#Tech Data Canada

[bigdatasummitcanada]

Why Attending The Big Data Summit Canada Is Essential For Data Professionals

In the ever-evolving world of data, staying ahead of the curve is crucial for professionals in the field. The Big Data Summit Canada is a must-attend event for data experts looking to sharpen their skills, expand their networks, and discover the latest trends and innovations. With cutting-edge sessions and industry leaders sharing insights, this event offers immense value for anyone serious about advancing their career in data analytics.

The Opportunity to Learn from Industry Leaders

One of the main reasons to attend the Big Data Summit Canada is the opportunity to hear from top industry experts. The summit provides a platform for professionals to gain valuable insights into the future of big data, AI, and analytics. Whether you're attending to learn more about emerging technologies, Data Analytics Conference topics, or new trends, the summit ensures you stay updated with the most relevant developments in the data world.

The summit will feature discussions on how businesses are using data analytics to drive decision-making, enhance customer experience, and improve operational efficiency. As data professionals, these insights are essential for staying competitive in the industry.

Networking with Like-Minded Professionals

Another key benefit of attending the Big Data Summit Canada is the networking opportunities. The summit attracts data professionals from various sectors, including tech, healthcare, finance, and marketing. Engaging with peers and exchanging ideas at this event can help foster valuable connections that may lead to future collaborations or job opportunities. Networking at events like this can be a game-changer for anyone looking to progress in their data career.

Understanding the Role of Generative AI

In addition to traditional data analytics, the summit will focus on groundbreaking technologies such as generative AI. The Generative AI Summit segment will showcase how generative AI is transforming data generation, content creation, and decision-making. Data professionals who understand these advancements will be better equipped to integrate them into their organisations' strategies.

Generative AI is revolutionising how companies create personalised experiences for customers, analyse large datasets, and automate processes. By attending the summit, data professionals can gain practical knowledge on how to leverage generative AI tools and techniques in their work.

Conclusion

The Big Data Summit Canada is a key event for data professionals who want to stay at the forefront of the industry. From networking with experts to gaining insights into the latest trends, this Data Analytics Conference is an essential event for anyone serious about data. Attending the summit will not only deepen your understanding of big data and AI but also provide the skills needed to thrive in the ever-changing world of data analytics. For more details visit https://www.bigdatasummitcanada.com/

[rsayoub]

🚨 Stop Believing the AI Hype, that’s the title of my latest conversation on the Localization Fireside Chat with none other than @Dr. Sidney Shapiro, Assistant Professor at the @Dillon School of Business, University of Lethbridge. We dive deep into what AI can actually do, and more importantly, what it can’t. From vibe coders and synthetic data to the real-world consequences of over-trusting black-box models, this episode is packed with insights for anyone navigating the fast-moving AI space. 🧠 Dr. Shapiro brings an academic lens and real-world practicality to an often-hyped conversation. If you're building, deploying, or just curious about AI, this is a must-read. 🎥 catch the full interview on YouTube: 👉 https://youtu.be/wsqN0964neM Would love your thoughts, are we putting too much faith in AI? #LocalizationFiresideChat #AIethics #DataScience #AIstrategy #GenerativeAI #MachineLearning #CanadianTech #HigherEd #Localization #TranslationTechnology #Podcast

[stakeholders-sgv]

Stuck on Big Tech vs. Big China, America Overlooks the Real Social Media Revolution Happening Elsewhere

— Why the U.S. is Falling Behind as the Fediverse & Open-Source Take Over Europe & Canada The Fediverse and open-source social media are gaining momentum worldwide, and especially in Europe and Canada — while the U.S. lags behind. What is this all about? Why are we so disconnected in the way we connect on the web? In America, traditional platforms like Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter),…

[innonurse]

Diverse datasets advance brain–behavior machine learning models toward clinical application

- By InnoNurse Staff -

Neuroimaging research aims to link brain activity to behavior, potentially paving the way for personalized mental health treatments.

A recent Yale study highlights that predictive models trained on one dataset often falter when tested on distinct datasets, limiting their real-world applicability. However, the Yale team demonstrated that models predicting traits like language abilities and executive function could still perform well on datasets differing in demographics and clinical symptoms. Lead researcher Brendan Adkinson emphasizes that testing models on diverse datasets is crucial to their clinical relevance, especially as factors like age, ethnicity, and geography introduce unique dataset-specific traits.

Adkinson's research also highlights the need for predictive models that generalize across urban and rural populations. Since many neuroimaging datasets come from urban areas, there’s a risk that models may not accurately reflect rural populations. Adkinson, himself from a rural background, underscores the importance of developing models robust enough for diverse population needs to ensure equitable clinical benefits.

Image: Variations among the PNC, HBN, and HCPD datasets. Credit: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2024.101464.

