Smart Cities AI could help the construction industry work faster—and keep its workforce accident-free The construction industry, long a technology laggard, is hiring data scientists to boost efficiency. by Elizabeth Woyke 2018-06-12T07:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Your Future Toyota May Know Where You’re Going Before You’ve Told It Toyota’s new subsidiary will manage the troves of data collected from its increasingly connected cars. by Will Knight 2016-04-04T16:43:00-04:00
Business Impact LinkedIn Offers College Choices by the Numbers To read their futures, young people mine a database of 259 million résumés. by George Anders 2014-01-22T00:00:01-05:00
Business Impact The Power to Decide What’s the point of all that data, anyway? It’s to make decisions. by Antonio Regalado 2014-01-22T00:00:00-05:00
View This Is Why Your Website Is Slow Ghostery releases its annual list of common embeds, including widgets and analytics, that can slow websites to a crawl. by Christopher Mims 2011-11-28T17:03:00-05:00
Business Impact Watching Social Networks for Clues about Promotions A company founded by database engineers helps retailers figure out the likeliest way to get people to buy things. by Paul Boutin 2011-05-13T00:00:00-04:00
Business Impact Saving Money by Analyzing Trends A company that runs hospitals and clinics puts its people to work more effectively after software points out patterns in a huge pool of data. by Jessica Mintz 2011-05-12T00:00:00-04:00
Business Impact A Business Analytics Engine that Began with the Military DARPA-funded technology from Proximal Labs is among the new tools that can help companies gain insights about their customers. by Lauren Cox 2011-05-11T00:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Can an Algorithm Spot the Next Google? A startup analyzes tweets, patents, and lots of other data in the hopes of identifying the next big thing. by Jim Giles 2011-04-14T00:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Data Shows Drafting Football Players is about Chance When professional football teams pick players during the draft, uncertainty could be a greater factor than skill. by Brittany Sauser 2011-03-10T05:00:00-05:00
