According to statistics from job site Indeed.com, postings including the phrase “data scientist” are dropping like a rock, while those including the phrases “data science” and “big data” are on the… Read more »
It’s easier to gather and easier to analyze than ever before but data scientists and researchers often have a difficult time overcoming the much more powerful forces fighting against them. Read more »
Another startup, PredictionIO, is trying to make machine learning child’s play (or at least developer’s play) with open source source software it says can have programmers launching recommendation engines and other… Read more »
A Seattle-based machine learning startup called GraphLab is releasing the first official version of its software, which the company hopes can democratize an historically difficult space. Called Create, the software is… Read more »
Researchers at the University of Washington, Tacoma, have built a machine learning system capable of predicting readmission risks for congestive heart failure patients. It has shown good results in a pilot… Read more »
The Nieman Journalism Lab published a thoughtful critique of data journalism on Wednesday, but there are additional things the emerging space could do live up to its hype, including getting more… Read more »
Mode is trying to do for data scientists and analysts what GitHub did for developers by giving them a place where they can find, collaborate and work on data. Formation8 led… Read more »
Microsoft, which recently showed off its machine learning research with Skype Translate, is opening up those capabilities with a new cloud service called Azure Machine Learning. Read more »
Netflix explained how it’s using data analysis to do more than recommend movies in a blog post this week. From optimizing bitrate to churning through user feedback, advanced algorithms are helping… Read more »
Machine learning algorithms can do a lot of things if they have enough data — recommend products, identify fraud and even help women get pregnant. Fertility startup Ovuline says its 60… Read more »