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I’m a COVID ‘Long-Hauler.’ Here’s What it’s Like When Symptoms Last for Months. Big Data

I’m a COVID ‘Long-Hauler.’ Here’s What it’s Like When Symptoms Last for Months.

Imagine being young and healthy, a nonsmoker with no preexisting health conditions, and then waking up one morning feeling like you were being suffocated by an unseen force. Back in March, this was my reality.I had just returned from Europe, and roughly 10 days later started having flu-like symptoms. I…
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August 11, 2020
Six from TT get Fulbright Scholarships Big Data

Six from TT get Fulbright Scholarships

Features Veela Mungal Tuesday 11 August 2020US Embassy deputy public affairs officer, Naureen Nalia, left, Janelle Applewhite, Randyll Pandohie, Suzette Martin, US Embassy acting deputy chief of mission, Joseph FitzGerald, Laurielyse Girod Williams, Lyndrison Lincoln and Shari Petti. - Six TT nationals have been selected for 2020 Fulbright Scholarships through…
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August 11, 2020
StreetLight Data raises $15 million to bring big data analytics to city transport Big Data

StreetLight Data raises $15 million to bring big data analytics to city transport

StreetLight Data, a big data platform that helps cities unlock mobility insights from location data from smartphone apps, has raised $15 million in a series D round of funding. The raise comes as cities around the world are having to adapt to social distancing measures that require shifts in transportation…
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August 6, 2020
Citizen scientists help geologists to identify earthquakes and tectonic tremors Big Data

Citizen scientists help geologists to identify earthquakes and tectonic tremors

AUDIO: Audio file of an earthquake, sped up 800 times view more  Credit: The authors It is not yet possible to predict earthquakes, but the analysis of different types of seismic data allows scientists to pinpoint where and when each type of earthquake originated, and hence better understand when and where…
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August 6, 2020
Quantexa raises $64.7 million for AI platform that extracts insights from big data Big Data

Quantexa raises $64.7 million for AI platform that extracts insights from big data

Big data analytics startup Quantexa today closed a $64.7 million financing round at a valuation “well north of a quarter billion dollars,” which a spokesperson told VentureBeat will be put toward accelerating the company’s product roadmap and expansion in Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific regions. It comes after a…
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July 23, 2020