AI and Machine Learning in 2021

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning have been hot topics in 2020 as emerging technologies increasingly find their way into every part of our lives at home and at work. CRN brought this news to our attention in their article, “Five emerging AI and machine learning trends to watch in 2021.” Revenue generated by AI…

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Data Analysis Project Addresses Virus

The Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC) has enlisted The Alan Turing Institute and Royal Statistical Society (RSS) to lend their statistical-modeling and machine learning expertise to help predict coronavirus outbreaks and inform the response in the United Kingdom (UK). Public Technology brought this information to our attention in their article, “Government taps AI and machine learning…

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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…

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New Grant Towards Digital Research

The Library of Congress (LOC) is looking for ideas on how to support digital research in the cloud. This interesting news came to us from GCN in their article, “Opening the Library of Congress to cloud-based computational research.” They have received a $1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the Computing Cultural…

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Mobile Computing and Semantic Caching

Semantic caching is a technique that integrates support for associative access into an architecture based on data-shipping. It can be very attractive for use in distributed systems due to the reduced network traffic and the improved response time. This interesting topic came to us from the ACL Digital Library in their paper, “Using Semantic Caching to Manage…

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Cloud Computing in the Insurance Industry

Cloud applications and computing are becoming increasingly important in many industries, including the insurance industry. Digital Insurance brought this topic to our attention in their article, “Better together: Integrating 5G and Edge to enable next-gen insurance experiences.” At a fundamental level, cloud computing can enable insurers to reuse IT resources more efficiently whether these are…

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Categories of Stress and Stress Relief

We are seven months into working from home, self-quarantining and social distancing. This has brought new types of physical and mental stress into our lives. Many people are looking to meditation, yoga, and other alternative methods to reduce their stress and bring calm to their personal lives. In this unprecedented time of anxiety and chaos,…

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Webinar Addresses Semantics and Structure

Data Conversion Laboratory (DCL) is offering another webinar and it is titled, “Semantics and Structure: Unlocking Content to Reach More Global Customers.” Access Innovations, Margie Hlava and Jay Ven Eman will be sharing about the partnership between DCL and Access Innovations. Technology and content are empowering products and ideas that were previously impossible. In fact,…

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Smart Speaker Review

When the first Amazon Echo smart speaker came out, it was fascinating and fun. I confess, I didn’t jump on the automotive train at launch, but once I saw how I could play with my dogs by having Alexa make cat noises, I was hooked. Now, two years since our first purchase, I have smart…

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Data Analytics is a Game Changer

Data analytics is important because it helps businesses optimize their performances. Implementing it into the business model and strategy means companies can help reduce costs by identifying more efficient ways of doing business and by storing large amounts of data. Computer Weekly brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “The race to get data analytics right.”…

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