Read more at Yale University

Other recent news and insights

Swedish healthtech company Yazen secures €19.5M to tackle obesity (Tech.EU)

The Dangoor Health-Tech Academy launches to bridge UK healthcare and UK-Israel tech companies (CTECH)

UK healthtech startup Definition Health raises £5.75M in pre-seed funding to enhance surgical care with predictive AI (Definition Health/Globe Newswire)

UK-based Scalpel AI secures £3.8M to expand its surgical instrument tracking and validation platform (Health Tech Newspaper)

Montreal-based healthtech startup Epitopea with transatlantic connections raises $43M CAD for RNA-based cancer immunotherapies (BetaKit)

Salva Health aims to reduce breast cancer mortality with an affordable screening device (TechCrunch)

[madesimplemssql]

The SQL Server replication feature enhances availability, scalability, and reliability by facilitating data distribution and synchronization across different databases. Let's Explore:

https://madesimplemssql.com/sql-server-replication/

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[allthecanadianpolitics]

One of the most widely spoken Indigenous languages in this country is now available through Google's translation service, the first time the tech giant has included a First Nations, Métis or Inuit language spoken in Canada on its platform. Inuktut, a broad term encompassing different dialects spoken by Inuit in Canada, Greenland and Alaska, has been added to Google Translate, which translates text, documents and websites from one language into another. The latest addition is part of a Google initiative to develop a single artificial intelligence language model to support 1,000 of the most-spoken languages in the world.  There are roughly 40,000 Inuktut speakers in Canada, data from Statistics Canada suggests.

Continue Reading.

Tagging: @newsfromstolenland

[mariacallous]

For much of living memory, the United States has been a global leader of scientific research and innovation. From the polio vaccine, to decoding the first human chromosome, to the first heart bypass surgery, American research has originated a seemingly endless list of health care advances that are taken for granted.

But when the Trump administration issued a memorandum Monday that paused all federal grants and loans—with the aim of ensuring that funding recipients are complying with the president’s raft of recent executive orders—US academia ground to a halt. Since then, the freeze has been partially rescinded for some sectors, but it largely remains in place for universities and research institutions across the country, with no certainty of what comes next.

“This has immediate impact on people’s lives,” says J9 Austin, professor of psychiatry and medical genetics at the University of British Columbia. “And it’s terrifying.”

The funding freeze requires agencies to submit reviews of their funded programs to the Office of Management and Budget by February 10. The freeze follows separate orders issued last week to US health agencies—including to the National Institutes of Health, which leads the country’s medical research—to pause all communications until February 1 and stop almost all travel indefinitely.

The confusion is consummate. If the funding freeze continues through February, and even beyond, how will graduate students be paid? Should grant applications—years long in the writing—still be submitted by the triannual grant submission deadline on February 5? What does this mean for clinical trials if participants and lab techs can’t be paid? Will all that research have to be scrapped thanks to incomplete data?

Even if Trump fully reverses the freeze on research funding, the damage, multiple sources say, has been done. Although for now the funding freeze is temporary, the administration has shown how it might wield the levers of government. The implication is that withdrawing funding could be done more permanently, and could be done to individual institutions, individual organizations, both private and public. This won’t just set a precedent for the large East Coast or West Coast universities, but those located in both red and blue states alike.

While always an imperfect arrangement, science in the US is largely funded by a complex system of grant applications, reviews by peers in the field (both of which have had to be halted as part of the communications pause), and the competitive distribution of NIH funds, says Gerald Keusch, emeritus professor of medicine at Boston University and former associate director of international research for the NIH. According to its website, the NIH disburses nearly $48 billion in grants per year.

When it comes to medical research, America truly is first, and if it abdicates that position, the void left behind has global ramifications. “In Canada, we have always looked to NIH as an exemplar of what we should be trying to do,” says Austin, speaking to me independently of any roles and affiliations. “Now, that’s collapsed.”

Science is, in its very nature, collaborative. Many consortiums and alliances within scientific fields cross borders and language barriers. Some labs may be able to find additional funding from alternative sources such as the European Union. But it is unlikely that a continued withdrawal of NIH funding could be plugged by overseas support. And Big Pharma, with its seemingly endless funds, is unlikely to step up either, according to sources WIRED spoke with.

“This can’t be handed off to drug companies or biotech, because they’re not interested in things that are as preclinical as a lot of the work we’re discussing here,” says a professor of genetics who agreed to speak anonymously out of fear of retribution. “Essentially, there’s a whole legion of university-based scientists who work super damn hard to try to figure out some basic stuff that eventually becomes something that a drug company can drop $100 million on.”

The millions of dollars awarded to high-achieving labs is used to fund graduate students, lab techs, and analysts. If the principal investigator on a research team is unsuccessful in obtaining a grant through the process Keusch describes, often that lab is closed, and those ancillary team members lose their jobs.

One of the potential downstream effects of an NIH funding loss, even if only temporary, is a mass domestic brain drain. “Many of those people are going to go out to find something else to do,” the professor of genetics says. “These are just like jobs for anything else—we can’t not pay people for a month. What would the food service industry be like, for example, or grocery stores, if they don’t pay somebody for a month? Their workers will leave, and pharma can only hire so many people.”

WIRED heard over and over, from scientists too fearful for their teams and their jobs to speak on the record, that it won’t take long for the impact to reach the general population. With a loss of research funding comes the closure of hospitals and universities. And gains in medical advancement will likely falter too.

