The global sheltering-in-place and quarantine has given a huge steroid shot to digital technology and content. This couldn’t have happened without the cloud, and with cloud computing’s potential, will only continue to grow. Data Quest brought this information to us in their article, “Coronavirus provides impetus to the growth of cloud computing.” The pace of cloud adoption…

COVID-19 has changed many things about health care and health data. Data collection and processing via digital public health technologies are key remedies for mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic and loosening lockdown measures. The Lancet brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “Digital tools against COVID-19: taxonomy, ethical challenges, and navigation aid.” The…

The simplest definition of data science is the extraction of actionable insights from raw data. Artificial intelligence (AI) is the intelligence that is possessed by the machines. It is modeled after the natural intelligence that is possessed by animals and humans. AI and data science can be used interchangeably, but there are certain differences between the…

In the pursuit of effective treatments for COVID-19, many technologies are being explored, including machine learning algorithms. This interesting news came to us from Health IT Analytics in their article, “Data Scientists Use Machine Learning to Discover COVID-19 Treatments.” Algorithms are a big part of machine learning. Two data scientists of the Data Science Institute at…

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems can unfairly penalize certain segments of the population—especially women and minorities. Researchers and tech companies are figuring out how to address this issue. This interesting topic came to us from Law.com in their article, “Implementing Artificial Intelligence Requires Diverse Sets of Data to Avoid Biases.” This bias has materialized as AI…

It is no surprise that most corporate executives have a different vision than most of the other staff. Granted, they are supposed to be looking long-term at visioning strategic futures, but sometimes they need a reality check. A recent study by economics and machine learning researchers says that thanks to machine learning, executives are getting…

Artificial intelligence (AI) has added value to many parts of our lives and still instills some fears about the science fiction worry of a technology uprising. However, this is one advancement that as a shopper I can get behind. The Cincinnati Business Courier brought this to our attention in their article, “Kroger teams with artificial…

Emerging technologies are part of every industry and making waves in some. This interesting information came to us from Human Resource Executive in their article, “3 emerging technologies HR should pay attention to next year.” One area of business that is benefitting from the advances in these technologies is human resources (HR). Recruiting, benefits management…