18 data sources for investigative journalists by Mădălina Ciobanu via @journalismnews

Government websites can be a starting point for many journalists investigating issues in the public interest, such as local planning and development, or spending. There are also many other data sources available that are often the result of other investigations and projects journalists and news organisations have worked on, or that have been compiled by civic groups and non-profits, which other reporters can use.

Some great sources that could also be used to provide test data for any practising you would like to do with any data science concepts or techniques.

With attacks soaring, India races to regulate cryptocurrencies via @infomgmt

A giant cyberattack that crippled the largest container port in June provided a costly wake up call for a country determined to digitise its mostly-informal $2T economy.

Good that someone is trying to regulate and get control of these currencies - I guess it could then become a blueprint for other parts of the world too.

The 5 top cybersecurity threats for 2017 by David Weldon via @infomgmt

Cyber attacks and data breaches are on the rise this year, thanks in large part to the proliferation of affordable, customisable and accessible tools for cyber criminals, says Accenture.

This is interesting and in some ways gives you a list of what to look out for and avoid.

That IBM blockchain? Northern Trust says it works by @pennycrosman via @infomgmt

Big Blue formally launched the platform Tuesday, but the custody bank has been using it for months, as has a group of Canadian institutions.

This is another great advance in the use of blockchain and definitely the way forward.

10 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technologies that will rule 2018 by Biplab Ghosh via Knowstartup

Artificial Intelligence is changing the way we think of technology. It is radically changing the various aspects of our daily life. Companies are now significantly making investments in AI to boost their future businesses.

Great list of technologies that if you have not experienced them yet then you will experience them soon in your working life.

Cars Suck Up Data About You. Where Does It All Go? by John R Quain via @nytimes

Cars have become rolling listening posts. They can track phone calls and texts, log queries to websites, record what radio stations you listen to - even follow you and tell when you are breaking the law by exceeding the speed limit.

Something that we see to have accepted as normal but do we really know what happens to the data and how it is used?  I think this is a question that needs to be investigated further.  We are used to ticking boxes and giving explicit permission for our data to be shared and used - how is that done (if it actually is) for our cars in this increasingly connected world?

WEBINAR: Predictive Analytics for Supply Chain Management 22 August 2017

Overview

Title: Predictive Analytics for Supply Chain Management

Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Time: 09:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time

Duration: 1 hour

Summary

Predictive Analytics for Supply Chain Management

The Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods industries are continuously looking to maximise margins across all aspects of their supply chain. Tight competition and increasing distribution costs can exert negative pressures on revenue, sink profits, or force companies to adopt unfavourable pricing strategies to keep pace with ever-evolving markets and consumer demands.

In this Data Science Central webinar, data experts from Alteryx and Keyrus will show how organisations can model their entire supply chain, identify cost and distribution bottlenecks, keep store shelves stocked with accurate forecasting, and model the cost-to-serve a product across dynamic and complex distribution systems.

Join us to discover how putting advanced analytics within reach of your organisation can lead to disruptive and actionable insights for your business.

Speakers:

Razvan Nistor, Head of Data Science & Retail Analytics Expert -- Keyrus
Scott Trauthen, Director, Product & Alliances -- Alteryx

Hosted by: 

Bill Vorhies, Editorial Director -- Data Science Central

Register here