Conditions being studied with NIH funding are not only rare diseases affecting 1 or 2 percent of the population. They’re problems such as cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s—issues that affect your grandmother, your friends, and so many people who will one day fall out of perfect health. It’s thanks to this research system, and the scientists working within it, that doctors know how to save someone from a heart attack, regulate diabetes, lower cholesterol, and reduce the risk of stroke. It’s how the world knows that smoking isn’t a good idea. “All of that is knowledge that scientists funded by the NIH have generated, and if you throw this big of a wrench in it, it’s going to disrupt absolutely everything,” says the genetics professor.

While some are hopeful that the funding freeze for academia could end on February 1, when the pause on communications and therefore grant reviews is slated to lift, the individuals WIRED spoke with are largely skeptical that work will simply resume as before.

“When the wheels of government stop, it’s not like they turn on a dime and they just start up again,” says Julie Scofield, a former executive director of NASTAD, a US-based health nonprofit. She adds that she has colleagues in Washington, DC, who have had funding returned to their fields, and yet remain unable to access payment through the management system.

Austin says that already the international scientific community is holding hastily arranged online support groups. Topics covered range from the banal—what the most recent communication from the White House implies—to how best to protect trainees and the many students on international visas. But mostly they’re there to provide support.

“I’ve had a lot of messages from people just expressing gratitude that we could actually get together,” Austin says. “There’s just so much unaddressable need. None of us has the answers.”

Scientists, perhaps more than any other profession, are trained to “learn and validate conclusions drawn from observation and experimentation,” says Keutsch. That applies to the current situation. And what they observe during this pause of chaos does not portend well for the future of the United States as a pinnacle of scientific excellence.

“If people want the United States to head toward being a second-class nation, this is exactly what to do. If the goal is, in fact, to make America great, this is not a way to do it,” says the genetics professor. “This is not a rational, thoughtful, effective thing to do. It will merely destroy.”

This story has been written under a pseudonym, as the reporter has specific and credible concerns about potential retaliation.

[pintadorartist]

Musk and House Republicans are still pushing KOSA

The bill is still being pushed at the end of the year. We need to keep up the pressure to stop KOSA from passing.

This is more pressing with FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson (whose agenda has been revealed to be very transphobic) being selected as Trump's nominee for Chairman of the FTC. If KOSA passes, this will give him and the Trump administration the power to attack online platforms that "harm children," making it harder to share progressive content and organize online.

So this week, keep making calls, emailing, and faxing your Representatives and these House leaders as well.

In addition to your House reps, call the House Leaders, especially the Republican leaders since they’re majority leaders:

Republican:

⭐Steve Scalise

        (202) 225-3015

Fax 202-226-0386

⭐Mike Johnson

        (202) 225-2777

fax: (202) 225-8039

Democrat:

⭐Hakeem Jeffries

            (202) 225-5936

Ayanna Pressley

(202) 225-5111

Ilhan Omar

(202) 225-4755

Jamaal Bowman

(202) 225-2464

Cori Bush 

(202) 225-2406

Call tools:

FFTF:

Fax:

Find your rep:

Here are scripts to use for the calls:

DEMOCRATIC VERSION:

I am urging you not to include KOSA in any end of year spending bills and to keep it from passing. With Trump ascending into office, this bill will give the FTC power to control speech online. FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson just came out with an agenda that will focus on going after online platforms for displaying LGBT content. With KOSA, this would only give them and republican attorney generals even more power to remove any content they deem “harmful”, which we know is an excuse to censor everything they don’t like. Suicide rates will skyrocket for marginalized youth with this bill restricting content.

200 human rights and LGBT organizations total came out in an open letter opposing it. The ACLU is against it. Hundreds of thousands of Gen Z are against it. We know the harms of social media, and we do not want this. Major news have reported that this bill actively harms kids. 

The rewritten bill is still very dangerous, and giving any more power to Donald Trump to silence people he deems his “enemies” is a horrible move. With people like Donald Trump Jr. and Elon Musk supporting KOSA, this is enough of a sign to not push it forward. 

Multiple experts agree this bill pushes age verification, even with the new language. KOSA hands more private data of children to third party companies. The updated language threatens encryption. How is this protecting children’s privacy?  KOSA actively harms kids. Do NOT support this bill. Thank you.

REPUBLICAN VERSION: (pretend you’re GOP)

I am urging you VOTE NO on KOSA, the Kid’s Online Safety Act. Even with the rewritten language, this is still a dangerous bill that will harm children and censor pro-life content on the internet. Even with the new language, this bill still gives state Attorney Generals power to censor any content they don’t like. This bill would be weaponized by unelected bureaucrats to censor Americans, why else do you think Democrats are pushing it so hard? Why else would Biden and Kamala Harris support it?

Many news organizations have reported that this bill actively harms kids by exposing their private data to strangers under the guise of protecting them. We need to hold Big Tech accountable, but KOSA is not the solution.

The bill let any state attorney general and the FTC to sue any website for “harmful” content. Do we really want blue state lawyers deciding what can and can’t be allowed online? Big Tech is already censoring us. That’s why they support KOSA. This is massive government overreach. We need a bill that actually protects children by creating better security measures instead of bringing about more censorship to everyone. 

