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Object Storage a ‘Total Cop Out,’ Hammerspace CEO Says. ‘You All Got Duped’

The mass adoption of object storage systems like Amazon S3 may appear to be a top achievement of the big data era, since we got essentially unlimited storage accessible through REST commands. But to Hammerspace CEO David Read more…

Virtualitics Takes Data Viz Tech from Stars to Wall Street

You can’t know what you can’t see. That sums up the approach to data by Virtualitics, which was spun out of Caltech to commercialize AI-powered data visualization technology originally developed for astronomy. With t Read more…

Terrabyte: Germany’s New High Performance Data Analytics Platform for Earth Observation

Satellites and the data they generate enable scientists to monitor changes in the Earth’s environment such as deforestation, desertification, melting ice caps, and other forms of environmental degradation. They can als Read more…

Esri Melds GIS with AI, Graph, and Analytics

Esri has long been the industry leader in geographic information systems (GIS), which are used by urban planners, building engineers, and landscape designers around the world. At its UC 2022 conference this week, the com Read more…

Amazon re:MARS Highlights Intelligence from Shops to Space

Amazon hosted its inaugural re:MARS event back in 2019, with “MARS” here standing for machine learning, automation, robotics, and space. For the past two years, the event has been on hold due to the pandemic—but th Read more…

News In Brief

Meet MATA, an AI Research Assistant for Scientific Data

Researchers with Southern Methodist University (SMU) and NASA today announced they have received a patent for MATA, an AI-powered research assistant that can answer questions on scientific data. Consumers have grown a 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…

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…

AI to Goose Demand for All Flash Arrays, Pure Storage Says

These are still early days for AI, but the trajectory from things like ChatGPT makes it pretty clear to Pure Storage: The need to store and serve huge amounts of data to train AI models on GPUs will almost certainly requ Read more…

Analyzing the AI Landscape: Stanford’s 2023 AI Index Offers a Comprehensive View

The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) has released its 2023 Artificial Intelligence Index which analyzes AI’s impact and progress. The data-driven report is a deep dive into topics rel Read more…

This Just In

Intel Labs to Present New AI Research at NeurIPS 2023

Dec 7, 2023 |

Dec. 7, 2023 — Intel Labs is showcasing some of its most significant and industry-first AI innovations at NeurIPS 2023 — the leading global event for developers, researchers, and academic professionals focused on AI and computer-vision technologies. Read more…

SAS Forecasts 2024 AI Trends: Tackling the Dark Age of Fraud with AI Solutions

Nov 30, 2023 |

CARY, N.C., Nov. 30, 2023 — Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere. And stories are rampant about its promise and its threat. Will AI’s potential be realized in the year ahead? Read more…

Genentech and NVIDIA Enter Into Strategic AI Research Collaboration to Accelerate Drug Discovery and Development

Nov 21, 2023 |

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 21, 2023 — Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, today announced a multi-year strategic research collaboration with NVIDIA that couples Genentech’s artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, extensive biological and molecular datasets, and research expertise with NVIDIA’s world-leading accelerated computing capabilities and AI to speed up drug discovery and development. Read more…

IEEE EMBS Hosts Data Science and Engineering Conference in Malta to Promote Data Revolution in Healthcare, Medicine and Biology

Nov 21, 2023 |

PISCATAWAY, N.J., Nov. 21, 2023 — IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, and the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) announced the inaugural International Conference on Data Science and Engineering in Healthcare, Medicine & Read more…

Esri Enhances ArcGIS Platform with New Services for Developers: Places and Data Hosting Introduced

Nov 17, 2023 |

REDLANDS, Calif., Nov. 17, 2023 — In 2021, Esri, a global leader in location intelligence, released ArcGIS Platform, a geospatial platform as a service (PaaS) for developers to integrate location capabilities into their apps, business systems, and products. Read more…

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