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Data meets science: Open access, code, datasets, and knowledge graphs for machine learning research and beyond
A new interconnected ecosystem for research is shaping up, and machine learning is just the tip of the iceberg. Science…
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Business
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:…
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…
Cutting-edge Katana Graph scores $28.5 million Series A Led by Intel Capital
Here’s why and how a startup founded by a duo of researchers some months back…
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…
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,…
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…
Technical
Cloud, microservices, and data mess? Graph, ontology, and application fabric to the rescue.
Knowledge graphs are probably the best technology we have for data integration. But what about…
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…
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…
DeepMind is developing one algorithm to rule them all
DeepMind wants to enable neural networks to emulate algorithms to get the best of both…
Open source backend as a service Appwrite gets $10M seed funding to commercialize traction
Appwrite, an open source platform that offers a slew of features to developers, aims to…
Socio-Technical
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Keep on Uberin the free world
Uber is still operating in London, in you case you did not notice. Uber will…
Will the real Elon Musk please stand up? Autonomous bots and synthesized speech in the public domain
The ability to create virtual clones that appear to think and talk like the real…
NBA analytics: Going data pro
For the NBA, like every other sports league, awards are important. They can generate attention,…
Advertising data going forward: Transparency and scale
The problem with advertising data and what to do about it. Plus, the future of…
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…
Planet analytics: big data, sustainability, and environmental impact
What is the relation between big data applications and sustainability? What is the net effect…
Use Cases
Disrupting insurance: data-driven customer value
Why hasn’t the insurance business been disrupted yet, and how could data be used to…
Googling prescriptive analytics: YouTube recommendations and the analytics continuum
Understanding prescriptive analytics is complicated, let alone implementation. Would turning to Google help? Seeing how…