform emerging economies’ transportation

Following today’s news that Toyota-backed Pony.ai was awarded a taxi license to operate 100 robotaxi vehicles in Guangzhou; Sarah Coop, Analyst in the Thematic Research Team at GlobalData offers her view: “In its Tech, Media & Telecom Predictions 2022 report, published in December 2021, GlobalData predicted that level 4 robotaxis will be available across the […]
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Empagliflozin produces clinical benefits for hospitalized patients with acute heart failure, says GlobalData

Following the results for the EMPULSE trial demonstrating that Boehringer Ingelheim’s (BI) sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT-2I) empagliflozin (Jardiance) was beneficial at reducing adverse events (AEs) among acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) patients; Akash Patel, Pharma Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “With the increasing metabolic complexity that cardiovascular and […]
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GlobalData cuts global growth forecast for 2022 to 3.5% amid Russia-Ukraine war

GlobalData has downwardly revised its global economic growth forecast for 2022 from 4.4% in February to 3.5% in April 2022. The leading data and analytics company notes that this decrease is due to deepening supply chain disruptions, vaccination inequality and higher inflationary pressures amid the Russia-Ukraine war. Ramnivas Mundada, Director – Economic Research and Companies […]
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ASML and the entire semiconductor industry will profit from tech sovereignty and ‘splinternets’, says GlobalData

Following ASML’s Q1 2022 earnings release; Dr Lil Read, Senior Analyst in the Thematic Intelligence team at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “Countries such as Russia and China are heavily pursuing tech sovereignty and are on paths towards creating their own ‘splinternets’. Some nations are even embedding tech sovereignty into […]
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Metaverse discussed by 40% more companies during Q1 2022, finds GlobalData

Companies worldwide are continuing to talk about the metaverse, according to GlobalData, which found that 40% more companies mentioned ‘Metaverse’ in their company filings documents quarter-on-quarter. The Leading data and analytics company’s ‘Company Filing Analytics’ database reveals that mentions crossed the 500 mark in Q1 2022, on par with Q4 2021. Rinaldo Pereira, Business Fundamentals […]
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Offering high-performance computing ‘as a service’ gives more people power for societal change, says GlobalData

High-Performance Computing as a Service (HPCaaS)—the technology that made such a rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic possible—is driving demand for high-performance computing (HPC) thanks to companies such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Dell, HPE and Lenovo, according to GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company notes that HPCaaS is making HPC—a […]
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Russia-Ukraine conflict could destabilize Russian aircraft manufacturing sector, says GlobalData

Aviation is one of the key sectors that contribute to Russian economy in terms of revenue, employment and regional connectivity. The country has a noticeable presence in the passenger aircraft market through Sukhoi Superjet 100 and Irkut MC-21. The Russian aviation sector has been procuring commercial aircraft, spare parts, equipment, and allied services from global […]
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