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In The Age Of Big Data, Why Are We Still Flying Blind?

PYMNTS

Part of the disconnect with the Census data is that it measures averages, but nothing is ever average. The average temperature in Boston in February is 37 degrees Fahrenheit, but on Saturday it was 52 degrees. Census Bureau data reports that suggest nearly all retail sales happen in a physical store.

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Cybersecurity Firm Cybereason Snags Another $200M From SoftBank

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Boston-based Cybereason has 500 employees, with offices in Tel Aviv, Tokyo, London and Sydney, as well as additional presence on all continents. Cybereason plays a leading role in helping companies manage cybersecurity risk and protect people’s information,” said Marcelo Claure, chief operating officer at SoftBank Group. “AI-driven

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AFP 2014

Celent Banking

I was amazed and encouraged how strongly the conference has bounced back since the dark days of the late 2000s, and the vibe reminded me of the recent SIBOS 2014 in Boston, where bankers and tech vendors competed for the attention of … well, bankers. Banking Corporate Banking Events Uncategorized AFP Conference treasury management'

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Reading Predictive Tea Leaves With Smart, Big Data

PYMNTS

However, as Cam Brown, CEO of PredictHQ , told Karen Webster, the key is to find “smart” data buried within the Big Data. As Webster noted, only slightly tongue-in-cheek, there’s data on top of data: flight data, tracking data, pricing data, currency fluctuations and even pollution data.

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Meet The Location Data Company That, Literally, Put The Blue Dot On The Map

PYMNTS

Big Data is big business. And one of the most valuable forms of data right now is behavioral data because it tells a retailer or brand where a customer or potential customer goes, does and spends their time and money on. In other words, it’s a lot of that uber-valuable type of data.

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Why We Invested: VCs Sound Off On 7 Recent Early-Stage Startup Investments

CB Insights

Management: In a companion blog post on AVC , USV founder Fred Wilson says his wife “Gotham Gal” Joanne Wilson (an existing investor in Flip) introduced Flip founders Susannah Vila and Roger Graham to his USV partner Andy Weissman. ” CARMERA’s first product is now available for sale starting at $499. ” –DCVC.

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Fintech Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $330 Million Week Ending Jan 15

Fintech Labs Insights

Four Finovate alums made up 40% of the weekly total: Taulia raised $46 million for its financial supply-chain management system. Financial supply chain management. Derivative risk management. Data analytics for financial services companies. Tags: Enterprise, BI, metrics, analytics, big data. FinanceFox.

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