Category: Big Data

  • Charted: The Exponential Growth in AI Computation

    In eight decades, artificial intelligence has moved from purview of science fiction to reality. Here’s a quick history of AI computation. The post Charted: The Exponential Growth in AI Computation appeared first on Visual Capitalist.

  • SQream calls in $45M to expand its GPU-based big data analytics platform

    Back in 2010, Israeli data analytics startup SQream made a bet on the potential of GPUs as a cornerstone of enabling the processing and querying of big data sets, an area that it believed would only grow as data sets became larger and larger. That bet …

  • The Atmospheric Rise of Cloud Computing

    By 2025, half of the world’s data will be stored on cloud systems. And the global cloud storage market could reach $947.3 billion by 2026. The post The Atmospheric Rise of Cloud Computing appeared first on Visual Capitalist.

  • Data Update 1 for 2023: Setting the table!

    In my last post, I talked about the ritual that I go through every year ahead of my teaching each spring, and in this one, I will start on the first of a series of posts that I make at the start of each year, where I look at data, both macro and company-level. In…

  • AirTags: what are they good for?

    I recently read a story about an airline worker being arrested for stealing thousands of dollars worth of goods from luggage at the airport. He got nabbed, thanks to Apple’s low-key tracker devices, AirTags. The very same AirTags have been the subject of stories (and inquiries) into “stalking” cases and other similar heinous maleficence. Of…

  • The Perils of Data Categorization

    This post is by Om Malik from On my Om Nothing is more frustrating to me than YouTube, which decides my front page based on my likes. It seems I can’t have multiple interests — variables — and thus, I must watch certain kinds of videos. In its infinite wisdom, Twitter believes that only the…

  • Monte Carlo closes $60M Series C on the back of rapid ARR growth

    This post is by Alex Wilhelm from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Monte Carlo has returned to the capital well for the second time this year, adding $60 million to its accounts thanks to a new, ICONIQ Growth-led Series C. The company helps customers monitor their data inflows, finding issues and errors that could foul…

  • Deep Diving for Metals: Visualizing Ocean Mining

    This post is by Sponsored Content from Visual Capitalist The following content is sponsored by Prospector Deep Diving for Metals: Visualizing Ocean Mining The mining sector has been one of the biggest beneficiaries in the COVID-19 recovery. Several countries’ recovery packages have ignited demand for commodities like copper, iron ore and lithium. Given that more…

  • 40 kilometers later

    This post is by Om Malik from On my Om Seven years ago, when traveling to Italy, I experienced the vagaries of data and its weird, unimaginative influence on our lives. Since then, the absurdity of what data-driven intelligence throws at us on a daily basis has increased exponentially. I wrote about it in an…

  • “Growth and scaling are the hardest things to get right” – Chainalysis’ Michael Gronager

    This post is by Philippe Botteri from Cracking The Code Earlier this year, Chainalysis announced its $100 million funding round, valuing the company at more than $2 billion and marking the fact that cryptocurrency is now mainstream. Since its Series C in November 2020, Chainalysis has increased ARR by more than 100% year-over-year, doubled its…