Big Data

NEW DELHI: The Army is now undertaking a major study headed by a senior Lt-General on advanced “niche and disruptive warfare technologies”, which range from drone swarms, robotics, lasers and loiter munitions to artificial intelligence, big data analysis and algorithmic warfare. Sources on Friday said the aim of the “holistic…

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (MEDAC) said the so-called “flying car” refers to super drone in the actual context of the air mobility industry. Its minister, Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said he felt that there was a need for him to clarify the matter…

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…

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…

New results achieved by combining big data captured by the Subaru Telescope and the power of machine learning have discovered a galaxy with an extremely low oxygen abundance of 1.6% solar abundance, breaking the previous record of the lowest oxygen abundance. The measured oxygen abundance suggests that most of the…

New results achieved by combining big data captured by the Subaru Telescope and the power of machine learning have discovered a galaxy with an extremely low oxygen abundance of 1.6% solar abundance, breaking the previous record of the lowest oxygen abundance. The measured oxygen abundance suggests that most of the…

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…

The wider field of cybersecurity — not just defending networks, but identifying fraudulent activity — has seen a big boost in activity in the last few months, and that’s no surprise. The global health pandemic has led to more interactions and transactions moving online, and the contractions we’re feeling across…

Microsoft Power BI is a powerful Business Intelligence (BI) tool that lets people with a limited technical background perform complex analysis in just a few clicks. Big data is how you can empower your team to discover insights hidden in your data. The Complete Big Data & Power BI Bundle…

In today's world, Big Data is king. And if you're interested in being even remotely successful in a job market that puts a serious premium on large-scale data analysis, you're going to need to have at least a basic understanding of the tools and platforms that are used in this…