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IOTA still wants to build a better blockchain and get it right this time

In 2014, IOTA set out to offer an alternative to the key issues with blockchain:…

Mar 22, 2021

OctoML scores $28M to go to market with open source Apache TVM, a de facto standard for MLOps

The open source Apache TVM project is becoming a de facto standard in MLOps, and…

Mar 17, 2021

Up and to the right: TigerGraph scores $105M Series C funding, the Graph market is growing

The largest funding round to date in the graph market is good news not just…

Feb 17, 2021

Pinecone, a serverless vector database for machine learning, leaves stealth with $10M funding

Machine learning applications understand the world through vectors. Pinecone, a specialized cloud database for vectors,…

Jan 27, 2021

2021 technology trend review, part two: AI, knowledge graphs, and the COVID-19 effect

AI chips, MLOps, and ethics. Knowledge, and Graphs. COVID-19 as a mixed bag for technological…

Jan 20, 2021

Technical

The State of AI in 2021: Language models, healthcare, ethics, and AI agnosticism

Takeaways from an action-packed 2021 for AI: Healthcare is just getting started with its AI…

Oct 25, 2021

IOTA is bringing smart contracts with zero fees, Ethereum interoperability, and compatibility for next-gen distributed apps

IOTA is unveiling its smart contracts, with a clear onboarding path and many interesting features…

Oct 21, 2021

The state of AI in 2021: Machine learning in production, MLOps and data-centric AI

With lessons learned from operationalizing AI, the emphasis is shifting from shiny new models to…

Oct 14, 2021

DeepMind is developing one algorithm to rule them all

DeepMind wants to enable neural networks to emulate algorithms to get the best of both…

Oct 12, 2021

Socio-Technical

Keep on Uberin the free world

Uber is still operating in London, in you case you did not notice. Uber will…

Oct 9, 2017

NBA analytics: Going data pro

For the NBA, like every other sports league, awards are important. They can generate attention,…

Jun 26, 2017

DataOps: Changing the world one organization at a time

Uncertain about the benefits of going data-driven? Not sure how to get there? Here’s some…

Apr 26, 2017

Planet analytics: big data, sustainability, and environmental impact

What is the relation between big data applications and sustainability? What is the net effect…

Apr 22, 2017

Use Cases

Disrupting insurance: data-driven customer value

Why hasn’t the insurance business been disrupted yet, and how could data be used to…

Mar 15, 2017

Googling prescriptive analytics: YouTube recommendations and the analytics continuum

Understanding prescriptive analytics is complicated, let alone implementation. Would turning to Google help? Seeing how…

Jan 6, 2017

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