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Pop Artist Shelita Burke Uses Data Science, Blockchain To Her Advantage –
While some artists view their careers with a sort of “If you build it, they will come” mentality, pop singer-songwriter Shelita Burke definitely doesn’t. As a data scientist and cryptologist, she has a very deliberate, almost scientific approach to reaching fans. And she likens releasing and promoting her music to running a small business. When she was younger, Burke said she saw the opportunity that the Internet could eventually provide to independent artists. “At an early age I knew, I need to learn how this world works and how to Read More
Justice Dept. Demands Data on Visitors to Anti-Trump Website – New York Times
New York TimesJustice Dept. Demands Data on Visitors to Anti-Trump Website, Sparking FightNew York TimesThe Justice Department demanded that Dreamhost, a web hosting company, turn over records about a website used to organize protests of President Trump s inauguration. Credit Drew Angerer/Getty Images. WASHINGTON — The Justice Department ishttp://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNGhWYFx0IWaTw7Yg8UupDx1_bU6AA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779579423864&ei=V0iTWbCfGsXI3QGsyK6wDA&url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/us/politics/justice-department-trump-dreamhost-protests.html
Abc news headlines – Global shares mixed following downbeat China trade data #ABC #news #Worldnews
Global shares are mixed after China reported disappointing trade data for July, with little else to drive trading sentiment. KEEPING SCORE: France’s CAC 40 was flat at 5,209.20, while Germany’s DAX added less than 0.1 percent to 12,261.92. Britain’s FTSE 100 fell less than 0.1 percent to 7,521.44. U.S. shares were also set to meander, with Dow futures unchanged at 22,060.00, and S&P futures inching down less than 0.1 percent at 2,476.20. ASIA’S DAY: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.3 percent to finish at 19,996.01, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 lost Read More
Canada dives deep into data to make case to US on NAFTA, says Freeland – Politics
The federal government is using a deep mine of digital data to map out what it says are the economic benefits to the United States of its unfettered trade with Canada, says Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland. Freeland told an audience in Mexico City on Tuesday that the government’s trove of data drills down into individual U.S. congressional districts to show the local upside of the trading relationship with Canada. The data is all part of the Liberal government’s full-court press on the Trump administration to demonstrate the benefits of Read More
Silicon Valley’s secretive data mining giant Palantir keeps its profile low in Canada – Technology & Science
It’s one of the most valuable and secretive technology companies in Silicon Valley: Palantir Technologies, a developer of data mining software used by spies, banks and some of the biggest companies in the world. The company was co-founded in 2004 by billionaire Peter Thiel — previously the co-founder of PayPal — and now an adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump. Financial institutions are said to use Palantir’s software to detect fraud and cyberattacks, while pharmaceutical researchers have been sold on its potential to more speedily discover new drugs. Hershey says Read More