Facebook open sources tools for bigger, faster deep learning models
Facebook on Friday open sourced a handful of software libraries that it claims will help users build bigger, faster deep learning models than existing tools allow. The libraries, which is…
View ArticleReport: No real substitute for NSA’s bulk data collection
A new report from the National Research Council concludes that untargeted, or bulk, data collection remains probably the best method for fulfilling the National Security Agency's mission. However, the...
View ArticleMIT researcher on internet misogyny and programming for privacy
Jean Yang is a Ph.D. candidate at MIT and the creator of a language called Jeeves that automatically manages privacy policy in software programs. In 2013, she presented on Jeeves at…
View ArticleHands on with Watson Analytics: Pretty useful when it’s working
Last month, made available the beta version of its Watson Analytics data analysis service, an offering first announced in September. It's one of IBM's only recent forays into anything resembling…
View ArticleCloudera tunes Google’s Dataflow to run on Spark
Hadoop software company Cloudera has worked with Google to make Google's Dataflow programming model run on Apache Spark. Dataflow, which Google announced as a cloud service in June, lets programmers...
View ArticleEx-Facebookers at Interana raise $20M for mass-scale event data
Interana, a Menlo Park, California, analytics startup that officially launched in October has closed a $20 million Series B round. Index Ventures led the round, which also included new investors AME...
View ArticleNetflix is open sourcing tools for analyzing data in Hadoop
The data team at is opening sourcing some of the tools it uses to analyze data stored in Hadoop. The overall open source project is called Surus, and it focuses on…
View ArticleHere are the winners of the 2015 Structure Data Awards
The second-annual Structure Data Awards are here, where Gigaom picks the most-interesting and most-promising data startups that launched in the previous year. The winners, which range from a non-profit...
View ArticlePinterest bought Kosei because recommendations are really hard
Pinterest announced Wednesday that it has acquired Kosei, a Palo Alto, California-based startup that focuses on machine learning for product recommendations. It's a smart buy for Pinterest because the...
View ArticleNew from Watson: Financial advice and a hardcover cookbook
IBM has recruited a couple of new partners in its quest to mainstream its Watson cognitive computing system: financial investment specialist Vantage Software and the Institute of Culinary Education, or...
View ArticleScientists say tweets predict heart disease and community health
University of Pennsylvania researchers have found that the words people use on Twitter can help predict the rate of heart disease deaths in the counties where they live. Places where people tweet happier…
View ArticleMicrosoft buys data science specialist Revolution Analytics
Microsoft has agreed to acquire Revolution Analytics, a company built around commercial software and support for the popular R statistical computing project. The open source R project is hugely popular...
View ArticleWhy data science matters and how technology makes it possible
When Hilary Mason talks about data, it's a good idea to listen. She was chief data scientist at Bit.ly, data scientist in residence at venture capital firm Accel Partners, and is…
View ArticleMicrosoft throws down the gauntlet in business intelligence
is not content to let Excel define the company's reputation among the world's data analysts. That's the message the company sent on Tuesday when it announced that its PowerBI product is…
View ArticleA few interesting numbers about Apache Spark
A new survey from startups Databricks and Typesafe revealed some interesting insights into how software developers are using the Apache Spark data-processing framework. Spark is an open source project...
View ArticleHortonworks and 3 large users launch a project to secure Hadoop
Hadoop vendor Hortonworks, along with customers Target, Merck and Aetna, and software vendor SAS, has started a new group designed to ensure that data stored inside Hadoop systems is only used…
View ArticleIBM wants to protect our food by sequencing its supply chains
is teaming up with food conglomerate Mars to study, and hopefully protect, citizens from foodborne illnesses by sequencing the genes of the tiny organisms that populate our food chains. Consisting…
View ArticleNew to deep learning? Here are 4 easy lessons from Google
Google employs some of the world's smartest researchers in deep learning and artificial intelligence, so it's not a bad idea to listen to what they have to say about the space. One…
View ArticleA model that can predict the unpredictable New England Patriots
It's said that familiarity breeds contempt in personal relationships. In the NFL, it might also breed predictability. Although the New England Patriots and their coach Bill Belichick are often called...
View ArticleWhy the real world is the next big opportunity in big data
Matt Ocko had been investing in data-based companies for years before he and Zack Bogue officially launched Data Collective Venture Capital in 2012. Since then, the firm has made seed investments…
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