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Sports over the years have become extremely competitive — today, the scenarios are so intense that a minute can completely flip the course of a game. And in order to stay one step ahead of the rivals, sports teams are opting to analytics. And it is not only because of the competitive pressure but also…
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Operation Clean Money Gets A Big Data Boost With Project Insight Implemented To Catch Tax Evaders
India has historically been a haven for tax evaders, as many rich and powerful individuals have slipped under the radar and made away with crores of rupees. The Income Tax Department of India has long been on the tail of such evaders and they have struggled to catch up. Black money hence became a mainstay…
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Smart grids have long since been one of the biggest future advancements city planners have looked forward to. The ability to harness big data coming from a multitude of sensors in the electric grid proves to be very useful for managing resources. This is useful especially in the utilities sector, where resources such as electricity…
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Smart grids have long since been one of the biggest future advancements city planners have looked forward to. The ability to harness big data coming from a multitude of sensors in the electric grid proves to be very useful for managing resources. This is useful especially in the utilities sector, where resources such as electricity…
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Candidates Recruited Through Hackathons Have A Lower Chance Of Being Wrong Hires: TheMathCompany
In modern workplaces, especially the sector which relies hugely on big data and analytics, hackathons are gaining popularity among organisations. Apart from being used to get a fresh perspective for solving critical problems, companies are also using them to shortlist candidates based on actual performance in a simulated environment. This week, Analytics India Magazine spoke…
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Launched in 2009, Apache Spark has become the dominating big data platform. Spark’s diverse portfolio ranges from assisting banks, telecommunications and gaming companies to serving the giants like Apple, Facebook, IBM, and Microsoft. Out of the box, Spark can run in a standalone cluster mode that simply requires the Apache Spark framework and a JVM…
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The year 2018 saw several US states legalising medical or recreational marijuana. It was also a path-breaking decision when the US FDA approved the first cannabis-based drug treatment. Not just that, Canada too, legalised marijuana last year. The cannabis industry is an ever-changing industry — the rules of the market keep changing and as a…
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In our column ‘A Day In The Life Of’, we are trying to step into the shoes of the awesome techies from various organisations who are working in Emerging Tech areas like big data, data analytics, artificial intelligence and the internet of things, among others. This week Analytics India Magazine decided to talk to Kaleeaswari…
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Online gambling has turned into a multi-billion dollar industry today and according to Statista, in 2015, the online gaming industry had a volume of $37.91 billion and this figure was forecasted to increase to 59.79 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. Talking about traditional gambling, it is still a step ahead than online gambling. However, one…
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In a bid to bring more transparency to the upcoming Google this week announced an updated election advertisement policy where the search engine giant would be providing comprehensive information about who is purchasing these political ads and how much are spending on it. In fact, Google will require advertisers to provide a “pre-certificate” issued by the…
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