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

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At the same time, the market caps of the top 20 retailers have lost more than $230 billion over the last two years, and mall operators are sucking wind as overstocked anchor stores shutter underperforming locations, which delivers a death knell for the stores that depend on anchor store foot traffic to lure customers in.

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Cybersecurity Firm Cybereason Snags Another $200M From SoftBank

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The new funding will be used to boost the company’s operations, with a focus on global growth. Boston-based Cybereason has 500 employees, with offices in Tel Aviv, Tokyo, London and Sydney, as well as additional presence on all continents. AI-driven technology from Cybereason is helping secure our increasingly connected world.”.

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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.

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Reading Predictive Tea Leaves With Smart, Big Data

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Missing the opportunity to gauge demand accurately can result in lost sales, and ramping up production or staffing while waiting for foot traffic or clicks on buy buttons that never materialize can ding operating profits. However, as Cam Brown, CEO of PredictHQ , told Karen Webster, the key is to find “smart” data buried within the Big Data.

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Casino Royale-with-Cheese, Part 10

Tomorrow's Transactions

Bond put his driving licence on the table and took a photo of it, and mailed to the AU10TIX operative opposite. We’ve done detailed image analysis to look for alterations and found none, so we can ran data extraction algorithms to get the details. . A meeting at his favourite place in Boston, Post 390. I was wrong?

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

CB Insights

Other early-stage AI startups operating in the AI-for-business niche include Saba Software and DataFox. Frankel also sees the startup’s location in Boston as giving them an “unfair advantage” in talent acquisition. Julia Computing. David Frankel, Founder Collective . Total Funding: $5.2M. ” –Greylock Partners.

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B2B Investors Set Sights On Data, AI, Analytics

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In what’s becoming an increasingly popular theme for B2B startup investors, this week’s funding rounds for B2B startups largely centered on tackling data silos and empowering the enterprise with the insights that data can provide. and to further develop its product in an effort to break down data siloes in the enterprise.

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