Data Dive

A DataDive is an all-weekend event with lots of people, computers, and coffee. Non-profits bring their data and their problems or questions, data scientists bring the expertise to answer the questions and solve the problems.

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Data Dive: Debt, Data Breaches And New Spenders
Data Dive: Debt, Data Breaches And New Spenders
August 27, 2018  |  Data Dive

Some news cycles are, by nature, dark and cloudy, and with the passing of Senator John McCain, it seems that this news cycle will be...

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Data Dive: Expanding Efforts — Good, Bad And Unpredictable
Data Dive: Expanding Efforts — Good, Bad And Unpredictable
August 20, 2018  |  Data Dive

Variety, we are told, is the spice of life — and it is important to always try new things. Sometimes this is very good advice,...

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The Stand-Offs Edition: Kroger Vs. Visa; Apple Vs. Huawei; Ant Financial Vs. Banking
The Stand-Offs Edition: Kroger Vs. Visa; Apple Vs. Huawei; Ant Financial Vs. Banking
August 06, 2018  |  Data Dive

While generally aiming to be friction-free, a bit of striking out, a touch of competition and, perhaps, a slightly looming threat of disruption can have...

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Making Friends And Influencing People: Walmart, eBay And Theranos
Making Friends And Influencing People: Walmart, eBay And Theranos
July 30, 2018  |  Data Dive

A visit to a local bookshop (or to Amazon, more realistically for many of us) and a brief perusal of the self-help section will give...

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Winning, Losing And Playing Catch-Up
Winning, Losing And Playing Catch-Up
July 23, 2018  |  Data Dive

While the world loves to pick winners and losers – and will occasionally turn things into horse races that possibly shouldn’t be – it is...

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Breaches, Beginnings And A Buying Spree
Breaches, Beginnings And A Buying Spree
July 16, 2018  |  Data Dive

Last week was one of those good news/bad news kind of weeks in payments where either every dark cloud had a silver lining or vice...

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Data Dive — Déjà Vu Edition: Ripple, Wells Fargo And MoviePass
Data Dive — Déjà Vu Edition: Ripple, Wells Fargo And MoviePass
July 09, 2018  |  Data Dive

There are few experiences more disconcerting than the sudden onset of déjà-vu — the experience one is doing something they have done before. But when one spends...

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New Friends Edition: Amazon, Amex, Santander, Ripple, BoA
New Friends Edition: Amazon, Amex, Santander, Ripple, BoA
July 02, 2018  |  Data Dive

This week, the World Cup reminded us all that friendships can emerge in the strangest and most unexpected ways. In a testament to how truly confusing the...

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Data Dive: Good News, Bad News And Mixed News
Data Dive: Good News, Bad News And Mixed News
June 18, 2018  |  Data Dive

One of the more remarkable things about soccer – other than the amazingly massive global audience commands – is that it is one of the...

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