Technology and Retail in a Pandemic
Robots, digital signage tools and other gadgets are getting a new lease on life. Tech Republic brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “AI, machine learning, robots, and marketing tech coming to a store near you.” Typically these are utilized to increase efficiency and bring people back into stores. However, with the COVID-19,…
Read MoreRemembering
In the United States, today is celebrated as Memorial Day. It is a federal holiday that originated for remembering the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces. The holiday originated as Decoration Day after the American Civil War in 1868, when the Grand Army of the Republic established it as a time for…
Read MoreInsurance and Digitzation
Many are pondering and studying how COVID-19 and the various shelter in place orders were impacting the United States economy as a whole, as well as certain parts of the economy. One of those being the insurance industry. This interesting topic came to us from Digital Insurance in their article, “Optimism or pessimism for insurance tech…
Read MoreAcademic Publishing Process Under Scrutiny
Peer review and published academic journals have been under scrutiny for the process and frequent delays that result even in the world of online journals, which one would think would be faster. Since the rise of the Internet, people have organized campaigns to change the relationships among and between academic authors, their traditional distributors and their…
Read MoreThe Importance of Data Strategy
The volume of market data, historical prices and transactional data that is stored in disparate systems allows organizations to not only collect the data, but extract value from it. This information came to our attention in Finextra’s article, “Unlocking Data Silos to Reach the Promised Land of Smart Data Analytics.” Data quality is critical to…
Read MoreData Security Looks Different in a Pandemic
The world has changed so much as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Offices are now in kitchens and data security looks entirely different than just a few months ago. It has never been more important to revisit how firms are managing and protecting their data infrastructure. This interesting topic came to us from Financial…
Read MoreOpen Source and Assets
The term open source refers to something people can modify and share because its design is publicly accessible. Behind any successful open source project or product there is typically a passionate and close community collaborating under the virtue of transparency to develop services that break from tradition. This is a cultural issue. One that pushes the industry to evolve…
Read MoreCollaboration Among Researchers
Open access has taken on a new and important role admist the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientists around the world are in the spotlight openly and rapidly sharing their research findings to build knowledge on the deadly virus. This interesting news came to us from Mirage News in their article, “Open access science brings COVID-19 research success.” Open…
Read MoreMachine Learning on Steroids
Automated machine learning (AutoML) hasn’t completely replaced handcrafted algorithms, but it has made an impact. Datanami brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “AutoML Tools Emerge as Data Science Difference Makers.” The data science field is changing how companies look to utilize intelligence into their products and services, AutoML tools have the potential…
Read MoreWhat Augmented Analytics Offers and Lacks
Augmented analytics automates data insight by utilizing machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) to automate data preparation and enable data sharing. This manipulation and presentation of data simplifies data to present clear results and provides access to sophisticated tools so business users can make day-to-day decisions with confidence. Tech Republic brought this interesting information to our attention in…
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