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Updated on April 19, 2024

Big data predicts mining deposit locations

Scientists are turning to big data to help them find new mineral deposits and more.

Updated on April 19, 2024

Big data offers insights on Hurricane Harvey disaster relief

Big data paints a picture of insufficient FEMA aid coverage in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.

Updated on April 19, 2024

Big data is a match for professional tennis

At first slow to make inroads in the sport, big data has emerged in tennis to enhance the game for players, coaches and fans alike.

Updated on April 19, 2024

Big data leaks could spur a human rights crisis

Development experts say big data in the wrong hands can be a human rights issue and a liability for development agencies.

Updated on April 19, 2024

Big data helping bring human traffickers to justice

Global Emancipation Network (GEN) uses big data tool Minerva to identify traffickers and victims.

Updated on April 19, 2024

Big data giants Cloudera and Hortonworks announce $5.2 billion merger

The fierce rivalry between the two software companies has now given way to a “a merger of equals.”

Updated on April 19, 2024

Big data to enable medicine at the cellular level

Big data could mean the end of the colonoscopy and other invasive medical procedures, as it sheds light on disease at the cellular level.

Updated on April 19, 2024

Big data emerges as a tool to predict global malnutrition

Big data is helping nutritionists and research scientists predict and prevent global malnutrition.

Updated on April 19, 2024

Big data commissioned to address LA’s homelessness crisis

Los Angeles County is developing a big data tool to optimize the allocation of funding and services through predictive modeling.

Updated on April 19, 2024

Big data center for precision medicine opens at Duke

The university’s Pratt School of Engineering recently established the Sherry and John Woo Center for Big Data and Precision Health.

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