Big Data

Chinese official proposes digital service tax on big tech Today, Yao Qian, director of the Science and Technology Regulatory Bureau of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, said that companies can gain insights into user characteristics, habits, needs and preferences from big data analysis, sense market changes, and adjust competitive strategies.…

It’s dangerously easy to misinterpret data, especially when it’s reported in percentages rather than absolute numbers. The author showcases a number of dangers by focusing on the vaccine-efficacy results reported in November of 2020. He then shows how similar dangers can apply in business contexts, and offers three main lessons…

To ensure that California's groundwater is sustainably managed in the future and over the long-term, current state definitions of what constitutes groundwater may need to be revised, according to research published this week in PNAS. A McGill University-led research team has analyzed big data of more than 200,000 groundwater samples…

Safe, effective, and available vaccines are the best long-term solution to the coronavirus pandemic.1 So it’s welcome news that two vaccines are poised for distribution and others will soon be on their way. Preliminary clinical trial data from these two vaccines, made by Pfizer and Moderna, indicate the vaccines are…

HashData, a Chinese big data startup, announced that it has received two rounds of A+ and A++ financing of US$15 million. Among them, the A+ round of financing was led by GSR Ventures, and existing shareholder Matrix Partners China increased its investment. The A++ round of financing was led by…

Computer scientist Jelani Nelson with his daughter at their home in Berkeley, California.For Jelani Nelson, algorithms represent a wide-open playground. “The design space is just so broad that it’s fun to see what you can come up with,” he said. Yet the algorithms Nelson devises obey real-world constraints — chief…

KUALA LUMPUR: The younger generation needs to be encouraged to venture into technical fields, especially engineering which is often associated with the term ‘dirty, difficult dan dangerous’ or 3D, as these fields have brighter job market potential with higher returns. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pix) said graduates of…

(Variety) The last less-regulated corner of China’s highly censored internet is about to get a lot less interesting.Chinese authorities have issued new regulations to clamp down on live-streaming, one of the country’s most lucrative and fast-growing entertainment and e-commerce sectors, seeking to use AI and big data to promote only “positive”…

The Man Who Loved PhysicsBy Alan Lightman Several years ago, I attended a Buddhist retreat in which I was introduced to the idea of the “retinue,” a constellation of influential and supportive people whom one imagines in an enveloping cloud as one meditates. Mentors. I took the concept one step…

News Clint Chan Tack 9 Hrs AgoFaris Al-Rawi ATTORNEY General Faris Al-Rawi said the Cambridge Analytica (CA) scandal provides the perfect lesson as to how data can be misused for nefarious purposes. In making this point during the virtual UN Big Data Forum on Tuesday, Al-Rawi also disclosed that Government…