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Coming To Grips with Unstructured Legal Data

The growth of unstructured data poses real challenges. Many organizations struggle to manage unstructured data like text, images, videos, and PDFs due to the sheer size of the data and their growth rate. For the folks at Read more…

Collibra Survey: US Tech Executives Don’t Trust U.S. Government Approach to AI Regulation

A survey by Collibra, a data intelligence company, has revealed that an overwhelming majority (84%) of tech executives support an overhaul of US copyright laws to protect against AI.  The survey, conducted online by Read more…

Crunchy Data Goes All-In With Postgres

The emergence of Postgres as a defacto standard for new development projects has surprised many IT observers. But one group that’s not surprised are the folks at Crunchy Data, a South Carolina company that’s been bui Read more…

Can Cerabyte Crack the $1-Per-Petabyte Barrier with Ceramic Storage?

A German startup named Cerabyte is hoping to solve the burgeoning market for secondary and archival data storage with a novel approach that uses lasers to etch bits onto glass with a ceramic coating. The “grey ceramic� Read more…

Online Privacy in the Age of Data Brokers

The Biden administration's recent executive order on restricting the transfer of sensitive personal data to "countries of concern" is likely the opening of much stricter privacy regulations in general, and data brokers i Read more…

News In Brief

Are Tech Giants ‘Piling’ On Small Content Creators to Train Their AI?

Some of the biggest AI companies in the world are using material taken from thousands of content creators on YouTube to their AI models without compensating the creators of those videos, ProofNews reported today. Acco Read more…

GenAI Shaking Up the Job Market, BCG Says

The rise of generative AI is making workers concerned about their job security, Boston Consulting Group says in the latest installment on a long-running research project to track the job market. BCG started its Decodi Read more…

NIST Q&A: Getting Ready for the Post Quantum Cryptography Threat? You Should Be

With the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) set to publish the first Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Standards in a few weeks, attention is shifting to how to put the new quantum-resistant algorithms i Read more…

Career Notes for May 2024

In this monthly feature, we’ll keep you up-to-date on the latest career developments for individuals in the big data community. Whether it’s a promotion, new company hire, or even an accolade, we’ve got the details Read more…

Spectra Logic Ups the Ante in Tape Storage

Spectra Logic has been busy. Last week, the data storage company unveiled Spectra LumOS library management software and expanded its enterprise tape storage solutions with two new additions: the TFinity Plus enterpris Read more…

This Just In

Monterey Data Conference Explores Role of AI Foundation Models in Future of Science

Oct 22, 2024 |

Oct. 22, 2024 — In science, data is essential. Scientific methods rely on accurate, well-documented data to draw conclusions, test hypotheses, build models, and explain the natural world. Data isn’t just a byproduct of research; Read more…

ORNL: Trillion Pixel Challenge Workshop Explores Digital Twins, Foundational AI Models

Oct 21, 2024 |

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Oct. 21, 2024 — Rocket City USA proved to be the perfect location for launching new ideas and connections at the 2024 Trillion Pixel Challenge Workshop Sept. 4 to 5 in Huntsville, Alabama. Read more…

Liquid Web Introduces Flexible GPU Hosting with NVIDIA-Powered Servers

Oct 18, 2024 |

ATLANTA, Oct. 18, 2024 — Liquid Web, a leader in managed hosting and scalable cloud solutions for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), has announced the launch of its new GPU hosting solution, offering affordable reserved and hourly pricing. Read more…

NCSA, NAIRR Providing Greater Access to AI Resources

Oct 18, 2024 |

Oct. 18, 2024 — Less than a year since its launch, the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot is already delivering impactful results.

In January 2024, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) was announced as one of the primary NAIRR partners aiming to develop a national AI research infrastructure that will connect a wide array of researchers and educators with essential AI computing resources. Read more…

DOE: Standing Up Supercomputing Pipeline for Streaming Big Data in Real Time

Oct 15, 2024 |

Oct. 15, 2024 — Big science generates big data. But what happens when researchers produce more data than they can process? It’s actually becoming a problem for research facilities that generate so much data that only supercomputers can tackle the volume. Read more…

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