Police in Switzerland were quite surprised to discover that a recent shipment to a Nespresso factory in Switzerland contained not just coffee—but also 500 kilos of cocaine. Coming just a short time after serial Twitter troll Elon Musk joked “Next I'm buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in”, it made us wonder if Nespresso is his next target?

Hot on the heels of serial Twitter troll Elon Musk’s $44bn deal to buy Twitter, the wisecracking Tesla and SpaceX founder said 'Next I'm buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in'. It’s a far cry from 70’s entrepreneur Victor Kiam’s buyout of Remington. His catchphrase, "I liked it so much, I bought the company", also made him a household name. Unlike Kiam, Musk agreed to pay Twitter a $1bn 'breakup' fee if he pulls the plug on the take-over deal. The tech giant agrees the same, if they opt for a better offer. Could it be a ‘close shave’?

While the celebrity gossip columns are full of the Peltz - Beckham nuptials, we were also busy at London Book Fair 2022 nurturing partnerships of our own with data creators. It was great to see everyone (in person) and we’ll have more news as soon as the ink is dry! If you missed us at LBF 2022, don’t worry, our door is always open, email me (dave@dladata.com) to see how partnering with DLA can effectively license your STEM data for AI.

Welcome to our first Verse of 2022! Complete with some of the latest or relevant happenings in the world of STEM data, artificial intelligence and machine learning.

As we put this edition of Verse together our inboxes and push notifications are full of breaking and updating news around the major political instability that is unfolding, and we thank journalists and news agencies for their reports. We are going to mute this news for a moment to focus on data.

We love press and getting our message out, so hot on the heels of the Outsell’s Futurescapes series featured in the last issue of Verse, we bring you an interview on DLA from the recent issue of Research Information: Data and decanting. Check it out!

Recent reports suggested that the Academy Awards were worried about a steep decline in ratings, and needed a stiff slap in the face to wake up …. then POW! I wonder if the Academy (or Chris Rock for that matter) saw that coming?

As we put this edition of Verse together we were floored watching the freestyle Big Air event at the Winter Olympics set against the backdrop of a former steel mill. So, with our feet and heads firmly back on Terra Ferma let's crack on with this issue of the Verse.

Due to your feedback, we’ve added a ‘Data Curators’ section. That’s the Versatility of Verse (see what we did!).

As we bring you some of the latest or relevant happenings in the world of STEM data and Ai/ML, we are feeling both excitement about the evolving Ai landscape and a promise of a better future, and pain and frustration Covid is having on humanity.

Dave Myers of the DLA in conversation with David Worlock, Outsell, Inc.

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Welcome to the inaugural edition of Verse. We will provide the community with a roundup of relevant happenings in the world of STEM data, artificial intelligence and machine learning.