Multiple experts agree this bill pushes age verification, even with the new language. KOSA hands more private data of children to third-party companies, which would put them in further danger. This also exposes everyone else. How is this protecting children’s privacy? What parent would want their child’s private data in the hands of strangers like this? KOSA is actively putting kids in danger. It censors our freedom of speech. Do NOT support this bill. Thank you.

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[justinspoliticalcorner]

Wajahat Ali at The Left Hook:

Elon Musk showed the world that buying the U.S. presidency only costs about $300 million. This is like shopping at The Dollar Store for the world’s richest man. I grudgingly tip my hat to Musk, an immigrant, who is an aficionado of Nazi salutes much like his Hitler-supporting grandparents who moved to South Africa because they were inspired by the Apartheid regime. Musk’s $290 million was a small risk with a massive return on investment. Money alone didn’t move the needle. He also bought Twitter at a loss so he could take over a major social media site and use it to promote misinformation, conspiracy theories, and platform white supremacists and hate-mongers like Tommy Robinson and Nick Fuentes.

He went all-in with Donald Trump after saying he wouldn’t donate to any candidate because he realized Trump is an unethical criminal who would treat the Oval Office like an ATM. It’s all quid pro quo. Donald has returned the favor by allowing Musk to roam free around Mar-a-Lago, join phone calls with world leaders, dine with tech billionaires who bent the knee, and he even publicly thanked him for helping with those “vote counting computers” in Pennsylvania. So far, whatever Musk wants, he gets. Musk decided to torpedo the bipartisan government spending deal via Twitter and Republicans almost shut down the government to appease him. Musk went all-in with H1B visas and referred to MAGA who criticized him as “contemptible fools” and “retards,” and Trump did a 180 on the issue and sided with him.

So, why be content with just the appetizers? Why not raid the fridge and grab everything, including the cake, the cookies, and all the crumbs? Musk has a voracious appetite and the United States of America as his “all you can eat” buffet. As Donald Trump yells at the clouds and threatens to make Canada the 51st state for balking at “the dumbest trade war in history,” Musk is busy gaining access to all of our financial data. On Friday, David Lebryk, a top civil servant at the Treasury Department, was pushed out of his job after he refused to give DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency headed by Musk, access to the system. Please note Musk is a private citizen and not a federal employee. We still don’t know the scope of DOGE’s role, its limits, its budget, its staff, or whether it will function as a department of the government or exist as an independent organization. What we do know is DOGE is behaving like a Trojan Horse and has allowed Elon Musk to gain access to the Treasury’s federal payment system, which includes every US taxpayer’s personal information. Through DOGE, Musk has promised to eliminate wasteful spending, which according to him includes ending DEI programs, “defanging” regulators like the Securities and Exchange Commission and FTC which have investigated his businesses, privatizing the US postal service, “deleting” the IRS, and ending remote work. However, he wants to improve defense spending, so he will continue receiving government subsidies for his SpaceX which will produce rockets that explode in the sky and give Americans the most expensive fireworks.

Another target on his chopping block is eliminating humanitarian spending. He’s accomplishing that goal by attacking USAID, which provides life-saving support to marginalized communities around the world. But to Musk, who loves the pro-Nazi AfD party, USAID is an “evil” and “criminal organization” that deserves to die. As of Sunday, USAID’s X account and website are no longer available. People around the world, such as children in Sudan, Gaza, and Ukraine, will die as a result of this cruel, unnecessary action, but, hey, none of that matters to the “pro-life” MAGA movement. On Saturday night, two top security officials from the agency were put on leave because they refused officials from DOGE access to private systems. Thanks to Musk’s interference, the head of the FAA was also forced to resign, which led to the United States being without an FAA chief during a preventable and tragic airline collision in DC that claimed nearly 70 lives. Musk didn’t appreciate Starlink being fined in 2022 for violations of safety protocols.

In two weeks’ time, the Co-”Presidency” of Elon Musk and Donald Trump has destroyed everything that made America great, as the broligarchy has taken over and plundered everything in sight.

See Also:

Let's Address This (Qasim Rashid): MAGAs 7 Deadly Sins—So Far—And How to Fight Back

America, America (Steven Beschloss): Bullies, Criminals and the Fight for America

[cloudyovergatorsky]

Every year on International Bat Appreciation Day (April 17), we get a chance to celebrate all that bats do for the world and its ecosystems.

Bats are important 

From snapping up bugs in World Heritage-listed libraries to underpinning the tequila industry and regenerating forests, bats provide critical ecosystem services that help keep the planet balanced and biodiverse. 

With over 1,480 species, bats exist on every continent except Antarctica. Bats are an ecologically and taxonomically diverse group accounting for roughly a fifth of mammalian diversity worldwide.  

Bats contribute immensely to the health and wellness of planet Earth: they eat insect pests that destroy crops, saving farmers money and lowering the need for pesticides. They disperse seeds, helping to regenerate forests, and other habitats, and they pollinate flowers (including agave which provides mezcal and tequila), which contributes to keeping our food supply healthy and plentiful.  

