Breaking Data Bottleneck

A company that tracks and sells Americans' location data has seemingly been hacked

A company that tracks American location data through smartphones has been hacked by Russian cybercriminals, according to cybersecurity researchers

NBC News - 12h

Strong jobs data is good news for the economy, just not for the market. Here's why

Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.

CNBC - 13h

Breaking the data bottleneck: Salesforce’s ProVision speeds multimodal AI training with image scene graphs

Salesforce is using structured representation of image semantics to power programs that synthesize instruction datasets for AI training.

VentureBeat - 14h

How Narvar is using AI and data to enhance post-purchase customer experiences

How Narvar's new tech is using AI to harness the power of 42 billion consumer interactions a year to improve retail operations.

VentureBeat - 1d

The Weather Won’t Give Southern California’s Firefighters a Break

The dry, windy conditions that help the fires spread are poised to persist.

The New York Times - 11h

Breaking down the unconditional discharge sentence for Trump

President-elect Donald Trump has been sentenced to unconditional discharge for his New York "hush money" trial conviction. CBS News' Jessica Levinson, Weijia Jiang and Katrina Kaufman have analysis ...

CBS News - 17h

In data: Brazil, Chile touted as “high-potential” Americas spirits markets

Yahoo News - 19h

Elon Musk says all human data for AI training ‘exhausted’

Tech boss suggests move to self-learning synthetic data though some warn this could cause ‘model collapse’. Business live – latest updates Artificial intelligence companies have run out of ...

The Guardian - 1d

New norovirus strain might be driving wave of cases, CDC data suggests

Lower immunity to the new GII.17 strain could be leading to more infections.

CBS News - 2d

Japan links hacker MirrorFace to dozens of cyberattacks targeting security, tech data

Japan has linked more than 200 cyberattacks over the past five years targeting the country’s national security and high technology data to a Chinese hacking group, MirrorFace

ABC News - 2d

US stocks slide as strong data sends Treasury yields higher

Investors bet Fed likely to lower interest rates just once this year after better than expected jobs and services figures

Financial Times - 3d

Trump Blurs Lines in $20 Billion Data Center Announcement and Other Deals

Even before the start of the new administration, there has been repeated blurring of lines between the federal government efforts and Trump family businesses.

The New York Times - 3d

License Plate Readers Are Leaking Real-Time Video Feeds and Vehicle Data

Misconfigured license-plate-recognition systems reveal the livestreams of individual cameras and the wealth of data they collect about every vehicle that passes by them.

Wired - 3d

Emirati billionaire investing $20B in US to build data centers

President-elect Trump announced Tuesday that Emirati billionaire Hussain Sajwani plans to invest $20 billion in the United States “over a very short period of time” to build data centers across the ...

The Hill - 3d

The slow path to reliable data on child sexual abuse

Publishing limited statistics is still vital to ensure scrutiny and transparency as people end up speculating anyway

Financial Times - 3d

Nvidia’s $3,000 ‘Personal AI Supercomputer’ Will Let You Ditch the Data Center

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang also announced new AI tools for creating autonomous agents during a keynote address at CES.

Wired - 4d

Are the new personal data rules workable?

Also in this newsletter: India’s forex reserves fall to an eight-month low and Kumar Mangalam Birla’s mantra

Financial Times - 4d

UK retail sales growth ‘minimal’ in final quarter of 2024, data shows

BRC survey suggests consumers stayed cautious during what is usually busiest time of year

Financial Times - 4d

Investigators receive black box data from plane that crashed in Kazakhstan

Authorities now have access to cockpit dialogue from Azerbaijan Airlines plane that went down on Christmas Day. Brazil’s air force has extracted the data from two black box recorders belonging to a ...

The Guardian - 4d

Some January 6 rioters had prior criminal records, data shows

At least 159 of the Jan. 6, 2021, convicts who have been sentenced have prior criminal records, according to a CBS News investigation. Steve Reilly breaks down the data.

CBS News - 4d

Alphabeats and SleepScore Labs team on data for mental performance tech

Alphabeats, which provides mental performance for athletes, has partnered with sleep measurement firm SleepScore Labs.

VentureBeat - 4d

Data Centers Need to Look Beyond Green Energy, Siemens Says

Operators must find an alternative solution to the AI energy-consumption conundrum, Siemens’s Smart Infrastructure CEO said.

The Wall Street Journal - 4d

Tech groups to pay premium for energy for Malaysia data centres, says minister

Investment in ‘oil of the 21st century’ will support country’s development of renewable power

Financial Times - 6d

LeBron: 'Humbling' to break MJ's 30-point record

With an 18-foot jumper with 5:58 to play, LeBron James reached at least 30 points in the regular season for the 563rd time in his career, breaking the record established by Michael Jordan in 2003.

ESPN - 6d

How to handle a stock market downturn — without breaking down

Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Try this experiment.

MarketWatch - 6d

1 cigarette can decrease life expectancy by 20 minutes: Data

In 2000, data published in The BMJ estimated one cigarette would cost a person 11 minutes of their life.

The Hill - Jan. 3

Breaking down the Jets head coaching candidates as their search begins

The Jets need to find the right coach. The search for him is underway. We’ll break down each candidate as we learn the full list.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 3

NASA probe beams home update after record-breaking flyby of sun

NASA said scientists began receiving more detailed telemetry — or "housekeeping data" — from the spacecraft on New Year's Day.

CBS News - Jan. 3

BREAKING: Canucks' Thatcher Demko Leaves Game Against Seattle

The goaltender made 11 stops on 12 shots against before leaving the match.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 3

Gracie Mansion Intruder Films Himself During New Year’s Break-In

A man jumped a fence early on New Year’s Day, entered the New York mayor’s official residence and stole a Christmas ornament, the police said. The mayor, Eric Adams, was not there.

The New York Times - Jan. 2

Is This the Year Laos Breaks Through?

The Southeast Asian country has lagged behind Vietnam and Thailand when it comes to tourism. The government hopes new hotels, roads and a train system will put Laos on visitors’ lists.

The New York Times - Jan. 2

Problems with UK economy data could be widespread, warns lawmaker

Meg Hillier highlights damaging consequences of under-investment in key forecasting systems

Financial Times - Jan. 2

Prescott taking security seriously amid break-ins

Even before a number of high-profile athletes were targeted by robberies over the past few months, Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has taken security seriously.

ESPN - Jan. 1

Small-boat crossing arrivals to UK rose 25% in 2024, data shows

Home Office figures will add to pressure on Keir Starmer to curb irregular migration via English Channel

Financial Times - Jan. 1

First South Korean plane crash flight recorder data recovered

Yahoo News - Jan. 1

China steps up drive to break Boeing and Airbus grip on plane market

State-owned Comac opens offices abroad and pushes for overseas certification as it increases output of C919 jets