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Metadata’s Important Role in Archiving
Archiving historical documents, including images is an important task. The Greater North Miami Historical Society had a collection of images that needed proper archiving so they can be appreciated for the stories they hold. This interesting news came to us from Florida International University News in their article, “Digital Collections Breathes New Life Into Old History.” Founded…
Read MoreAsking the Right Questions
Search results are only as good as the query itself. Users often use search keywords that are not recognized by semantic systems leading to no results. OnRec brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Actonomy to launch adaptive semantic search technology learning from the user behaviour.” A new technology is learning from user…
Read MoreGraph Databases Go to a New Level
Franz Inc. was an early innovator in artificial intelligence (AI) and a leading supplier of semantic graph database technology for Knowledge Graphs. So it is no surprise that they recently announced Gruff v7.0, Graph Visualization software for exploring and discovering connections within data. Dataconomy brought us this interesting information in their article, “Graph Visualization with a Time…
Read MoreIn the Middle
Artificial intelligence (AI) has blurred the lines between the virtual world and the real world. With AI largely being academic or theoretical in nature for three score plus a few years, it is easy to see why many question the potential of it being truly useful in our world. In reality, AI’s virtual world has real-world…
Read MoreMetadata Specialist in Publlishing Needed
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, metadata, 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. Workman…
Read MoreOntologies Provide Intelligence and Insight
Ontology simply means a set of concepts and categories in a subject area or domain that shows their properties and the relationships between them. Livemint brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “From ontology to oncology: Deep science for medical AI.” The top-down approach of machine learning allows it to better its own…
Read MoreAI and Robotics
Artificial intelligence allows software to learn human ways of thinking and it is currently being incorporated into the largest e-commerce platforms and data-intensive traditional sectors. With strong government backing and concentrated research in this area, artificial intelligence is poised to drive China’s economy forward toward higher levels of growth. But where does that leave the…
Read MoreDrama Comes to Real Life
Identity theft feels like something that happens on the latest NCIS episode or the late-night news. It isn’t something that we want to think could happen to us. DATAVERSITY brought this important topic to our attention in their article, “Who is Using Your Identity? Data Theft and Data Security are Legitimate Concerns.” Unfortunately, it can. Identity…
Read MoreTech World Steps Up To Help
After Hurricane Harvey hit Houston last weekend, there has been a massive outpouring of aid relief, humanitarian help, and downright good Samaritan behavior. Venture Beat brought this news to us in their article, “How tech companies are helping with Hurricane Harvey relief.” Harvey has since been downgraded to a tropical storm, but many areas are…
Read MoreNew Acquisition Adds to AI Arsenal
Media intelligence provider Meltwater has announced its acquisition of the real-time data analytics platform powered by machine learning, Algo. Digital News Daily brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Meltwater Acquires Algo Media Intelligence Platform.” In acquiring Algo, Meltwater has strengthened its media analytics and insights platform. Meltwater said Algo’s technology identifies trends…
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