A UNESCO-IUCN report found that 70% of bat species can be found in World Heritage sites, including Gunung Mulu National Park (Malaysia), home to one of the largest colonies of wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bats (Mops plicatus) in the world (at over 3 million), and containing the cave with the greatest diversity of bats, as well as Chiribiquete National Park - “The Maloca of the Jaguar” (Colombia), home to 58 bat species. 

Bats are also important for many cultures and communities around the world. For example, they support culturally important landscapes including vineyards and agricultural sites. 

Bats are under pressure 

Today, bats (among the most endangered of the world's creatures) are under unprecedented threat from widespread habitat destruction, hunting for food and medicine, accelerated climate change, invasive species, and other stressors. In the United States and Canada, White-nose Syndrome (WNS), a fungal disease that has killed millions of bats in North America in the past decade, is decimating bat populations. Meanwhile, in the East Rennell World Heritage site (Solomon Islands), iconic bat species appear to have become locally extinct following a mysterious mass mortality event.  

The IUCN Red List shows that of the 1,336 species currently assessed: 

25 Bat species are Critically Endangered (face imminent risk of extinction) 

87 Bat species are Endangered  

110 Bat species are Vulnerable  

No data is available for 236 bat species (which shows that bats merit much more conservation attention) 

Without concerted and collaborative international action, bat population numbers will continue to fall, driving many species to extinction. 

IUCN’s work on bats 

The IUCN SSC Bat Specialist Group (BSG) is a collaborative multidisciplinary network of bat biologists and conservationists providing support and promoting bat conservation activities throughout the world. The BSG works to ensure the maintenance or recovery of threatened bat populations and ensures that other bat species remain at a favorable conservation status. Current efforts focus on, among other things, understanding the relationships between bats and people, ensuring best practice when working with bats, and ending the ornamental trade in bats.  

"Bats are a testament to the incredible diversity of our natural heritage, with each species playing a unique role in maintaining the balance of our ecosystems. Yet, they face myriad of threats and populations are declining around the world. This Bat Appreciation Day, let's celebrate their variety and commit to protecting these fascinating creatures for the future.” - Tigga Kingston, Professor of Biology, Texas Tech University & IUCN SSC Bat Specialist Group, Co-chair. 

IUCN and its members are supporting work that protects bats and their habitats, as well as bat research in countless ways. Examples include: 

Supporting the Endangered Madeira bat through BESTLIFE2030 

Developing bat conservation strategies, surveys, and guidelines to minimize impacts (eg. from guano harvesting)  

Protecting the last known cave roosts around the world for the most vulnerable bat species 

IUCN also strives to highlight new ways of thinking, which are important for managing bat species that have learned to co-exist with and adapt to human environments. For example, bats frequently inhabit archaeological structures including tombs, temples, buildings, and ruins. While bats contribute positively to ecosystems, their habitation in ancient structures requires balanced conservation approaches to protect both the structural integrity of these cultural landmarks and the ecological roles the bats play. Ultimately, bats should be recognized as integral components of the archaeological sites’ ecosystems rather than pests to be removed. 

What can you do to support bat conservation? 

On International Bat Appreciation Day, we must also inspire action in everyday citizens of our planet. In their own backyard, citizens can protect bats by building a bat garden, installing species-appropriate bat boxes, and humanely removing bats from their home when necessary. Help the Bat Specialist Group stamp out the ornamental trade in bats and never buy mounted bats or bat parts. Consider that bats do at night everything that birds do during the day, and because we don’t often see them at work, we can forget how integral they are to the world and the environment.  

IUCN is currently looking for partners to step up its support for bats, including to help managers of heritage places learning from bat-friendly management practices already tested elsewhere, or how to include archeological sites in bat conservation plans. Some European countries have adopted guidelines to schedule restoration works in buildings of cultural heritage outside bat breeding seasons. Please contact us if you would like to explore partnerships.  

Resources  

2023 State of the Bats report (North America) (Bat Conservation International) 

These Portuguese Libraries Are Infested With Bats—and They Like It That Way (Smithsonian Magazine) 

Bats in Churches project (developing cleaning guidelines for UK heritage professionals to de-escalate conflict between bat and heritage protection).

[bigdatasummitcanada]

Machine Learning And Big Data: Key Innovations From Big Data Summit Canada

Machine learning and big data have become integral to modern business strategies, transforming how organisations operate, make decisions, and interact with customers. At the Big Data Summit Canada, attendees are introduced to the latest innovations in these fields, gaining insights into how businesses can harness the power of machine learning to analyse vast datasets and improve operational efficiency.

The Role of Machine Learning in Big Data

Machine learning has revolutionised the way businesses process and analyse data. Rather than relying on traditional methods of data analysis, machine learning allows systems to learn from large datasets and automatically make predictions or decisions based on patterns it detects. At the Data Analytics Summit, experts explore how businesses can implement machine learning models to uncover hidden insights and optimise processes.

At the summit, speakers highlight real-world applications where machine learning has made significant improvements. For instance, industries like healthcare, finance, and retail are using machine learning algorithms to improve customer segmentation, predict market trends, and even detect fraudulent activities. With machine learning, businesses can unlock the true potential of big data, turning complex and voluminous information into actionable insights.

