Data science nerds bring machine learning to the masses (exclusive)

Berkeley-based Wise.io has launched its first product for data scientists and developers as part of a goal to make machine learning technology more accessible.

Get in line: Investors flock to hot anti-fraud startup Sift Science

SiftScience has raised $5.5 million from high-profile investors, including Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff, Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian, Union Square Ventures, First Round Capital, and more.

HG Data gets $2M to map connections between businesses

HG Data uses a data-driven approach to help salespeople build lists of potential enterprise customers, and is ready to disrupt the legacy IT market.

Kaggle’s new service is about matchmaking for the ‘sexiest job of the 21st century’: data scientist

A San Francisco-based startup called Kaggle is taking on the talent shortage, whether through its data science competitions or a new service launching today, dubbed "Kaggle Connect."

A cure for cancer? This ‘big data’ startup says it can deliver

Ayasdi is working with the nation's top hospitals and medical researchers to uncover more targeted treatments for disease.

Palm founders are back with Grok, a neuroscience-inspired big data engine

Jeff Hawkins reveals his latest invention, a "big data" product called Grok, which stems from years of neuroscience research.

Futurist Ray Kurzweil hired by Google to advance language processing and artificial intelligence

Prominent futurist and author Ray Kurzweil has accepted a position as director of engineering at Google, where he plans to work on technology developments in language processing, machine learning, and other areas.

Here’s how startups can access the wisdom of 70,000 data scientists

Is your startup struggling to solve a tricky data challenge? Data science startup Kaggle is launching a program today to rally its community of 70,000 statisticians from around the world to solve your most enduring problems.

At Change.org, entrepreneurs are building the tools for social activism

Step into the San Francisco offices of Change.org, the online petitioning site that is arming ordinary people with the tools to start revolutions, and you'll be swept up by the mission.

Scientists say deep learning is the future of Silicon Valley tech

It may sound like something out of a dystopian novel, but scientists are confident about a machine learning technology that can recognize and replicate human activities like seeing and thinking.

Salesforce to predict the future with the power of Prior Knowledge

Salesforce acquires Prior Knowledge and its predictive database technology for developers.

Meet the Internet boy genius with an app to summarize the news

Summly, available to download for free, reduces full-blown articles into snippets, making it easier to skim the news on a mobile device.

AutoGrid pulls in $9M to turn ‘big data’ into an energy source

AutoGrid, a Bay Area-based startup founded in 2011, pulled in $9 million to develop its "big data" technology to help utilities and businesses control their energy usage.

Skytree pulls in $1M to bring machine learning to the mainstream

According to a securities and exchange commission filing, the company has filed for $1 million of a $2 million round.

BetterDoctor, the ‘OpenTable for doctors’, launches nationwide (exclusive)

If you're feeling unwell, the last thing you need is the headache of tracking down a nearby specialist that can see you immediately.