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, […]
April 25, 2014IBM Big Data Improves Agricultural EfficiencyIBM’s weather forecasting technology will help Georgia farmers improve agricultural efficiency by up to 20 percent, the company says.The Flint River Partnership (which includes the Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and The Nature Conservancy) tapped IBM big data to enable smarter irrigation. Working with the University […]
Broad Stock Market Situation on the Remains Tense as Companies Release Quarterly EarningsStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Apr 24, 2014 – 01:03 PM GMTBy: Paul_Rejczak
Briefly: In our opinion no speculative positions are justified.Our intraday outlook remains neutral, and our short-term outlook is neutral:Intraday (next 24 hours) outlook: neutral
Short-term (next 1-2 weeks) […]
by Rob Jenkins, Global Center of Excellence, SAPBig Data is often mentioned as one of the game-changing technology trends that every company must capitalize on to stay competitive. Most CIOs are familiar with how Big Data can be leveraged for transforming marketing (like multi-channel promotion effectiveness), manufacturing (defect prevention) or distribution (dynamic routing systems). In this era of technology innovation, […]
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has traded more than 8 million shares per day over the past three months. While Apple might be a popular stock to trade, it’s also stock that has three key disadvantages that should make investors question its popularity. Every trader should consider the following when deciding whether Apple really is the best stock pick for his or […]
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Big Data is the new Artificial IntelligenceThe failure of Artificial Intelligence. Back in the 1980s there was a popular field called Artificial Intelligence, the major idea of which was to figure out how experts do what they do, reduce those tasks to a set of rules, then program computers with those rules, effectively replacing the experts. The goal […]
Benchmarks ended higher on Monday primarily boosted by encouraging retail sales data. Also, Citigroup’s better-than-expected quarterly earnings contributed to the bullish mood. At the same time, investors kept a close eye on recent updates from Ukraine.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure to read today’s Ahead of Wall Street articleThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) […]
Another day of selling pressure in bio-tech and technology stocks dragged the benchmarks down on Friday. Also, disappointing corporate earnings weighed on the markets. However, higher wholesale prices in March and an increase in preliminary consumer sentiment in April failed to restrict the day’s loss.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure to read today’s Ahead […]
More investors are buying and selling shares with their smartphones More investors are selling stocks the same way they take selfies: With their smartphones. But just because you can trade shares of AAPL on your iPhone doesn’t mean you should, experts say. […]