Innovations in Big Data Analytics

Big data analytics is another focal point at the Big Data Summit Canada. The summit dives deep into how businesses can manage and analyse massive amounts of data more efficiently. Innovations in big data tools and platforms, such as cloud-based solutions and advanced data visualisation techniques, are making it easier for companies to handle large datasets. These innovations allow businesses to make faster, data-driven decisions, improving customer experiences and driving growth.

One notable trend showcased at the summit is the integration of machine learning with big data analytics. This combination allows businesses to create more accurate models for predictive analysis, enabling proactive decision-making. The ability to automate data analysis through machine learning not only improves speed but also enhances accuracy, ensuring better outcomes for businesses.

AI Conference Canada: Exploring the Future of AI

In addition to big data and machine learning, the AI Conference Canada is another key highlight at the summit. Here, industry leaders present the latest advancements in artificial intelligence and its impact on big data. AI’s potential to process and analyse data more efficiently is making it indispensable for businesses looking to stay competitive in a data-driven world. From automation to personalisation, AI is helping companies deliver enhanced services and achieve more accurate insights from their data.

Conclusion

The Big Data Summit Canada offers a unique opportunity for data professionals to explore cutting-edge innovations in machine learning and big data analytics. With real-world applications and expert insights, attendees can learn how to leverage these technologies to transform their organisations. Whether through machine learning or AI, the future of big data is bright, and the summit provides the knowledge needed to stay ahead in this rapidly evolving field.

[reality-detective]

WIRES>]; ATTACK ON ISRAEL WAS A FALSE FLAG EVENT

_Israel with over 10,000 Spys in the military imbedded inside IRAN. Saudi Arabia and world Militaries.... Israels INTELLIGENCE Agencies, including MOSSAD which is deeply connected to CIA, MI6 .. > ALL knew the Hamas was going to attack Israel several weeks before and months ago including several hours before the attack<

_The United States knew the attack was coming was did Australia, UK. Canada, EU INTELLIGENCE...... Several satellites over Iran, Israel, Palestine and near all captured thousands of troops moving towards Israel all MAJOR INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES knew the attack was coming and news reporters (Israeli spys) in Palestine all knew the attack was coming and tried to warn Israel and the military///// >

>EVERYONE KNEW THE ATTACK WAS COMING,, INCLUDING INDIA INTELLIGENCE WHO TRIED TO CONTACT ISRAEL ( but Israel commanders and President blocked ALL calls before the attack)

_WARNING

>This attack on Israel was an inside Job, with the help of CIA. MOSSAD, MI6 and large parts of the funding 6 billion $$$$$$$ from U.S. to Iran funded the operations.

_The weapons used came from the Ukraine Black market which came from NATO,>the U.S.

The ISRAELI President and Prime minister Netanyahu ALL STOOD DOWN before the attacks began and told the Israeli INTEL and military commanders to stand down<

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There was no intelligence error. Israeli intensionally let the stacks happen<

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FOG OF WAR

Both the deep state and the white hats wanted these EVENTS to take place.

BOTH the [ ds] and white hats are fighting for the future control of ISRAEL

SOURCES REPORT> " INSIDE OF ISRAELI BANKS , INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES AND UNDERGROUND BASES LAY THE WORLD INFORMATION/DATA/SERVERS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING WORLD OPERATIONS CONNECTED TO PEDOPHILE RINGS.

]> [ EPSTEIN] was created by the MOSSAD

with the CIA MI6 and EPSTEIN got his funding from MOSSAD who was Ghislaine Maxwells father> Israeli super spy Robert Maxwell_ ( who worked for, cia and mi6 also)/////

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The past 2 years in Israel the military has become divided much like the U.S. military who are losing hope in the government leaders and sectors. Several Revolts have tried to start but were ended quickly.

🔥 Major PANIC has been hitting the Israeli INTEL, Prime minister and military commanders community as their corruption and crimes keep getting EXPOSED and major PANIC is happening as U S. IS COMING CLOSER TO DROPPING THE EPSTEIN FILES. EPSTEIN LIST AND THE MAJOR COUNTRIES WHO DEALT WITH EPSTEIN> ESPECIALLY ISRAEL WHO CREATED EPSTEIN w/cia/mi6

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Before EPSTEIN was arrested, he was apprehended several times by the military intelligence ALLIANCE and he was working with white hats and gave ALL INFORMATION ON CIA. MI6 . MOSSAD. JP MORGAN. WORLD BANKS. GATES. ETC ETC ECT EX ECT E TO X..>> ISRAEL<<BIG TECH

GOOGLE. FACEBOOK YOUTUBE MICROSOFT and their connection to world deep state cabal military intelligence and world control by the Elites and Globalist,<

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This massive coming THE STORM is scaring the CIA. MOSSAD KAZARIAN MAFIA. MI6 ETC ECT . ect etc AND THEY ARE TRYING TO DESTROY ALL THE MILITARY INTELLIGENCE EVIDENCE INSIDE ISRAEL AND UNDERGROUND BUNKERS TO CONCEAL ALL THE EVIDENCE OF THE WORLD HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRADE

_ THE WORLD BIG TECH FACEBOOK GOOGLE YOUTUBE CONTROL

_THE WORLD MONEY LAUNDERING SYSTEM THAT IS CONNECTED FROM ISRAEL TO UKRAINE TO THE U S. TO NATO UN. U.S. INDUSTRIAL MILITARY COMPLEX SYSTEM

MAJOR PANIC IS HAPPENING IN ISRAEL AS THE MILITARY WAS PLANNING A 2024 COUP IN ISRAEL TO OVER THROW THE DEEP STATE MILITARY AND REGIMEN THAT CONNECTED TO CIA.MI6 > CLINTON'S ROCKEFELLERS.>>

( Not far from where Jesus once walked.... The KAZARIAN Mafia. The cabal, dark Families began the practice of ADRENOCHROME and there satanic rituals to the god of moloch god of child sacrifice ..

