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Off-chain reporting: Toward a new general purpose secure compute framework by Chainlink
The upgrade in Chainlink’s oracle service could mean more data availability at lower cost, leading to more applications A deep…
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AI / Machine Learning
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…
DeepMind is developing one algorithm to rule them all
DeepMind wants to enable neural networks to emulate algorithms to get the best of both…
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…
Machine learning at the edge: A hardware and software ecosystem
Being able to deploy machine learning applications at the edge bears the promise of unlocking…
DeepMind aims to marry deep learning and classic algorithms
Will deep learning really live up to its promise? We don’t actually know. But if…
Data / Analytics / Data Science
Streamlit wants to revolutionize building machine learning and data science applications, scores $21 million Series A funding
Streamlit wants to be for data science what business intelligence tools have been for databases:…
Another globally distributed cloud native SQL database on the rise: Yugabyte Raises $30 million in Series B Funding
Your good old on-premise SQL database is in terminal decline. Being a pure-play open-source cloud-native…
Compute to data: using blockchain to decentralize data science and AI with the Ocean Protocol
The conflict between access to data and data sovereignty is key to understanding how AI…
Open source observability, meet data transformation: Grafana 7.0 promises to connect, unify, and visualize all your data
Grafana Labs sets the bar for open source observability with Grafana 7.0: more developer friendly,…
Data.world joins forces with Capsenta to bring knowledge graph-based data management to the enterprise
Data.world has been expanding its footprint in the enterprise. The acqui-hiring of Capsenta complements its…
The Graph: An open-source query protocol for blockchains, using GraphQL
Querying blockchains is hard, but it does not have to be. This is the vision…
Knowledge Graphs are the new Black. The Year of the Graph Newsletter, May 2019
Knowledge graphs become a centerpiece of Accenture and Microsoft’s toolkits. Knowledge graph lessons from Google,…
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…
Graphs in the cloud. The Year of the Graph Newsletter: April 2019
The first sign of convergence in the graph space is here. Graph databases continue to…
Salesforce Research: Knowledge graphs and machine learning to power Einstein
Explainable AI in real life could mean Einstein not just answering your questions, but also…
Innovation
Why autonomous vehicles will rely on edge computing and not the cloud
When driving a vehicle, milliseconds matter. Autonomous vehicles are no different, even though it may…
Is open source the way to go for observability? Grafana Labs scores $24M Series A funding to try to prove this
The best observability platforms today are open source, and it should be all about choice,…
Redis Labs goes Google Cloud, Graph, and other interesting places
Redis becomes available on Google Cloud Platform today, and we take the opportunity to explore…
Unifying cloud storage and data warehouses: Delta Lake project hosted by the Linux Foundation
A mix of open source foundations and commercial adoption, the strategy adopted by Databricks for…
The state of open source databases in 2019: Multiple Databases, Clouds, and Licenses
An extensive survey shows the attitude of the market towards open source databases, drivers and…
Zira launches industrial IoT platform with data integration, marketplace, and AI-driven process automation
Could this hitherto unknown become the de-facto platform and marketplace for industrial IoT data and…
Other Topics
AWS Neptune going GA: The good, the bad, and the ugly for graph database users and vendors
It’s official: AWS has a production-ready graph database. What features are included today, and what…
Controversy, thy name is Europe: Open credit scores, data-driven counter-forensics, and the regulation debate
Europe’s biggest digital culture festival raises questions beyond the use of data. Europe’s SXSW: The…
Planet analytics 1.0: From the UN lab to the globe
The United Nations (UN) is developing initiatives that leverage data and analytics to measure and…
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…
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…
Reflect: Embedded meta analytics, built for developers
Cloud-based analytics for on premise data, an API-first approach for embedded product analytics, and impact-based…