Big Data

Happy Holidays. This week we are reprinting our top stories of 2020. This article first appeared online in our “Maps” issue in January, 2020. On a chilly evening last fall, I stared into nothingness out of the floor-to-ceiling windows in my office on the outskirts of Harvard’s campus. As a…

Data analysts help organizations understand the current state of the business by interpreting a wide range of data. Thinkstock What is a data analyst?Data analysts work with data to help their organizations make better business decisions. Using techniques from a range of disciplines, including computer programming, mathematics, and statistics, data…

TechAIVenture CapitalInvestment By China Money AI - December 19, 2020 — 04:54 Mininglamp Technology, an AI and big data solutions provider, announced the completion of the US$200 million E+ round of financing, led by Russia-China Investment Fund. UNLOCK DATASubscribe & Access the Best Data and Intelligence on Chinese Venture Capital…

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…