Source: guardian.ng With the world fast-evolving, and nations gradually becoming less oil dependent, experts have canvassed the importance of data mining for business and economic growth in Nigeria. Data mining is a process used to extract usable data from a larger set of any raw data for information sharing, among others. Speaking in Lagos, at Read More
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Source: aithority.com Gartner has recognized SAS as a Leader in its 2020 Magic Quadrant for Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms. The report evaluated SAS for its completeness of vision and ability to execute. This is the seventh consecutive year for SAS to be recognized as a Leader in this Magic Quadrant. “Machine learning, and more broadly Read More
Source: gigabitmagazine.com Artificial intelligence (AI) relies on big data and machine learning for myriad applications, from autonomous vehicles to algorithmic trading and from clinical decision support systems to data mining. The availability of large amounts of data is essential to the development of AI. But the scandal over the use of personal and social data Read More
Source: ksusentinel.com Kennesaw State Professor of computer science Dr. Dan Lo and his team of students created a program last semester to data mine Chinese social media sites in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China. Lo said the program retrieves and deciphers posts on popular Chinese social media outlets like Weibo and WeChat. Lo’s team Read More
Source: fastcompany.com A recent study showing that data entry is one of the most redundant and hated workplace tasks raises questions about why, in the age of artificial intelligence, data mining, and smart technologies, this task is still being done manually. Is there any way it could be less despised? My ongoing fieldwork in a data-driven startup, referred to Read More
Source: analyticsindiamag.com Aspirants and professional data science today swear by the popular and trending buzzwords. They use their energy in taking up numerous projects and eventually get exhausted. Rather than padding their resumes, aspiring data scientists should work on specific projects that have not been done yet. However, since most of the MOOCs have projects Read More
Source: mybusiness.com.au Company chief executive Andrew Penn announced on Tuesday that having recognised the importance of cash flow to business, Telstra will pay invoices from 85 per cent of its suppliers within 20 days before the end of this year. “This will mean small and medium businesses across the country will have cash in their Read More
Source: pharmacytechnologyreport.com To better study the outcomes and costs of caring for cancer patients and emphasize value, oncologists at Hackensack Meridian Health’s John Theurer Cancer Center, in New Jersey, teamed with data scientists and engineers eight years ago to create their own analytics program to mine patients’ electronic health records for real-world data. Since then, Read More
Source: dqindia.com A recent study showing that data entry is one the most redundant and hated workplace tasks raises questions about why, in the age of artificial intelligence, data mining and smart technologies, this task is still being done manually. Is there any way it could be less despised? My ongoing fieldwork in a data-driven startup, referred to as Read More
Source: businessamlive.com There is a new saying: “data is the new oil”. It serves as a lubricant in many industries. To have more data is life for companies. As such, companies mine data in order to generate new information. David Hand, the British statistician, summarises data mining as “discovery of interesting, unexpected or valuable structures Read More
Source: enterprisetalk.com Researchers will now be able to uncover new connections and make new discoveries using ProQuest’s TDM Studio service, a pioneering end-to-end solution for text and data mining. TDM Studio puts the power of text and data mining directly into the researcher’s hands, from their initial idea to their final output. With this new solution, creating Read More
Source: prnewswire.com ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Researchers will now be able to uncover new connections and make new discoveries using ProQuest’s TDM Studio service, a pioneering end-to-end solution for text and data mining. TDM Studio puts the power of text and data mining directly into the researcher’s hands, from their initial idea to their final Read More
Source: techxplore.com Data mining and extraction of knowledge from disparate sources is big data, big business. But, how does the search software cope with entities that are mentioned where only part of their name is used or a name is hyphenated when it normally isn’t? Research published in the International Journal of Intelligent Information and Database Read More
Source: odt.co.nz How similar do you think you are to your second cousin? Or your estranged great aunt? Would you like to have people assess your behaviour from what your great aunt has done? How would you feel if courts used data gained from them to decide how you are likely to behave in the Read More
Source: bloombergquint.com Google announced a massive shift last week in how it handles cookies, those pesky digital trackers that chase us around the internet and serve up targeted ads that are both creepy yet eerily precise reflections of our wants. The search giant, which just helped Alphabet Inc. surpass a $1 trillion valuation, said it Read More
