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Using Emerging Technology to Address Poverty
In most of the United States, an individual with an annual income of $12,760 or less is classified as living below the poverty line. Though the share of the population living on such low incomes has fallen considerably in recent years, there are still 43.5 million Americans living in poverty – a number that will…
Read MoreKeeping It Real
When we talk, we speak in natural language. This language may be raw, rich, and sometimes messy, but it is real. When we organize our information and label it, however, there is so much richness, variance, and confusion in terminology that we often need to impose some order to facilitate agreement between the concepts within…
Read MoreNew Technologies Embraced in COVID-19
COVID-19 has changed many things in our lives, both socially and technologically. In the world of auto insurance, it seems that customers have fully embraced telematics – either a device that plugs into a vehicle’s onboard diagnostic port or a mobile-based app. Telematics tracks a driver’s mileage and driving habits. In return, a customer is…
Read MoreHandedness and Categorization
The look into right handed vs. left handedness tickled the categorization part of my brain as well as the “new information to learn” and “new way to think” part of my psyche. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Lefty versus Righty — A Look at Human Handedness.” “Odd…
Read MoreChange for Change’s Sake
Technology is an ever-changing playing field, and those wanting to remain at the helm of innovation have to adapt. The consumer is charting a new course and companies must embrace emerging technologies. Data Quest brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Adoption of emerging technologies in public sectors.” As IT industry trends such…
Read MoreBig Data and Viruses
The rapid spread of COVID-19 around the world has brought advanced big data analytics tools front and center. Health IT Analytics brought this topic to our attention in their article, “Understanding the COVID-19 Pandemic as a Big Data Analytics Issue.” Researchers, government health agencies and software developers are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, natural language processing…
Read MoreMachine Learning at Home and Work
Machine learning is part of almost everyone’s daily lives. At work or at home, which can be the same these days, there is a possibility that you are using it and you don’t even know about it. This interesting information came to us from CMS Wire in their article, “Using Machine Learning To Gain a Marketing…
Read MoreData Governance and Strategy
Data governance is the process of managing the availability, usability, integrity and security of the data in enterprise systems, based on internal data standards and policies that also control data usage. Effective data governance ensures that data is consistent and trustworthy and doesn’t get misused. This news came to us from Innovation Aus in their article, “Data governance maturing quickly.” Organizations around the world are increasingly…
Read MoreCorrupting Data
Data privacy and integrity have become two important topics for those who are seeking brand safety. It is important to understand how toxic data can harm a brand and how to avoid it. The Drum brought this interesting information to us in their article, “What is toxic data and why should marketers care?“ With many…
Read MoreTechnology, Facial Recognition & Bias
Intel has combined their RealSense depth-sensing camera with a neural network to develop a facial recognition system that can enable access to a variety of technologies, Internet of Things (IoT) and devices easily. This interesting topic came to us from Engadget in their article, “Intel is using its RealSense tech for facial recognition.” Similar to Apple’s Face ID, RealSense…
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