Apple, Cisco and AT&T have joined Verizon and the Electronic Frontier Foundation in supporting Microsoft’s attempt to quash a U.S. search warrant seeking email data about an Irish customer stored on… Read more »
The Department of Commerce said this week that satellite company DigitalGlobe will soon be able to provide images to customers that are detailed at a scale of less than a foot. Read more »
Pinterest’s place search now allows users to enter two different search variables accounting for the “what” and “where” of a place into one box. 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 »
Medio is the second company Nokia’s Here division has bought in the last month to help it create more personalized maps that do more than just give directions. Read more »
Business intelligence startup SiSense has raised a $30 million third round of venture capital from DFJ Growth, as well as existing investors Battery Ventures, Genesis Partners and… Read more »
In a database market that uses terms like “time to insight,” it’s clear that buyers and vendors are keen on eliminating data-analysis delays. Reducing the time between data being captured in… Read more »
Cities around the world are investing in sensor networks and the software to manage them, but what actually makes a city smart as opposed to merely connected? Read more »
It’s been months in the making and now it’s (nearly) here. You shouldn’t miss Gigaom’s Structure 2014, which kicks off June 18 in San Francisco. Read more »