Data Science
While the field of data science is not tied directly to Big Data, advances in one tends to produce advances in the other. Big Data increases our ability to harvest and process data, while data science allows us to dig into it for insights.

Toyota Pulled a Tesla, Open Up Patents for Fuel Cells: What Now?
Open source data has been beneficial to the tech community and consumers at large, helping advancement significantly by making access to existing technology both faster and more accessible. Technological advancement is far more rapid when consumers who likely lack the financial resources to pay for pre-existing technology, have open, unencumbered

Retail Giant Tesco Sells Data Science Operations During Profit Slump
Tesco, the Britain based multinational retailer is pulling the plug on its data science, content and service provision endeavour in order to compensate for a dismal Christmas performance with a 0.3% dip in sales and a largely unproductive year. We reported last year that Tesco was a pioneer of data

NVIDIA’S DRIVE PX Platform to Pave Way for Self-Driving Cars Using Deep Learning
Nvidia, Pioneers of visual computing have launched the Drive PX platform for cars which will take self- piloted cars to the next level. It was unveiled at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The DRIVE PX platform is based on the NVIDIA Tegra X1 processor, enabling smarter, more

Libraries Get Cutting Edge Tech with iBeacons
Capira Technologies has launched iBeacon powered app for libraries which provide patrons with a more personalised experience. Beacon Integration allows libraries with CapiraMobile Apps to interact with their patrons using indoor micro location services over Bluetooth. iBeacons are currently used in many retail locations to interact with customers, but are

Berlin’s Data Science Retreat Become New European Launchpad for Data Science Careers
In Europe, startups and established corporations alike are tapping into the power of data science. However, putting the right team together to your business’ data sciences problems remains challenging, as the talent scarcity continues. This is, of course, good news for data scientists; those who combine expertise in machine learning &

What’s The Difference Between Supervised and Unsupervised Learning?
Wiki Supervised Learning Definition Supervised learning is the Data mining task of inferring a function from labeled training data.The training data consist of a set of training examples. In supervised learning, each example is a pair consisting of an input object (typically a vector) and a desired output value (also called

Ford Reveal Strategy for Smart and Autonomous Transportation at CES
The 2015 Consumer Electronics Show at Las Vegas saw automaker Ford reveal its ‘Smart Mobility Plan and 25 Global Experiments’ designed as a move to change mobility worldwide. “Even as we showcase connected cars and share our plans for autonomous vehicles, we are here at CES with a higher purpose,”

Compuware’s Latest Offering, Topaz, Helps Enterprises Run Mainframes Faster
The American IT products manufacturer for the enterprise, Compuware’s latest offering, dubbed Topaz was released earlier this week to help IT engineers at large businesses handle transactional data within mainframes. “Having a new-age workforce being confident in these applications and actually modifying them to better meet their requirements in analytics

How to Interview a Data Scientist
You know the feeling. You’re sat across the table from an interviewee and the conversation starts to run away from you. Your eyes start scanning the room as they’re reeling off another jargon-crammed answer. You notice the chip in the Channing Tatum mug you received from the office Secret Santa

VMware Incorporates Workday’s Prediction Tech to Better Handle Probable Employee Resignations
Human capital management software vendor, Workday, has developed a new prediction technology that flags moments where employees might quit providing employers a heads up to resolve issues. VMware, the US based cloud and virtualization software and services provider is testing Workday’s latest offering, reveals Bloomberg. “We’ve had some great results