Every two days, the world generates as much data as there was in existence until 10 years ago. And while this data has enormous potential, it sometimes feels like we’re drowning in it.That was just one of the observations shared during the third-annual Innovation Day at Binghamton University. The April 24 event, which drew about 125 participants from industry and […]
Stock Market Bad Day, But Only Down 0.08% for the WeekStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Apr 26, 2014 – 06:09 PM GMTBy: PhilStockWorld
Courtesy of Doug Short:
This morning’s Consumer Sentiment for April was surprisingly upbeat, but the market had a bad day today, with NASDAQ’s Amazon (AMZN) down a whopping 9.88%. The S&P 500 opened in the shallow […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House review of how the government and private sector use large sets of data has found that such information could be used to discriminate against Americans on issues such as housing and employment even as it makes their lives easier in many ways.”Big data” is everywhere.It allows mapping apps to ping cellphones anonymously and determine, […]
Big Data: Are we making a big mistake?Five years ago, a team of researchers from Google announced a remarkable achievement in one of the world’s top scientific journals, Nature. Without needing the results of a single medical check-up, they were nevertheless able to track the spread of influenza across the US. What’s more, they could do it more quickly than […]
[BRIEFING.COM] The major averages spent the last session of the week in a steady retreat despite receiving a round of better than expected earnings from the technology sector. The Nasdaq lost 1.8%, widening its April decline to 2.9%, while the S&P 500 fell 0.8%, swinging to a month-to-date loss to 0.5%. The benchmark index notched a session low not far […]
Originally published April 25, 2014 at 6:38 AM | Page modified April 26, 2014 at 9:56 PM
NEW YORK — The stock market fell sharply Friday, dragged down by disappointing quarterly results from Amazon and Ford. Escalating tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine also weighed on the market.Worried investors sold their risky assets and moved into the […]
IBM unveiled new Power Systems servers Wednesday, leveraging POWER8 technology for a new era of big data and open innovation. Through the OpenPOWER Foundation, IBM also released detailed technical specifications for its POWER8 processor, inviting collaborators and competitors alike to innovate on the processor and server platform.The new scale-out IBM Power Systems servers culminate a $2.4 billion investment, three-plus years of development and […]
Stock Market Rally Now at Day SixStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Apr 23, 2014 – 05:03 AM GMTBy: PhilStockWorld
Courtesy of Doug Short: Asia-Pacific indexes had a mixed day with the Shanghai Composite up 0.44% Nikkei down 0.85%. European indexes fared better — the EURO STOXX 50 rising 1.39%. The S&P 500′s 0.41% gain didn’t match the European […]
College students and supporters hold up signs at a rally to support fossil fuel divestment outside of City Hall in San Francisco, Thursday, May 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)HOUSTON — Environmental advocates across the country are urging foundations and universities to sell their investments in oil and gas companies, arguing they have a responsibility to withhold support from companies whose […]
Best Stock Market Weekly Gain Since July 2013 Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Apr 18, 2014 – 12:42 PM GMTBy: PhilStockWorld
Courtesy of Doug Short: The pre-market announcement of new jobless claims continues to beat expectations with its four-week moving average now the lowest since early October of 2007, two months before the last recession. Despite the good claims […]
