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Altman’s Back As Questions Swirl Around Project Q-Star

Sam Altman’s wild weekend had a happy ending, as he reclaimed his CEO position at OpenAI earlier this week. But questions over the whole ordeal remain as rumors of a powerful new AI capability developed at OpenAI calle Read more…

SDV: A Generative Model for Creating Synthetic Data

Getting access to the right data in the right amounts remains a major obstacle for a range of digital endeavors, from developing AI models to testing software applications. If you find yourself short of valuable tabular Read more…

Berners-Lee Startup Seeks Disruption of the Current Web 2.0 Big Data Paradigm

Tim Berners-Lee’s legacy as the creator of the World Wide Web is firmly cemented in history. But as the Internet strayed away from its early egalitarian roots towards something much more big and corporate, Berners-Lee Read more…

Meet Raluca Ada Popa, a 2023 Datanami Person to Watch

The ready availability of cloud computing on the one hand and the explosion of data on the other has thrust data security into the limelight as it has never been before. One of the world's foremost experts in applied cry Read more…

Meet Micaela Parker, a 2023 Datanami Person to Watch

Micaela Parker founded the Academic Data Science Alliance in 2019 as a way to unite the data science programs at universities around the country. Thanks to in no small part to Parker’s determination as executive direct Read more…

News In Brief

DSPy Puts ‘Programming Over Prompting’ in AI Model Development

If you’re tired of writing endless prompts for large language models, you might be interested in DSPy, a new framework from Stanford University that aims to enable programmers to work with foundational models by using Read more…

Python Finally Comes to Excel

Excel-maker Microsoft and Anaconda, a key distributor of Python tools, unveiled a collaboration this week that will see Python integrated with Excel. The new Anaconda Python Distribution in Excel, which is currently i Read more…

Big Data Career Notes: August 2023 Edition

In this monthly feature, we’ll keep you up-to-date on the latest career developments for individuals in the big data community. Whether it’s a promotion, new company hire, or even an accolade, we’ve got the details Read more…

Inside Pandata, the New Open-Source Analytics Stack Backed by Anaconda

Anaconda made some news yesterday when it announced support for Pandata, a new open-source stack. But just what is Pandata, and should it be on your big data radar? According to the Pandata GitHub page, Pandata is a c Read more…

IBM’s New Geospatial AI Model on Hugging Face Harnesses NASA Data for Climate Science

IBM recently announced its watsonx.ai geospatial foundation model for Earth observation is now available on Hugging Face, the popular open source machine learning platform and community. The HLS Geospatial Foundation Read more…

This Just In

General Assembly Report: Tech Firms Pay Top Dollar to Secure Competent AI Professionals

Apr 17, 2024 |

NEW YORK, April 17, 2024 — As generative AI becomes increasingly ubiquitous, companies are struggling to find talent to ensure their workforce remains competitive in an AI-driven world of work, according to a new report released this week by the global tech training pioneer, General Assembly. Read more…

ORNL’s Integrated Dataset Illuminates Pathways for Enhanced Bioenergy Crop Performance

Apr 9, 2024 |

April 9, 2024 — A first-ever dataset bridging molecular information about the poplar tree microbiome to ecosystem-level processes has been released by a team of Department of Energy scientists led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Read more…

Lumana Emerges from Stealth, Unveils Its Hybrid Cloud and AI-Based Video Security System

Apr 3, 2024 |

LOS GATOS, Calif., April 3, 2024 — Lumana emerged from stealth with a next-generation video security platform that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and distributed hybrid cloud architecture, enabling organizations to unlock the full potential of their visual data. Read more…

WiDS Livermore Conference Attendees Network, Share Research and Absorb Wisdom

Mar 28, 2024 |

March 28, 2024 — Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) recently hosted its 7th annual Women in Data Science (WiDS) conference for data scientists, industry professionals, recent graduates and others interested in the field. Read more…

Machine Learning Summit 2024 Kicks Off Shanghai Leg

Mar 18, 2024 |

SHANGHAI, March 18, 2024 — Since Alan Turing proposed “Turing Machine” and the possibility of machine “thinking” in 1936, the rapid development of AI represented by Machine Learning (ML) has profoundly changed the world. Read more…

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