Startups Interana and Rockset differ in their approaches to providing new query capabilities on fast-arriving big data. Both are led by technologists who started at Facebook. Software engineers at Facebook forged many […]

So, did they or didn’t they? Actually, it doesn’t matter. The important point is that people immediately suspected that they might have done. The benefit of the doubt was in short supply […]

Last week something, two things really, happened that would have sent a frisson of concern through those monetising “Big Data”. First, Facebook shares plummeted on Thursday, wiping more than US$120 billion off […]

Cars are growing smarter with every passing year. They’re starting to observe their surroundings. They can identify and avoid obstacles, and even (kinda) drive themselves. They can take your temperature, scan your […]

One of the bigger pieces of product news at Facebook’s  F8 developer conference this week was the announcement that Facebook will soon turn on a new dating feature. It has also quietly […]

Data privacy has taken center stage in the wake of the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal. The May 25 GDPR compliance deadline has passed, and most companies are struggling to get on […]

Data privacy has taken center stage in the wake of the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal. The May 25 GDPR compliance deadline has passed, and most companies are struggling to get on […]

Recently watching the NBA playoffs there was the jarring experience of back-to-back apology ads from Facebook and Wells Fargo. The theme running through both was: “We optimized for the wrong metrics! Oops!” […]

It’s a foolish to believe that Facebook profiles, Amazon history, or even entire online lives contain magical powers to manipulate people. These are only sources of information, and rather unfocused and unwieldy […]