Satanism..... This is why satanism is pushed through the world and world shopping centers and music and movies...)

- David Wilcock

Something definitely doesn't seem right and destroying evidence has been going on for a long time, think Oklahoma City bombing, 9/11's building 7 and even Waco Texas was about destroying evidence. Is this possible? Think about it and you decide. 🤔

[mostlysignssomeportents]

Object permanence

Picks and Shovels is a new, standalone technothriller starring Marty Hench, my two-fisted, hard-fighting, tech-scam-busting forensic accountant. You can pre-order it on my latest Kickstarter, which features a brilliant audiobook read by Wil Wheaton.

#20yrsago Shirky: Net is a kayak, driven by its environment https://corante.com/many/folksonomies-are-a-forced-move-a-response-to-liz/

#20yrsago Whistler’s Delight mashup mixes 22 whistling songs https://web.archive.org/web/20050909012025/https://www.djriko.com/music/DJ Riko - Whistler's Delight (Full version).mp3

#15yrsago Londoners: Mass photography event in Trafalgar Square today! I’m a photographer, not a terrorist https://www.flickr.com/photos/doctorow/tags/phnat

#15yrsago Activist ejected from “public” meeting on secret copyright treaty for tweeting https://pisanty.blogspot.com/2010/01/acta-consulta-del-impi-en-mexico.html

#15yrsago Remembering the golden age of pulps with Robert Silverberg https://francesca.net/silverberg.html

#15yrsago O’Reilly drops ebook DRM, sees 104% increase in sales https://web.archive.org/web/20100406013442/http://toc.oreilly.com/2010/01/2009-oreilly-ebook-revenue-up-104-percent.html

#15yrsago Defective by Design anti-DRM picket at Apple tablet launch https://www.defectivebydesign.org/apple-tablet-san-francisco-launch

#15yrsago EFF won’t give up the fight over NSA warrantless wiretapping https://www.eff.org/press/archives/2010/01/21

#15yrsago Canada’s National Film Board online archive: a success story https://blog.nfb.ca/blog/2010/01/21/online-video-stats/

#15yrsago Naked airport scanner catches cellphone, misses bomb components https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/01/german_tv_on_th.html

#10yrsago They put a Pirate Party MEP in charge of EU copyright reform: you won’t believe awesomesauce that followed https://www.discuto.io/en/consultation/6240

#5yrsago The 1970s called and they want their proto-McMansions back! https://mcmansionhell.com/post/190405899096/the-mcmansion-hell-yearbook-1970

#5yrsago Angelenos! Come to ICANN this Friday to Save Dot ORG! https://www.eff.org/event/savedotorg-protest-icann

#5yrsago The sordid tale of Microsoft’s epic tax evasion and the war they waged against the IRS https://www.propublica.org/article/the-irs-decided-to-get-tough-against-microsoft-microsoft-got-tougher

#5yrsago Forensics team accuses Prince Bone Saw of hacking Jeff Bezos’s phone to obtain kompromat and force Washington Post silence on Khashoggi https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/01/report-bezos-phone-uploaded-gbs-of-personal-data-after-getting-saudi-princes-whatsapp-message/

#5yrsago Boeing indefinitely halts 737 Max production https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/21/business/boeing-737-max-production-halt/index.html

#5yrsago Sonos warns customers that their older speakers will shortly be e-waste https://www.theregister.com/2020/01/21/sonos_bricking_laudio_gear/

#5yrsago Year of the Rabbit: a graphic novel memoir of one family’s life under the Khmer Rouge https://memex.craphound.com/2020/01/22/year-of-the-rabbit-a-graphic-novel-memoir-of-one-familys-life-under-the-khmer-rouge/

#5yrsago In serving big company interests, copyright is in crisis https://memex.craphound.com/2020/01/22/in-serving-big-company-interests-copyright-is-in-crisis/

#1yrago Boeing, Spirit and Jetblue, a monopoly horror-story https://pluralistic.net/2024/01/22/anything-that-cant-go-on-forever/#will-eventually-stop

Check out my Kickstarter to pre-order copies of my next novel, Picks and Shovels!

[innonurse]

Foresight: Researchers are investigating the capabilities of their new AI tool to forecast medical events

- By InnoNurse Staff -

The tool, known as Foresight, is trained on existing healthcare data and using a deep learning approach to identify complex patterns in both organized and unstructured electronic health records data, resulting in insights and forecasts.

