
Tag: data science
Dataiku Raises $200M Series F at a Reduced Valuation
Dataiku announced it raised $200 million in a Series F round this week at a $3.7 billion valuation. This latest valuation is a 20% decline from its August 2021 valuation of $4.6 billion, perhaps reflecting the changing m Read more…
A Pressing Need for More Data Literacy
As big data and AI become greater influences in people’s lives, the need for a basic education on how data and AI systems work is becoming more apparent. Two data science industry leaders, including the CEOs of Anacond Read more…
Academic Data Science Alliance Picks Up Steam
Universities looking for resources to build their data science curriculums and degree programs have a new resource at their disposal in the form of the Academic Data Science Alliance. Founded just prior to the pandemic, Read more…
AI Democratization a Work in Progress, H2O’s Ambati Says
While only about 1% of companies are making the most of their data today, real progress is being made in democratizing the use of AI, and the future of business automation via AI is quite bright, H2O.ai’s CEO and found Read more…
The Future of Data Science Is About Removing the Shackles on AI
Before embracing his destiny as a superhero, Superman was raised on the Kent family farm in Smallville, Kansas, where his superpowers lay dormant and unutilized. And even in adulthood as a reporter for The Daily Planet, Read more…
TigerGraph Bolsters Database with Graph Analytics and ML
Companies that want to use powerful graph algorithms to explore hidden connections in their data may want to check out TigerGraph, which today unveiled a pair of cloud-based offerings designed to bolster graph analytics Read more…
Predict, Monitor, and Mobilize: Deploying AI for Smart Disaster Response
As climate change unfolds, natural disasters that strike with previously unthinkable force have become our new normal. Floodwaters rise higher, winds blow harder and lives and livelihoods are in greater danger than ever Read more…
Dataiku 11.1 Update Boosts Data Science and MLOps
Dataiku has unveiled the latest update to its data science and machine learning platform, Dataiku 11.1. This update includes improvements to existing capabilities as well as new features for data scientists, ML engineers Read more…
Anaconda Unveils New Coding Notebooks and Training Portal
Data science platform Anaconda has announced a new suite of products for its Nucleus online community, including a new data notebook and training portal. Anaconda Notebooks is a cloud hosted, browser based JupyterLab Read more…
The Limits of Citizen Data Scientists
Just as computer processing power increase over time, we’ve come to expect that technology will successfully automate more complicated tasks every year. This is true in some digital domains, but this linear form of thi Read more…
Snowflake Reflects on 10 Years Passed, Ponders 10 Years Ahead
When Snowflake Computing was founded 10 years ago, the big data market looked much different than it does today. Momentum was building behind something called Hadoop, while cloud computing was viewed with suspicion. Desp Read more…
Meet 2022 Datanami Person to Watch Lauren Woodman
Big data and AI give corporations incredible power to grow their businesses and improve profits, but the same techniques can also be used to promote social good. One of the people who's doing more than most to promote th Read more…
The History of Data Science: From Cave Paintings to Big Data
It is in the nature of human beings to want to make sense of the world around them. This has led to humans trying to organize things and think in a data-centric way from as early as prehistoric times. Data science is Read more…
Coursera Report Ranks Global Skills in Business, Tech, and Data Science
Coursera has released its latest Global Skills Report, sharing key insights for business skills and technology skills in both the U.S. and worldwide. The report names the acceleration of digital transformation, inflation Read more…
Top Data Science Careers You Can Pursue With a Master’s Degree in Data Analytics
According to a global survey by Machine Engine, 89% of companies surveyed reported an increase in the use of business analytics. This means the demand for data analysts has exploded, making it the ideal time to move into Read more…
New ‘CALF’ Algorithm Identifies Data Patterns, Predicts Risk for Disease
LASSO regression—short for “least absolute shrinkage and selection operator”—is considered a gold standard for identifying patterns in data. Now, researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill’s Renaissance Computing Institu Read more…
Data Visualization Platform Enso Emerges from Stealth with $16.5M
This week, San Francisco-based data analytics firm Enso emerged from stealth with a $16.5 million funding round. The company’s open source platform provides a self-service, visual data environment that is simultaneo Read more…
And the 100 Fastest Growing AI Teams Are….
Investments in AI are growing quickly at the moment, as the combination of big data and advanced data science techniques work their way into every industry on the planet. But which companies have the fastest growing AI t Read more…
Neo4j Drives Simplicity with Graph Data Science Refresh
Graph data science is an emerging field with a lot of promise, but it’s being hamstrung by the need for practitioners to have lots of data engineering and ETL skills. Now Neo4j is hoping to drive that complexity from t Read more…