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What Data Scientists Really Do, According to 35 Data Scientists

Harvard Business Review

But it’s poised to transform all sectors, from retail, telecommunications, and agriculture to health, trucking, and the penal system. ” Although many working data scientists are currently generalists and do all three, we are seeing distinct career paths emerging, as in the case of machine learning engineers.

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What If Google Had a Hedge Fund?

Harvard Business Review

The world's biggest and fastest search engine can't help but generate terabytes and petabytes of actionable investment intelligence. In fact, Google chief economist Hal Varian (and other economists and forecasters) already use the search engine's data and analytics to predict economic futures.

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Ocado Is Transforming Online Grocery Shopping with AI, But A Skills Challenge Lies Ahead - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM OCADO 

Harvard Business Review

By Paul Clarke, Chief Technology Officer, Ocado. This has been our experience at Ocado, a leading online-only grocery retailer, as we’ve embedded AI across our technology estate. With all this at our fingertips, it is of paramount importance that we put this technology to good use. AI at Ocado. AI for Good.

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What HoloLens Has That Google Glass Didn’t

Harvard Business Review

I admit that when Microsoft unveiled its holographic computing engine at its Windows 10 event last week, I didn’t pay much attention. They like technology, they have an Xbox, they have children, and they have an annual household income of more than $100,000. Doesn’t this face the same ethics and social challenges as Glass?

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We Can’t Always Control What Makes Us Successful

Harvard Business Review

It’s now done by economists, data engineers, IT operatives, and anyone who has access to the data. These tools are especially attractive to retail and service companies because they have so many employees and such high turnover, which means they are hiring all the time. Human resources Information & technology Talent management'