Read more at King’s College London

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Other recent news and insights

The risk of adverse pre-eclampsia outcomes was accurately identified using a new AI model (University of Strathclyde)

Canada: Flosonics Medical raises $27 million CAD Series C to grow uptake of wearable ultrasound device (BetaKit)

[feminist-space]

"Just weeks before the implosion of AllHere, an education technology company that had been showered with cash from venture capitalists and featured in glowing profiles by the business press, America’s second-largest school district was warned about problems with AllHere’s product.

As the eight-year-old startup rolled out Los Angeles Unified School District’s flashy new AI-driven chatbot — an animated sun named “Ed” that AllHere was hired to build for $6 million — a former company executive was sending emails to the district and others that Ed’s workings violated bedrock student data privacy principles.

Those emails were sent shortly before The 74 first reported last week that AllHere, with $12 million in investor capital, was in serious straits. A June 14 statement on the company’s website revealed a majority of its employees had been furloughed due to its “current financial position.” Company founder and CEO Joanna Smith-Griffin, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles district said, was no longer on the job.

Smith-Griffin and L.A. Superintendent Alberto Carvalho went on the road together this spring to unveil Ed at a series of high-profile ed tech conferences, with the schools chief dubbing it the nation’s first “personal assistant” for students and leaning hard into LAUSD’s place in the K-12 AI vanguard. He called Ed’s ability to know students “unprecedented in American public education” at the ASU+GSV conference in April.

Through an algorithm that analyzes troves of student information from multiple sources, the chatbot was designed to offer tailored responses to questions like “what grade does my child have in math?” The tool relies on vast amounts of students’ data, including their academic performance and special education accommodations, to function.

Meanwhile, Chris Whiteley, a former senior director of software engineering at AllHere who was laid off in April, had become a whistleblower. He told district officials, its independent inspector general’s office and state education officials that the tool processed student records in ways that likely ran afoul of L.A. Unified’s own data privacy rules and put sensitive information at risk of getting hacked. None of the agencies ever responded, Whiteley told The 74.

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In order to provide individualized prompts on details like student attendance and demographics, the tool connects to several data sources, according to the contract, including Welligent, an online tool used to track students’ special education services. The document notes that Ed also interfaces with the Whole Child Integrated Data stored on Snowflake, a cloud storage company. Launched in 2019, the Whole Child platform serves as a central repository for LAUSD student data designed to streamline data analysis to help educators monitor students’ progress and personalize instruction.

Whiteley told officials the app included students’ personally identifiable information in all chatbot prompts, even in those where the data weren’t relevant. Prompts containing students’ personal information were also shared with other third-party companies unnecessarily, Whiteley alleges, and were processed on offshore servers. Seven out of eight Ed chatbot requests, he said, are sent to places like Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Australia and Canada.

Taken together, he argued the company’s practices ran afoul of data minimization principles, a standard cybersecurity practice that maintains that apps should collect and process the least amount of personal information necessary to accomplish a specific task. Playing fast and loose with the data, he said, unnecessarily exposed students’ information to potential cyberattacks and data breaches and, in cases where the data were processed overseas, could subject it to foreign governments’ data access and surveillance rules.

Chatbot source code that Whiteley shared with The 74 outlines how prompts are processed on foreign servers by a Microsoft AI service that integrates with ChatGPT. The LAUSD chatbot is directed to serve as a “friendly, concise customer support agent” that replies “using simple language a third grader could understand.” When querying the simple prompt “Hello,” the chatbot provided the student’s grades, progress toward graduation and other personal information.

AllHere’s critical flaw, Whiteley said, is that senior executives “didn’t understand how to protect data.”

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Earlier in the month, a second threat actor known as Satanic Cloud claimed it had access to tens of thousands of L.A. students’ sensitive information and had posted it for sale on Breach Forums for $1,000. In 2022, the district was victim to a massive ransomware attack that exposed reams of sensitive data, including thousands of students’ psychological evaluations, to the dark web.

With AllHere’s fate uncertain, Whiteley blasted the company’s leadership and protocols.

“Personally identifiable information should be considered acid in a company and you should only touch it if you have to because acid is dangerous,” he told The 74. “The errors that were made were so egregious around PII, you should not be in education if you don’t think PII is acid.”

Read the full article here:

https://www.the74million.org/article/whistleblower-l-a-schools-chatbot-misused-student-data-as-tech-co-crumbled/

[allthecanadianpolitics]

When you need to drop off your tech devices for a repair, how confident are you that they won't be snooped on? CBC's Marketplace took smartphones and laptops to repair stores across Ontario — including large chains Best Buy and Mobile Klinik — and found that in more than half of the documented cases, technicians accessed intimate photos and private information not relevant to the repair. Marketplace dropped off devices at 20 stores, ranging from small independent shops to medium-sized chains to larger national chains, after installing monitoring software on the devices. In total, 16 stores were recorded. (At four stores, the tracking software didn't log anything, or the stores didn't appear to turn the devices on.) Technicians at nine stores accessed private data, including one technician who not only viewed photos but copied them onto a USB key. "These results are frightening," said Hassan Khan, associate professor in the school of computer science at the University of Guelph. "It's looking through information, searching for data on users' devices, copying data off the device.... it's as bad as it gets."

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