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GraphLab raises $6.75M to bolster 'Hadoop for graphs'
Founder and data scientist Carlos Guestrin started the GraphLab open source project five years ago. He said recently that data has the ability to make our lives better--whether applied to public health, economics or by suggesting the perfect song. Graphs, he said, help people think in a new way and see things differently.
Big data community can't hide from premature elections
But we do have data, lots and lots of data. And campaigns have money, lots and lots of money. The two are joining forces and will be a focal point for the next presidential campaign, which is already underway.
Spotlight: Reinventing mentoring
It is arguable how successful dating services have been or ever will be considering the difficulty humans have in cultivating and maintaining relationships, especially romantic relationships. But one million dollars is saying a company called Everwise might have better luck using big data to help build mentoring relationships.
Here's one sport big data can ruin in a hurry
Much has been written about how the sports world is being transformed by big data. Ever since the movie "Moneyball" highlighted what data can do for a low-budget major league baseball team, it's been all about new ways to look at the numbers.
Big data in the legal field
KPMG LLP says that in the era of big data, e-discovery has become costly and challenging.
How startup Enigma could change the big data game
Enigma's platform will break down the barriers that exist between various local, state, federal and institutional search portals.
The hollow promise of a big-data education revolution
Those who understand big data and what it can do know that it is only a tool. It won't revolutionize anything that doesn't want to be revolutionized.
Is wind energy's big data boost too late?
This week, GE said it will install the first three "brilliant turbines" at a Texas wind farm and show what a lot of data can do for wind energy efficiency.
Hollywood rolls out the red carpet for big data
Other industries should keep a close eye on this experiment. It appears to be a non-intrusive and basically invisible way to target an audience.
Big data analysis identifies markers in common form of breast cancer
By integrating three large sets of genomic data from The Cancer Genome Atlas and applying big data techniques for their analysis, researchers have identified 37 RNA molecules that might predict survival in patients with the most common form of breast cancer.
