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SambaNova Brings Custom Silicon To Bear on High-End AI Workloads
With its own custom silicon for AI workloads and a $5 billion valuation, it seems likely you’ll be hearing more about the Silicon Valley startup SambaNova Systems and its complete AI stack in the years to come. Samb Read more…
AI Adoption Surges During COVID-19, KPMG Finds. So Do Ethical Concerns
Real-world AI deployments surged over the past year as companies sought to remain competitive during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study released today by KPMG. However, even as they expanded and accelerat Read more…
2020: A Big Data Year in Review
There are two weeks left in 2020, which means it’s time to exhale a bit and see where we’ve gone. It’s been a bumpy ride over the previous 50 weeks, for sure. But big strides have also been made for those pursuing Read more…
The Maturation of Data Science
Data science used to be somewhat of a mystery, more of a dark art than a repeatable, scientific process. Companies basically entrusted powerful priests called data scientists to build magical algorithms that used data to Read more…
News In Brief
Data Integrity Firm Highlights High-Risk Wildfire Areas in Texas
Increasingly brutal and early wildfire seasons have regularly devastated arid regions of the United States, annually burning millions of acres of land and causing tens of billions of dollars in damage. Predicting these a Read more…
Big Data Career Notes: April 2022 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…
Databricks Launches Lakehouse for Healthcare and Life Sciences
Databricks has announced the launch of its new lakehouse platform, the Databricks Lakehouse for Healthcare and Life Sciences. According to the company's press release, Databricks Lakehouse for Healthcare and Life Scie Read more…
AI ‘Fingerprinting’ Fights Back Against Hard-to-Detect Cancers
Hard-to-detect cancers like glioblastoma can have survival rates in the single-digit percentages and require elaborate techniques to detect, treat, and monitor. Reveal Surgical is working on changing that reality through Read more…
Narrowing the AI-BI Gap with Exploratory Analysis
The worlds of AI and BI occupy distinct places in the analytics continuum, which is most often understood with concepts like descriptive analytics, predictive analytics, and prescriptive analytics. Users can leverage des Read more…
This Just In
Feb. 14, 2024 — In a paper published December 1, 2023, in Nature Scientific Reports, researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), the Medical College of Wisconsin, and the University of California Berkeley – in conjunction with the TRACK-TBI (Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain Injury) collaboration – describe how machine learning methods can enhance the prognosis and understanding of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Read more…
REDLANDS, Calif., Feb. 13, 2024 — Esri has announced the launch of Landsat Explorer, a groundbreaking online app that makes it easier than ever for organizations to access and analyze multispectral imagery from Landsat satellite missions. Read more…
NASHUA, N.H., Feb. 13, 2024 — Dresner Advisory Services today announced the winners of its 2023 Technology Innovation Awards, presented annually to top ranked vendors in its Wisdom of Crowds thematic market studies. Read more…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 13, 2024 — The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), a leading global scientific research center and the applied research pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), today announced the launch of the Falcon Foundation. Read more…
REDLANDS, Calif., Feb. 12, 2024 — On February 14, 2024, Esri, a global leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology, is hosting the Federal GIS Conference at the Walter E. Read more…