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This Week in Data

Our vision of the future: The Dataconomy Manifesto

About us We are Europe’s leading media & events portal serving techies and entrepreneurs with in-depth insight, cutting-edge research, and established thought leadership on data-driven technology. We’ve worked on creating and cultivating a strong community of data enthusiasts both online and offline. Our Values & Goals: We pride ourselves in

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How Blockchains could transform Artificial Intelligence

From Decentralized Model Exchanges to Model Audit Trails [This is based on a talk I first gave on Nov 7, 2016. Here are the slides.] In recent years, AI (artificial intelligence) researchers have finally cracked problems that they’ve worked on for decades, from Go to human-level speech recognition. A key

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3 days to save you 2 years – Berlin’s first IoT weekend

Dataconomy has joined forces with Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino, one of the world’s leading IoT entrepreneurs and influencers, to run an exclusive, 3-day IoT workshop in Berlin, February 24-26, 2017. Alexandra will host an intensive course where she will provide guidance and share everything she knows about how to build a business that offers

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How different companies think about Data Science

Data science can mean something completely different depending on context. The problems you’ll face at an early-stage startup will be vastly different from the ones you’ll face at a Fortune 500 giant. Not only are there different roles in data science, there are also different companies with vastly different data

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The Rise of Insurtech in the Age of Algorithms

Titled ‘Data Science for Banking & Insurance’, Dataiku’s free eBook includes recommendations, use cases, testimonials, and how-to checklists that enable you to make your mark in this new era of Fintech and Insurtech. Whether you are working in marketing, risk management, product design, finance, actuarial science, underwriting, or claim management,

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4 Things Businesses Need to Know About Fintech

The term ‘Fintech’, applies to a very broad range of innovative solutions for the financial sector. Because this term is so broad, it doesn’t just impact financial businesses. All kinds of companies must make financial decisions, accept payments, and pay invoices. Since new and cutting-edge financial tools may impact the

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Workshops

3-day intensive IoT Workshop - February 24-26, 2017

IoT Entrepreneur, designer and influencer Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino will provide guidance and share the knowledge you need about how to build a business that offers software and internet-enabled product experiences.

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Upcoming Events

Big Data, Tel Aviv

Join us for an evening of exciting talks from Data Science Industry leaders and experts, followed by enough time for few beers, pizza and networking. We look forward to seeing you there! If you would like to get in touch with us for getting involved, please write us an email:

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Big Data, San Francisco

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Big Data, Frankfurt v 4.0

Join us for an evening of exciting talks from Data Science Industry leaders and experts, followed by some time for a few beers, pizza and networking. We look forward to seeing you there! If you would like to get in touch with us for getting involved, please write us an

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