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Google sets the bar for AI language models with PaLM
Google’s new large language model (LLM) called PaLM (Pathways Language Model) is the first outcome of Pathways, Google’s new AI…
Business
Another cloud native SQL database unicorn: Yugabyte raises $188M Series C funding at $1.3B valuation
A number of successive funding rounds have given Yugabyte unicorn status while positioning the company…
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…
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…
An AI-powered revenue operating system for aviation and beyond: FLYR Labs Lands $150 Million in Series C Funding
A multi-trillion dollar business in crisis, upending incumbents, unfettered ambition, and pragmatic deep learning. FLYR’s…
Technical
Faros AI raises $16M to shine a light on developer productivity, launches free open source platform
What if what you think you know about developer productivity and the value of software…
The rise of first-mile observability: Calyptia enables enterprises to log all the things
Cloud-native is the name of the game for application development. The creators of the Fluent…
Aporia takes aim at ML observability, responsible AI and more
Is there a line connecting machine learning observability to explainability, leading to responsible AI? Aporia,…
Reducing cloud waste by optimizing Kubernetes with machine learning
Applications are proliferating, cloud complexity is exploding, and Kubernetes is prevailing as the foundation for…
The Ring Zero of real-time data processing: Redpanda scores $50M Series B funding to grow its streaming platform
Maintaining compatibility with the de-facto market standard while reimplementing and extending it. It’s easier said…
Socio-Technical
Data science vs the COVID-19 pandemic: Flattening the curve — but how?
Whether they are epidemiologists or not, a few people have attempted to use data and…
Data science vs social media disinformation: the case of climate change and the Australian bushfires
While a newly released World Weather Attribution study ties the Australian bushfires to anthropogenic climate…
Make software great again: can open source be ethical and fair?
Is there a way to go beyond open source, and have ethical, fair software in…
Amazon and commercial open source in the cloud: It’s complicated
What do the data tell us about the relationship between cloud vendors — specifically, Amazon…
Advancing human exploration: Is space the final frontier, and how can data and AI get us there?
Fifty years after the moon landing, it’s not just NASA working on what many consider…
Breaking up Facebook? Try data literacy, social engineering, personal knowledge graphs, and developer advocacy
Yes, Facebook is a data-driven monopoly. But the only real way to break it up…
Use Cases
Healthcare’s $3 trillion question: Should the likes of Google and Facebook control this data?
How is data managed? Do users get to have consent over how their data is…
Water data is the new oil: Using data to preserve water
Data and water do mix, apparently. Using data and analytics can lead to great benefits…
Is 5G the missing link for autonomous vehicles, smart cities, and a brave new world?
We may have hit peak 5G hype before 5G is actually available. But is 5G…
Opening banking data and APIs: Land of opportunity or Pandora’s box?
The EU directive PSD2 may not be as famous as GDPR, but its effects may…
Welcome to the data-driven machine: Digital transformation in the construction industry
IoT is an enabler for unabridged data collection, which in turn enables new applications and…