People.ai reads email, calendars, conference, collaboration and telephone data, uses AI to identify who’s involved and extract meaning, posts the data in CRM and other systems so people don’t have to, and makes recommendations for what to do next. They just raised a $60 million Series C, possibly to fund all the words it takes to describe what they do.
What’s changed since the General Data Protection Regulation took effect one year ago tomorrow? TrustArc and Ipsos found that 36% of UK consumers have greater trust in how their data is handled, which the press as spun variously as a success (“more than one third”) or failure (“only 36%”). I’d say any improvement in trust is a success these days. A global survey from Snow Software had similar results: 39% of data professionals feel more protected although 20% feel worse.
Xandr is the advanced advertising arm of AT&T, another familiar name. They’re also making it easier to target individuals across traditional and connected TV, mobile, and online devices. The tool is Community, an video advertising marketplace with inventory from more than 15 premium content publishers.
CDP and data solutions provider Zeotap is adding the ID5 ID to its identity graph. The ID5 identifier supports individual-level programmatic ad targeting without relying on third-party cookies, extending the reach of Zeotap ad segments.