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An update to Google's mobile app and website lets you search for symptoms and receive a list of possible conditions and other details. You can now ask Google to help diagnose what ails you.…

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Sharing your Netflix or HBO password technically violates one of America's worst tech laws, the Ninth Circuit has ruled.

One of the nation's most powerful appeals courts ruled Wednesday that sharing passwords can be a…

I had the pleasure to meet @KirkDBorne last week and participate in a panel moderated by Kirk - Decoding #GDPR, #IoT, and #UX in the #BigData world: discussing #AI #MachineLearning #DataSecurity at the @BigDataWorld_  /…

You may even call it post-doctorship, as the level is beyond the traditional PhD degree. It is not a degree, not competing with university programs, but instead, akin to a fellowship or apprenticeship to learn doing state-of-the-art applied research, discover ground-breaking results or applications, and translate your discoveries into seminal material suitable for a broad audience. It is intended for professionals with substantial experience, perhaps to people who already have a PhD in a…

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If you are like me, back in engineering school you learned linear regression as a way to “fit a line to data” and probably called in “least squares”.  You probably extended it to multiple variables affecting a single dependent variable.  In a statistics class you had to calculate a bunch of stuff and estimate confidence intervals for those lines.  And that was probably about it for a long time, unless you were focusing on math or statistics.  You may have…

Several years ago, I came across a report that led me to a new …

These results are relatively easy to prove (first year college-level calculus needed) and could be a good test to refresh your math skills. We posted another simple one (with a probabilistic / number theory flavor) a while back, see here.…

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The below is advice I was asked for by a friend in astronomy looking to tailor their academic CV for data science roles when I was organising our team recruitment at Royal Mail, posted on my LinkedIn here. I thought it might be useful for other astronomers or, more generally, academics looking to make a similar transition.

The main comment I have is that you're…

Companies like Amazon, and Facebook are setting the standard for customer expectations and customer experience.

This includes everything from understanding the whole customer journey, defining the context and personalizing it, to ensuring the payment experience is seamless and frictionless without compromising…

Summary: We’re stuck.  There hasn’t been a major breakthrough in algorithms in the last year.  Here’s a survey of the leading contenders for that next major advancement.

We’re stuck.  Or at least we’re plateaued.  Can anyone remember the last time a year went by without a major notable advance in algorithms, chips, or data…

It can be difficult to know what to expect when going for an interview. Data Science interviews will require candidates to answer technical questions, and often take on technical exercises depending on the company and role you’re going for.

But often overlooked is the talk about soft skills, such as communication skills business savvy, creativity and impact your work has had in the past.

Here is a selection of non-technical questions you could get asked to help you prepare for…

The research on improving Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) has been ongoing for decades. However, it wasn’t until recently that developers were finally able to create smart systems that closely resemble the A.I. capabilities of humans.

The main…

I found this on Facebook, but it could be 30 years old. Not sure who the original author was, but the quality was very poor, so I re-created it in Excel. I did not change anything to keep it funny as intended. Of course, you should add a back loop in the Machine Learning box: an arrow pointing from the "Program" box back to the "Output" box.

For other…

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Moving forward with crimes committed analysis in São Paulo city, this time I studied vehicles robbery and theft registered in São Paulo Polices Stations in 2017. First of all, it's worth to explain the difference between robbery and theft. Robbery is a crime committed with violence or threat. Theft doesn't involve violence or threat. Now, talking about the study, a robbery heat map is presented below:…

My new book has been launched today:

AI and Analytics : Accelerating Business Decisions.. The new normal in enterprise strategy and transformation

Introducing, the first of its kind, must have primer for CxOs, executives and professionals on executing AI and Analytics strategies in their enterprises for end-to-end transformative impact.…