Source: the-peak.ca Few of us, if any, read user agreements prior to entering personal information or allowing applications to track our location. This is incredibly convenient for data corporations. The legal requirements for your explicit consent are camouflaged in microscopic print that seems to go on for pages and pages. As such, we are basically Read More
Source: engadget.com Police in Scotland are getting ready to roll out a fleet of ‘cyber kiosks’ that will allow them to mine device data for evidence. The kiosks — PC-sized machines — have been designed to help investigations progress faster. At the moment, devices can be taken from witnesses, victims and suspects for months at Read More
Source: forbes.com The buzz about the power of AI to disrupt industries and transform businesses is not hype; it’s real. Just look at what AI-powered FAANG companies have done in advertising, retail, entertainment and other industries. But most “non-digital-native” enterprises have yet to realize the benefits of AI and are facing increasing pressure to do Read More
Source: deccanchronicle.com Hyderabad: For the past few years, cybersecurity activists in the country have been uncomfortable with the lack of discussion about data mining and monetisation by large tech firms. Post 2016, crores have started using the internet for the first time. These citizens, activists say, do not understand the value of their private data. And Read More
Source: sudbury.com More than 10 countries and 70 companies are currently using MX Deposit and the services of Minalytix. As the name of a company often gives a sense of the business, what exactly does Minalytix do? “We build software solutions for the mining industry,” said David Peres, the company CEO. That is quite a Read More
Source: healthitanalytics.com December 24, 2019 – Researchers at Purdue University have created a new framework for mining data to train machine learning models used in drug development. Using machine learning for drug development requires researchers to create a process for the computer to extract needed information from a pool of data points. Drug scientists have to pull biological data and train Read More
Source: newindianexpress.com THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Next time when you are about to post the seemingly innocent videos and pictures of your kids on internet, think twice. It’s just not that the paedophiles would misuse the videos, but those videos will create hindrance to the law enforcement agencies as well who work overtime to detect abuse videos. As the Read More
Souurce: law.com As a matter of practice, law firms generate and store incomprehensible amounts of data. Most, if not all, of that data has been digitized and many firms that recognize the untapped value of their data have begun to leverage sophisticated technologies to mine it for reusable work product and valuable insights. While most Read More
Source: thehill.com The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a unanimous ruling against Cambridge Analytica on Friday, saying the company engaged in “deceptive practices” by harvesting personal data from millions of Facebook users leading up to the 2016 election. In its official opinion, approved by FTC commissioners in a 5-0 vote, the agency determined that Cambridge Analytica Read More
Source: techhq.com If 2019 taught us anything, it was that every technology vendor, large and small, had to have a stance on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the software automation advantages it can deliver. Some vendors got so excited about AI and the Machine Learning (ML) that allows intelligence engines to get smarter, they forgot to Read More
Source:-telegraphindia.com I am a miner who has to delve deep for precious stuff. But I don’t need massive drilling machines or gigantic trucks for mining — just some smart software, lots patience and some intellect. I try to find patterns while mining for data in an ocean of database, which helps companies take important business Read More
Source:- downeymagazine.com Thanks to the technological advancements in the field of data analytics, the global market for neutral network software is witnessing an exponential rise in its size and revenue. Since neutral network software is highly effective in reducing the cost and operational time in a number of enterprises, its usage in business application, such Read More
Source: youthkiawaaz.com Like any other country in the world, India, too, has its own socio-economic and governance problems. Some issues like economic slowdown, unemployment, deteriorating health care, education quality, and communalism have been worrying India since before independence. These problems still persist and have held India tightly in their jaws. But, besides these conventional challenges Read More
Source: rcpmag.com Microsoft launched a private preview of “Project Cortex,” touted as a knowledge network for Microsoft 365 users, as part of this week’s Ignite conference in Orlando, Fla. Project Cortex largely has its roots in SharePoint technology, as described by SharePoint team members in a podcast. An allusion to SharePoint’s role also was made by Read More