WHEN BIG DATA BECOMES A CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE
Using software created by an engineer at the Illinois Institute of Technology, the city of Chicago developed a “’heat list’ — an index of...
THEY'RE WATCHING YOU AT WORK
What happens when Big Data meets human resources? The emerging practice of "people analytics" is already transforming how employers hire,...
NOT SO SCI-FI - PUNISHING CRIMIALS BEFORE THEIR CRIMES
Welcome to a future in which big data helps law enforcement predict and punish crime before it happens. Read the article Should We Use...
SPOT SHOPPING TRENDS USING BIG DATA
Imagine having your store stocked with exactly the right products that your customers desire in the precise quantities that they wish to...
FIVE BIG DATA TRENDS REVOLUTIONALIZING RETAIL
More retailers are finding that Big Data can revitalize an industry challenged by a slow economy, increasingly empowered consumers,...
AMAZON AND BIG DATA
Amazon has an unrivalled bank of data on online consumer purchasing behaviour that it can mine from its 152 million customer accounts....