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Improving Machine Learning
Researchers have developed an optical convolutional neural network accelerator capable of processing large amounts of information. This interesting news came to us from EurekAlert! in their article, “Developing smarter, faster machine intelligence with light.” This is important news because when they say large, it is in the area of petabytes, per second. This innovation harnesses…
Read MoreLibraries and COVID-19
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has not left any industry unscathed. Some more than others, are struggling or flat out failing financially. As far as libraries, the impact on face-to-face instruction and academics in general have resulted in substantial challenges to the student experience. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting information to our attention in…
Read MoreEmerging Technologies: Good and Bad
Emerging technologies is all the talk these days. Though the term appears to be self-explanatory, there are many lists being created and shared that are selecting the technologies that should be getting attention by businesses. To keep up with the rapid innovation and disruption happening across all industries and stay ahead of their competition, CIOs…
Read MoreDHUG 2021 Registration is Still Open
The next Data Harmony Users Group (DHUG) hosted by Access Innovations, Inc., provider of Data Harmony software solutions, will be held online using the Remo conference platform. Registration is open now for the event that will take place February 9 and 10, 2021 and the agenda is posted on the company’s website. DHUG Meetings are composed of a Features Update…
Read MoreBusiness Analyst Career Opportunity
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, semantic technology, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are evolving…
Read MoreAccessing and Using Data
A data dashboard is an information management tool that visually tracks, analyzes, and displays performance metrics and data points to monitor the health of a business. Data dashboards are popular. People want a quick snapshot of everything driving their business. Will this trend continue? Silicon UK brought this topic to our attention in their article, “Visualizing Data: How…
Read MoreEmerging Technologies in the Fight Against COVID-19
These days it is all about COVID-19: diagnosing, finding vaccines, understanding transmission and necessary precautions. Technology is involved every step of the way. This interesting information was brought to us from The Star of Mysore in their article, “Machine Learning Approach To Detect COVID-19.” One physician and professor at the Science and Technology University in…
Read MoreAddressing Poverty with Data
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 MoreData Science 101
Data science feels like a generic term used by people who really don’t know what it is and assume it is a group of geeks playing with numbers. However, data science continues to evolve as one of the most promising and in-demand career paths for skilled professionals. This interesting topic came to us from Tech Radar…
Read MoreTug of War Over Data Processing Sites
Data analytics isn’t new but demand has never been greater. Analytics give insight for strategy and business decisions on an unparallelled line of vision. Because of this demand, a battle for control over how data is processed by analytics applications has emerged in the cloud. Venture Beat brought this interesting news to our attention in…
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