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Quandl
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On the quantitative assessment of fine art
Bloomberg Technology
Y-Combinator backed startup, Arthena, looks to tap into AI in order to systematize art investing and provide investment alternatives for high net worth individuals. Read More
Satellites and sensitive sheep blur insider trading
Financial Times
Should every investor have access to the same data? This writer protects his turf and calls for an update to insider trading laws. Read More
My knowledge of sheep is better than yours
Bloomberg View
And then Matt Levine comes along to provide a well-informed rebuttal, claiming it is not a crime to know things others do not. Read More
More on the insider trading front
Financial Post
Canada’s Financial Post covers Quandl along with the alternative data space and takes a classically conservative position. Read More
A new crop of data farmers
The Globe and Mail
Big data is helping to take the guesswork out of farming and breeding a new generation of “data farmers”. Read More
Open information to power innovation
SafeGraph
SafeGraph’s CEO outlines two potential futures: the utopian where data is open and accessible and the dystopian version that sees a few firms own all of the world’s most important data. Where will we land? Read More
If data is the new oil, Google wants to sell you the drilling tools
Factor Daily
An in-depth view into Google’s far-reaching applications for AI, including protecting the environment and detecting cancer. Dave Eggers, take note. Read More