Jean took NYC Data Science Academy 12 week full time Data Science Bootcamp pr... between Sept 23 to Dec 18, 2015. The post was based on his first class project(due at 2nd week of the program). Check out the full report here! You will find all the details of the code behind the analysis and the visualisations. For this project, we wish to present and explore the data provided by Lending Club.

Digital transformation reshapes every aspect of a business, and over recent years this has evolved to become a central component of modern business strategy. There are three fundamental effects of digital innovation: experience and engagement, business innovation, and the secondary effects that result from increased digital capabilities. Over the coming months, as digital technology continues to evolve, I believe organisations will be forced to explore the secondary effects of digital disruption and use technology to reimagine their business and embrace new ways of working in a more efficient, innovative and agile way. Existing digital technology platforms will evolve Digital platforms, interoperable sets of services brought together to create applications, provide the basic building blocks for a [digital] business. There will be growth in each of the five major digital technology platform types to enable the new capabilities and models that characterise today's digital business.

Artificial intelligence is learning to take on an increasing number of sophisticated tasks. Google Deepmind's AI is now able to imitate human speech, and just this past August IBM's Watson successfully diagnosed a rare case of leukemia. Rather than viewing these advances as threats to job security, we can look at them as opportunities for AI to fill in critical gaps in existing service providers, such as mental healthcare professionals. In the US alone, nearly eight percent of the population suffers from depression (that's about one in every 13 American adults), and yet about 45 percent of this population does not seek professional care due to the costs. There are many barriers to getting quality mental healthcare, from searching for a provider who's within your insurance network to screening multiple potential therapists in order to find someone you feel comfortable speaking with.

It is this time of year again where most of us willingly and willfully make fools out of ourselves trying to predict the future of our industry. The momentous electoral events we have witnessed and those coming up in 2017 remind me that, even more so for the next 12 months, macro risks will rule and influence the state of financial services and fintech. I will limit myself to comments pertaining to the US and Europe. I have already attempted to decipher a Trump presidency in a previous post, see here. Suffice it to say there will be winners and losers in the five sectors of the industry – lending, capital markets, asset management, payments and insurance.

SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A Chilean startup that has built artificial intelligence software to help recreate animal-based foods using plants is looking toward U.S. multinationals after signing deals at home to sell its products, the company's founders said. NotCo, founded around a year ago by three Chileans, has already persuaded Cencosud's Jumbo supermarkets to stock its'Not Mayo' across Chile, and has signed a deal to supply a national food manufacturer with one of its products, said Chief Executive Matias Muchnick. The company has also spoken to international companies including Hershey, Coca-Cola and Mars about creating new versions of chocolate and soda. "We want to promote these products as mainstream. It will only have an impact if meat-eaters who don't care about sustainability buy them," said Muchnick, adding that they can be retailed at the same price as the non-vegan version.

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I remember meeting Gerd Leonhard [Futurist, Author and a raft of other titles] for the first time in a particularly crowded Benugo in Covent Garden. The meeting came after several near misses and during one of his gigs in London and we decided just to wing it. The fries were unmemorable but the conversation probably set me on the path I find myself travelling today. I have quizzed him on his latest book "Technology Vs. Humanity" [Amazon] in which he poses some interesting questions about the future of the human race and technology but essentially asks; "Are you on team human, or not...? We are at a pivot point in human history [and you need to choose]."

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Home » Brain Function » Dementia risk in older adults can be predicted with a new risk index tool Dementia risk in older adults can be predicted with a new risk index tool By: Devon Andre Brain Function Friday, December 09, 2016 - 11:00 AM Dementia risk in older adults can be predicted with a new risk index tool. Preventing dementia is becoming a worldwide concern as rates of mental decline are expected to climb. While the risk of developing dementia can be somewhat curbed with lifestyle changes, detecting the most vulnerable population segments is still a challenge. Researchers from Finland and Sweden addressed the challenges of recognizing dementia by using a novel machine learning approach. They developed a dementia risk index tool which helps assess a person's risk of dementia in order to determine the appropriate preventative measures.

You are on a two week long business trip across multiple locations. Its been 5 days and you are wondering how much you current trip has cost you yet. You tap on your banks app on your phone and type in - 'What's my spend in New York last week?' A bot answers back'a total of $343.54' The bot promptly marks it to your expense list to submit to your company and sends you an email report of the same.