This vintage image depicts three musicians playing Yankee Doodle Dandy during the American Revolution. In a May 2011 special research report, Big data: The next frontier for innovation, competition, ...

What made AI take off? A decade ago many computer scientists were focused on building algorithms that would allow machines to see and recognise objects. In doing so they hit upon two innovations—big ...

Big data has taken center stage in recent years, with companies in a huge range of industries beginning to understand the opportunities it can bring. Yet, I find there is still a lack of understanding ...