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Data collection isn’t the problem: It’s what companies are doing with it

TechCrunch

Nearly all digital businesses collect some type of data from their users, so there has been growing concern from privacy rights groups about how that data is used. Yet, data collection is not wrong in and of itself.

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Investors discuss how labor shortage is shaking up the construction tech stack

TechCrunch

All the investors, however, did agree that the sector’s biggest developments lie in automation, data collection and data analysis. .” Some of the investors we spoke to see more scope in commercial construction, while others favor residential housing.

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The Vision of CEO YiKyung Son of Galloping: Harnessing Data to Foster the Next Son Heung-min and Build the World’s Premier Soccer Team

AsiaTechDaily

However, when we look at individual players, they often lack data-driven analysis in their training routines, with many relying on traditional coaching methods or practicing in isolation without any proper plans. This manual is based on data collected from top-tier players worldwide, highlighting their common traits.

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Credit Suisse leads $20M Series A in data extraction startup Daloopa

TechCrunch

This was a big enough problem for one company to support all of the data analysis and forecasting without having to manually convert the data,” Li told TechCrunch. The idea for Daloopa came to Li five years ago, but he said the data extraction technology was not in place to get it off the ground.

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Can LEDs ultimately replace the sun?

TechCrunch

Precise controls backed by data analysis can calibrate food quality, leading to further improvements in yields while reducing raw inputs like water. It’s the secret sauce that ties its automated systems, sensors and data collection together into a central nervous system.

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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Steven Rodriguez

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Data analysis and science in ecosystem work. What is your biggest frustration as an ecosystem builder? Stakeholders who cannot work at scale, or try to control things. What ecosystem building skill/knowledge do you want to gain? What are the most important things that need to happen to advance the field of ecosystem building?

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Research Assistant (Full Time – 6 months)

Forward Cities

The Research Assistant will primarily support the research team in the deployment of our primary data collection tools, including both the Survey of Entrepreneurs and the Entrepreneur Support Organization Survey, and the production of data visualizations for all of our data sources. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: None .