- Initiative for Analytics and Data Science StandardsInteresting info that I have received in my email box a few days ago. Initiative for Analytics and Data Science Standards (IADSS) conducts a global scale research study to get insights into analytics related roles, associated skill-sets and career paths. We believe this will help set some industry standards which in turn could support... Read more »
- DatSci & AI Awards returns for 4th year now open to European entrantsEntry criteria is now live for the DatSci & Ai Awards which will be held on 5th September 2019 at Croke Park, Dublin connecting and celebrating the best in the data science ecosystem across Europe. Following success last year with one of the ten categories being open to all European entrants, 2019 marks the... Read more »
- Microsoft Joins $250 Million Funding in DataBricksDatabricks, the high-flying analytics startup founded by the creators of Apache Spark, announced yet another venture funding haul this week as it hustles to meet what it says is growing demand for its analytics platform. The analytics specialist announced Tuesday (Feb. 5) it has raised an additional $250 million in its... Read more »
- Global Competition for Data Scientists with A$1 Million in PrizesUnearthed, an Australian-based energy and resources open innovation platform, is launching an international crowdsourcing competition that calls for geologists, data scientists and mining professionals to develop ground-breaking ideas about mineral exploration. Participants from around the globe can enter the 10-week Explorer Challenge for a chance to win A$1 million and have their... Read more »
- Global Competition for Data Scientists with A$1 Million in PrizesUnearthed, an Australian-based energy and resources open innovation platform, is launching an international crowdsourcing competition that calls for geologists, data scientists and mining professionals to develop ground-breaking ideas about mineral exploration. Participants from around the globe can enter the 10-week Explorer Challenge for a chance to win A$1 million and have their... Read more »
- The New Dataiku: A Central Hub for Enterprise Analytics, Machine Learning, and Data ScienceBuilding upon the needs of their customers, some of whom have dozens and even hundreds of users of the software, Dataiku releases a new version that establishes it as a central hub for the development of advanced data science, machine learning, and analytics products. NEW YORK, November 14 - With a wide... Read more »
- How SendinBlue uses Machine Learning to help guarantee 30 million messages are delivered dailyThe company partnered with Dataiku to develop a machine learning solution that validates new customer data against over 1 billion emails and events. The result is an automated system that saves time and money for SendinBlue while maintaining the integrity of their platform, a crucial cornerstone of their business. SendinBlue is one of the leading... Read more »
- Alation Delivers Integration with Tableau 10.4Alation Delivers Integration with Tableau 10.4 and Previews Tableau Extensions Integration at Tableau Conference 2017 Alation becomes the first data catalog to deliver governance for insight features supporting all Tableau customers, whether on desktops or servers REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Oct. 10, 2017 Alation Inc., the collaborative data company, today announced new ways... Read more »
- Domino Data Lab Accelerates Model Delivery on AWSUnveiling new capability in data science platform used by Fortune 500 companies San Francisco, CA (September 27, 2017) – Domino Data Lab, a data science platform provider, today announced general availability of its Domino Model Delivery product. Built to run natively on Amazon Web Services (AWS), this offering makes the process of deploying... Read more »
- Anaconda and Microsoft Partner to Deliver Python-Powered Machine LearningMicrosoft to embed Anaconda into Azure Machine Learning, Visual Studio and SQL Server, accelerating data science exploration and production deployments Strata Data Conference, NEW YORK––September 26, 2017––Anaconda, Inc., the most popular Python data science platform provider, today announced it is partnering with Microsoft to embed Anaconda into Azure Machine Learning, Visual... Read more »
- What to make of Stripe’s possible $100B valuationThis is The TechCrunch Exchange, a newsletter that goes out on Saturdays, based on the column of the same name. You can sign up for the email here. Welcome to a special Thanksgiving edition of The Exchange. Today we will be brief. But not silent, as there is much to talk about. Up top,... Read more »
- How Ryan Reynolds and Mint Mobile worked without becoming the jokeIn the past decade, celebrity interest and investment in tech companies has significantly increased. But not all celebrity investments are created equally. Some investors, like Ashton Kutcher, have prioritized the VC pursuits. Some have invested casually without getting overly involved. Others have used their considerable platforms to market their portfolio... Read more »
- Original Content podcast: Just don’t watch Netflix’s ‘Holidate’ with your parentsYou might think that a new Netflix film called “Holidate” offers holiday-themed romance that’s perfect for a family watch party. You’d be wrong. The film stars Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey as a pair of strangers who agree (in classic romantic comedy style) to keep each other company on holidays. And... Read more »
