This Thoughtworks report gives more insight into business and responsibility. Sadly, the results are not particularly obvious: 73% of senior executives think that responsible technology will eventually be as important as business and financial considerations. Almost as many (67%) have some type of responsible tech guidelines already in place. Who knew?
The folks at Edelman Trust Barometer get a special Obvious Perseverance Award for asking the same questions and getting the same answers year after year. Their latest report shows that trust continues its long-term decline, polarization continues to increase, and business remains the most trusted institution. If you prefer non-obvious information, download for details about attitudes in different countries, economic concerns, and how business should address social issues.
It’s an odd news day, Dear Reader, with the general items more interesting than the transactions. To make room, I’ll combine the transactions here. Social media management vendor Sprout Social has purchased. AI-based sentimental analysis firm Repustate. Oro has raised $13 million for its open-source B2B ecommerce platform. Copilot announced a $10 million Series A to build client portals for service businesses. Beaconstac has raised $25 million for QR codes, proving everything old is new.
RudderStack, which styles itself “the AI Data Cloud Native CDP”, has unveiled a suite of Data Apps running on its Customer 360 solution, which in turn runs within Snowflake AI Data Cloud. The apps support the fast delivery of data projects — for example, attribution data and propensity scores — from data teams to business stakeholders. They are now available to Enterprise Tier RudderStack customers on Snowflake.