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Ontario police's Big Data assigns secret guilt to people looking for …

SHARESTUMBLEThere are no effective legal limits on when and to whom police can disclose unproven charges against you, 911 calls involving mental health incidents, and similar sensitive and prejudicial information; people have been denied employment, been turned back at the US border and suffered many other harms because Ontario cops send this stuff far and wide. Included in the information […]

Big data means big career opportunities, UNC students learn at …

A full house for the NCDS Big Data Career EventAs a leader in the growing and evolving field of data science, the National Consortium for Data Science (NCDS) works to share knowledge and recruit a new generation of data researchers to innovate and solve challenges in organizing and managing data.To further this goal, the NCDS hosted a student networking event […]

Stocks Take Comfort in Yellen, Trade New Highs – Stocks To Watch …

By Ben LevisohnAfter a tentative response to Janet Yellen’s opening comments to the Senate, stocks have moved higher, helped by surging homebuilders PulteHome (PHM) and  Lennar (LEN).
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The S&P 500 has gained 0.3%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average has risen 0.2%. The S&P 500 is being led higher by oil refiners–Valero Energy has gained 4.5% to $43.10 and Marathon Petroleum […]

Twitter IPO Live – Business Insider

Jay Yarow/Business InsiderTwitter CEO Dick Costolo on the floor of the NYSE.Twitter had a relatively steady first day as a public company.
The IPO was priced at $26 a share. The opening trade was at $45.10. That price took a little longer than expected for the NYSE. Trading opened at 10:49. People were expecting to start at 10 AM. The extra […]