Blockchain and deep neural networks show digital archive promise Every event, past and present, is in the digital archive, but there is growing concern that this data can be easily manipulated to change historical facts Researchers from the University of Surrey are set to present a paper in June at the Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition conference…
DataStax Announces Constellation, a Cloud-Native Data Platform DataStax, the company behind a leading database built on Apache Cassandra™, announced DataStax Constellation, a cloud data platform that will simplify the development and operation of modern applications. Constellation will launch later this year with two cloud services: DataStax Apache Cassandra as a Service and DataStax Insights. DataStax Apache…
Oracle Merchandising Solution Tops Shopping List for Bosnian Grocers Retail brands Konzum and Mercator gain operational agility with modern retail technology When customers enter a Mercator or Konzum supermarket, they discover a plethora of organic products, fresh chopped salads, and meat ripening chambers intermingled with everyday grocery needs. The dominant grocery brands in Bosnia…
Technology and Big Data are Bringing in a New Wave of Financial Advising Thanks to tech, investors have so many more options now than they did in the past, including a multitude of choices for financial advising — however, that may be exactly why so many investors are opting for human advisors. In a fast-paced,…
IBM and Thomson Reuters team on AI and data-driven compliance offering IBM and Thomson Reuters are fusing their AI and data expertise to help financial institutions meet regulatory compliance requirements. The new regtech offering will be delivered from the IBM Cloud and feature real-time financial services data from thousands of content sources. It also relies…
Only Intelligent Data Can Power Artificial Intelligence Matthew Glickman (Aleutie/Shutterstock) Our rapidly growing mastery of artificial intelligence has the potential to address society’s thorniest problems. But time and again, AI-powered projects have failed the test of fairness as algorithms have amplified the social, ethnic, and gender biases inherent in their data. Bad data inevitably translates…
4 reasons it’s time to move from spreadsheets to planning software by Stephanie Freyer IBM Planning Analytics Marketing, IBM Change. The mere mention of the word makes some people uneasy. There are endless behavioral studies dedicated to determining why people resist change. Whether this change is exercising more, teaching yourself about new technology, or procrastinating less—no matter…
Real-Time Streaming for ML Usage Jumps 5X, Study SaysAI applications jumped by 500% Alex Woodie A new survey sponsored by Lightbend found that implementations of real-time stream data processing systems for machine learning and AI applications jumped by 500% over the past two years. It also found that Kafka is almost ubiquitous, that concerns about…
Facebook is pivoting But it’s already painfully clear that Facebook wants to do far more. TechCrunch by Jon Evans “The future is private,” said Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook’s roadmap, after conceding “we don’t exactly have the strongest reputation on privacy right now, to put it lightly.” But it’s easy to see why he would genuinely…
Dell defines five pillars of transformation We are entering the ‘data era,’ Dell Technologies Vice Chairman Jeff Clarke says LAS VEGAS–At a high-level, digital transformation encompasses technology investments that allow a business to capture, analyze and use data to improve operational efficiencies and create new revenue streams. A necessary and complex task, particularly in the…
