Newcastle University is being held to ransom by cyber criminals in an attack which has been disrupting IT systems since the beginning of the month. The cyber crime group behind the attack – known as DoppelPaymer – previously leaked documents online relating to Elon Musk’s companies SpaceX and Tesla. The […]
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The school has had a slow and steady increase in cases in recent weeks, though most of the positives have been off campus and there has yet to be a singular, large outbreak. The initial spike in cases was driven by off-campus parties, UW officials have said, which have prompted […]
Maryam Fazel, a University of Washington electrical and computer engineering professor, will lead the multidisciplinary Institute for Foundations of Data Science (IFDS). Fazel is pictured with colleagues in this 2015 photo. (UW Photo / Patrick Bennett) With $12.5 million in federal funding, the University of Washington will lead a cohort […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, has issued a multi-year contract with Aptima Inc. and its partner Arizona State University to develop a new generation of artificial intelligence that works with, learns from and interacts with humans, according to an Aug. 17 news release. Different from current commercial […]
Tari Kandemiri used to shop in-store at beauty retailers such as Ulta and Sephora in search of products for hyperpigmentation. Despite her focused efforts, she often found herself overwhelmed. “I’d read all the labels, read reviews while standing in the store, trying to find help, but it seemed like there […]
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Python is great for data exploration and data analysis and it’s all thanks to the support of amazing libraries like numpy, pandas, matplotlib, and many others. During our data exploration and data analysis phase it’s very important to understand the data we’re dealing with, and visual representations of our data […]
Several physicians who worked with Dr. Sapan Desai during his residency at Duke University Medical Center said it became standard practice to double check anything he said about a patient. (Pete Kiehart/The New York Times) A college degree at 19. A medical school graduate with a Ph.D. at 27. By […]
This article was originally published by Built In. As families and schools across the country adjust to the new normal of remote learning, litigants are heading to court claiming that the very technologies that make remote learning feasible may be impermissibly collecting children’s personal data. Allegations that remote learning tools […]
Volatility has been a kiss of death for thousands of restaurants during the coronavirus pandemic. Abrupt closures, inconsistent reopenings, changes in public health guidance for operations and other state-mandated orders have pushed the food service industry to the brink. MORE: Restaurant, food service industry has lost nearly $120B due to […]
Become the ultimate project manager and data analyst with this $40 online training TL;DR: Improve your skills with The Ultimate Data and Project Management Certification Bundle for $39.99, a 98% savings as of July 25. While everyone else is sitting around complaining about the current state of affairs on Twitter […]
Earlier this week, critical data about the availability of ICU and hospital beds around the country vanished from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website. Independent researchers who rely on the data to track and forecast the toll of the virus no longer had quick access. Members of the […]
The Trump White House has undermined government data for years, through intent and incompetence. Getty Data is more important than it’s ever been, which is why the latest news out of the White House is so disturbing. The Trump administration has ordered hospitals to stop reporting COVID-19 numbers to the […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will “no longer control” the coronavirus data collection system from hospitals across the nation, a spokesman for U.S. Health and Human Services confirmed Tuesday night. The New York Times reported earlier Tuesday that the administration had ordered hospitals to bypass the CDC and […]