Approaching a real-time map of the economy
Financial Times (subscription)
A thought-provoking piece from Robin Wigglesworth about the impact of alternative data on the world. Read More
Blackstone enters data fray with Thomson Reuters deal
The Globe and Mail
Thomson Reuters partners with Blackstone Group in a $17-billion joint venture to accelerate growth in its core financial data business. Read More
Andrew Ng officially launches his $175M AI fund
TechCrunch
The machine-learning prodigy who co-founded Coursera and spearheaded Google Brain’s deep-learning project has no trouble raising money for his new AI fund. Read More
Asset management’s fight for alternative data analysts heats up
Financial Times (subscription)
Investment managers have more than quadrupled their employment of alternative data analysts, creating a talent war for the ages. Read More
More legal considerations for alternative data
MarketBrains
Integrity Research publishes “legal risks with alternative data” and MarketBrains says SEC has successfully prosecuted a case involving alternative data (albeit one that involved a clear breach of fiduciary duty). Read More
Sotheby’s buys ML start-up Thread Genius
Bloomberg Quint
AI’s most unlikely frontier: figuring out what makes good art. Sotheby’s gets in the game. Read More
Alt data signals the end of traffic surveys
GCN
Traffic problems solved in Napa County by analyzing congestion with location, smartphone and app data. Read More
New techniques for remote imaging of landscapes
Mongabay
Open-source datasets, analysis tools and powerful computers now allow scientists to combine different sources of satellite-based data for vegetation health. Read More