- Black Friday online shopping comes in $9B, $3.6B on smartphonesBlack Friday — the day that launched 1,000 other shopping holidays — may have lost its place as the “start” of the Christmas shopping season by now (it gets bigger and earlier with each passing year). But the day after Thanksgiving still pulls in a crowd of buyers looking... Read more »
- Tony Hsieh, iconic Las Vegas tech entrepreneur, dies aged 46Tony Hsieh, the former head of Zappos who catapulted the shoe company into the big leagues with a sale to Amazon and then used the proceeds of his success in a huge project kickstarting regeneration of a run-down part of Las Vegas, Nevada, with tech and wider business investments, has... Read more »
- Facebook’s Libra could launch in JanuaryAccording to a report from the Financial Times, Facebook-backed cryptocurrency Libra could launch in January. More interestingly, the Libra Association, the consortium created by Facebook, could scale back its ambitions once again. When it was first unveiled, the Libra cryptocurrency was supposed to be a brand new currency tied to a... Read more »
- India sets rules for commissions, surge pricing for Uber and OlaRide-hailing firms such as Ola and Uber can only draw a fee of up to 20% on ride fares in India, New Delhi said in guidelines on Friday, a new setback for the SoftBank-backed firms already struggling to improve their finances in the key overseas market. The guidelines, which for the... Read more »
- There’s no ‘hacker house’ geared toward undergraduate women, so they created one of their own
Hacker houses are making a comeback for entrepreneurs as remote work drags on. While founders are adapting to quarantine in style, a group of college women in their 20s aren’t waiting until they are done with undergraduate work to plunge into the lifestyle themselves. Started by college juniors Coco Sack and... Read more » - No Google-Fitbit merger without human rights remedies, says Amnesty to EUHuman rights NGO, Amnesty International, has written to the EU’s competition regulator calling for Google’s acquisition of wearable maker Fitbit to be blocked — unless meaningful safeguards can be baked in. The tech giant announced its intent to splash $2.1 billion to acquire Fitbit a year ago but... Read more »
- Is Slack overpriced now that the market knows Salesforce might buy it?
The Exchange is technically off today, but we’re here anyway because there’s neat stuff in the world of startups and money to talk about. So, let’s yammer this morning about Slack’s new valuation and what the market is telling us about what the venerable SaaS company is really worth. The... Read more »
- Middle East 2.0 - Empowering workforce development in digital healthcareHealthcare IT News explores some of the most pivotal workforce initiatives in the GCC and MENA regions, with Dr Osama ElHassan, health informatics specialist, Dubai Health Authority who will be speaking at the HIMSS & Health 2.0 Middle East Event. ... Read more »
- UK Government give £20M funding boost to AI researchThe funding will support 15 innovative AI projects ranging from early cancer detection to clinical support and wearable medical devices.... Read more »
- Roundup: Pharmaceutical strategy for Europe announced, expansion of paediatric surgery in Malawi and more briefsAlso, UK health retailer, Superdrug launches mental health service app.... Read more »
- Saudi Arabia’s IMC to adopt InterSystems TrakCareThe healthcare provider – and first member of the Kingdom’s Mayo Clinic Care Network – will roll-out the EMR system in its Jeddah hospital and clinics.... Read more »
- Saudi Vision 2030: Cybersecurity through the lens of patient safetyA look at the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's preparedness for cyber-attacks during COVID-19 with Dr Saif Abed, founding partner and director of cybersecurity advisory services at AbedGraham, who will be moderating at the HIMSS & Health 2.0 Middle East Conference.... Read more »
- CMS launches Acute Hospital Care at Home program to help with COVID-19 surgeBuilding off its Hospital Without Walls initiative, it's offering new flexibilities around telehealth and remote patient monitoring as the country enters "a new level of crisis response," said CMS Administrator Seema Verma.... Read more »
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts offers digital behavioral health solutionLearn to Live was added to insurer benefits to address behavioral health disorders, which are among the most expensive, according to CEO Dale Cook.... Read more »
- Government denies plans to create new ‘NHS transformation taskforce’The Department of Health and Social Care has quashed rumours of a third tech unit to work alongside NHSX and NHS Digital.... Read more »
- House bill would compel states to join the Interstate Medical Licensure CompactIntroduced by Rep. Ted Yoho, the bipartisan legislation would make funding from the Bureau of Health Workforce conditional on adopting the compact within three years.... Read more »
- Automated revenue cycle manager, TRISH, identifies and corrects errorsWhen health systems have their staff manage revenue cycles, up to 25% of the day can be spent on repetitive tasks related to the revenue process.... Read more »