
How Flink Became an Apache Top-Level Project
A multi-coloured squirrel may not seem like the most obvious choice of logo for a data processing technology; then again, the team behind Apache Flink have hardly done things by the book. What start out as a University research project evolved into a fully-fledged company, complete with artfully-decapitalised name (data

The Data-Driven Future of Fashion
It’s incredibly common to hear people say that “big data is disrupting every industry”- yet, in many respects, the fashion industry is still playing catch up. Although data science has been used to optimise delivery logistics, recommend products and target customers, it’s yet to disrupt actual fashion products in a

The Digital Future of Media & Journalism
Elina Makri is the co-founder of oikomedia.com, a networked digital platform designed to trace and connect journalists, fixers and media professionals around the globe. She’s also the Greek editor of dialoggers.eu (a Greek-German collaborative journalism project, and the founder of the Youth Investigative Journalism prize, which aims to train and

25th February, 2015- “Dell Software Makes You Better Together”, Frankfurt
“Data is the heart of a thriving business. But the complexity of managing, integrating and analyzing all of that data can cause friction between IT and the business users. Dell Software challenges you to find your data partner and let us show you how we can simplify information management so

Hacking Tinder with Facial Recognition & NLP
It almost goes without saying that Tinder has taken the dating world by storm. Stats released late last year revealed that Tinder’s 50-million-strong userbase complete over a billion left and right swipes every single day. The success has often been attributed to the fact that Tinder is the closest virtual

5 Internet of Things & Data Startups Worth Keeping an Eye On
Having accelerated 200 startups who’ve raised €64,693,647 between them, Startupbootcamp know a thing or two about sniffing out killer startups. For their IoT & Data Accelerator, they received 250 applications, and heard 150 pitches across 12 days, from just 10 were selected. We had a chance to speak to five

Going Where Big Data Has Never Gone Before…
When you think of the field services and maintenance industries, it’s likely that big data & cutting edge tech don’t spring to mind. Far from slick, up-to-the-minute tech and data-optimised logistics on the backend, many service technicians are still doing everything by the book, literally- many smaller enterprises haven’t yet

28th February- 1st March, 2015- THack @ ITB Berlin
Do you have an idea for a digital innovation in travel? Can you code a working mobile or web application in 24 hours that helps travelers discover, enhance or share their journey? Does your original idea have the “wow factor” to win a share of Euro 3,000 in cash prizes

10 Data Science Stories You Shouldn’t Miss This Week
Only a month into the year, and already several of our expert’s predictions for 2015 in big data are coming into fruition. 2015 is certainly looking like the year of AI & automation, with all three of this week’s most-shared news pieces below focusing around prediction and AI. 2015 may,

23-24 February, 2015- Eleventh International Conference on Technology, Knowledge, and Society, CA
Conference Themes Technologies for Human Use On human uses of technologies, human uses, and the social impacts of technologies. Technologies in Community On the roles of technologies in community formation, maintenance and change. Technologies for Learning On learning through and about technologies. Technologies for Common Knowledge On the use of