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Big data is around us. However, it is common to hear from a lot of data scientists and researchers doing analytics that they need more data. How is that possible, and where does this eagerness to get more data come from? Very often, data scientists need lots of data to train sophisticated machine-learning models. The same applies when using machine-learning algorithms for cybersecurity.

Palo Alto, Calif., April 16, 2019 – Hazelcast, the leading in-memory computing platform company, today announced the general availability of Hazelcast Jet, the only streaming engine with no external system dependencies. The result is the industry's fastest stream processing engine that dramatically simplifies implementation from the smallest to largest deployments. Whether deployed in constrained environments, such as IoT sensors, or cloud-scale applications, Hazelcast Jet ingests, categorizes and processes vast amounts of data with ultra-low latency to support continuous intelligence practices. "SigmaStream specializes in high-frequency data and works with some of the world's largest companies that operate in the most constrained environments. By integrating Hazelcast Jet's high-performance streaming engine with our Hummingbird visualization and processing platform, we process high-frequency data from dozens of channels and address inefficiencies in real-time," said Hari Koduru, CEO of SigmaStream.

The year 2019 seemed to be the year of unpredictability, not the least of which was the seemingly ever-changing foreign trade policy of major world economies. Interestingly, it's that same unpredictable nature of foreign trade policy that serves as a springboard for supply chain predictions for 2020. Here are the top five predictions that will have a major impact on the world's global supply chains. Historically, digital transformation of the supply chain has taken place by targeting various functional silos within their own walls. This approach lacked the ability to evaluate the interconnected nature of supply chain decisions.

With the help of Artificial Intelligence, the Delhi police will counter deepfake videos circulating on the social media, said a Delhi police officer on Wednesday. A senior police officer said that during the investigation, it was found that deepfake videos were posted through social media accounts operating out of Delhi and such videos have fuelled the violence. Fake or morphed videos shared via social media have contributed to the violence in Jamia Nagar. "We are taking the help of cyber experts to detect deepfake videos with the help of Artificial Intelligence. We have come across more than 30 old videos of violence that happened in U.P., Bihar and other parts of the country that were posted as Jamia Millia Islamia incident. These videos are making rounds in the social media," the officer added.

There are only a few ingredients needed for algae to take over: carbon dioxide, light, and water. The ancient microorganism is thriving thanks to record heat waves and fertilizers washed away into nearby waters. But what if a fourth ingredient -- artificial intelligence -- could transform the gooey sludge from a growing pest into a tool to fight climate change? A team of researchers at the AI technology company Hypergiant sees algae as a weapon that can be harnessed for our benefit. They recently built an AI-powered machine, the EOS bioreactor, that takes advantage of algae's ability to capture carbon dioxide through photosynthesis.

Swedish shipping company Stena Line is expanding the reach of artificial intelligence (AI) as a fuel-efficiency and cost-saving tool within the transport group's shipping fleet. Initial pilot tests have produced promising results, indicating that AI/digital technologies have the potential to revolutionise how ships operate. AI-supported automation trials have delivered cost savings and ship operational efficiencies. Stena plans to expand the use of AI to cut fuel costs on its vessels, and digitisation to enhance productivity across the group. There is an appetite for this in the Nordic region.

Washington, DC (CNN Business)The calendar will soon turn to 2020, and you can be forgiven if you're wondering where your self-driving car is. A decade of hype and bold predictions is coming to a quiet end.

Inc., Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google are partnering to lay the groundwork for better compatibility among their smart home products, the companies said on Wednesday. Zigbee Alliance, whose members include IKEA and NXP Semiconductors among others, will also contribute to the project, titled "Connected Home over IP. The group aims to make it easier for device manufacturers to build products that are compatible with smart home and voice services such as Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant. Amazon had launched a similar initiative earlier this year that allows users to access Alexa, Microsoft Corp's Cortana and multiple other voice-controlled virtual assistant services from a single device.

Cisco today said it reached a deal to buy Exablaze, a low-latency networking device maker, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition adds Exablaze's field programmable gate array (FPGA) based devices to Cisco's portfolio, which the networking giant says will boost its intent-based networking (IBN) strategy. Cisco expects the acquisition to close by the third quarter of fiscal 2020. Some market segments in particular like high-frequency trading (HFT), financial services, high-performance computing, and emerging artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) clusters require extreme network capacity, flexibility, and speed, wrote Rob Salvagno, VP of corporate development and Cisco Investments, in a blog post about the acquisition. "In the case of the high frequency trading sector, every sliver of time matters," he wrote.