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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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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

Therefore, we aim to provide objective data to assess the efforts and growth of these players through quantifiable metrics. Galloping’s training service is collecting players’ data. Image: Galloping) Supporting individual players and helping them grow through accurate data instead of coaching without any plans.

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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. The energy efficiency of lamps or production systems can be improved, but not infinitely, so indoor crops will always be heavily dependent on electricity and other industrial support.

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Forward Cities is a national leader in developing and applying research tools that support communities to better understand the inner workings of their entrepreneurial ecosystems. Most notably, these research tools include the Entrepreneur Support Organization Survey, and the Survey of Entrepreneurs. Strong verbal and written skills.

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Neko, Daniel Ek’s next play, is another spin on preventative healthcare

TechCrunch

But dabbling as an investor evidently has not stopped him from wanting to get hands-on too — as one of two co-founders for Neko Health (the other being Hjalmar Nilsonne, whose prior startup focused on energy data analysis).

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Forward Cities is a national leader in developing and applying research tools that support communities to better understand the inner workings of their entrepreneurial ecosystems. Most notably, these research tools include the Entrepreneur Support Organization Survey and the Survey of Entrepreneurs. Strong verbal and written skills.