The Latest News and Information from the Center for Data Innovation
- Advancing Multilateral AI Partnerships: A Pre-Summit Event for 2026 AI Impact Summit
by Hodan Omaar on January 20, 2026 at 5:00 pmAhead of the 2026 AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, the Center for Data Innovation and The Dialogue are convening an official pre-summit event, sponsored by Google, in Washington, D.C., on…
- 10 Bites: The Data News Hotlistby David Kertai on January 9, 2026 at 9:48 pm
This week’s list of top data news highlights from January 3, 2026 to January 9, 2026, includes developments in cooling data centers and Lego’s new Smart Brick, a motion‑sensing component…
- 5 Q’s with Fernando Yu, Co-founder of Suyanaby David Kertai on January 9, 2026 at 5:26 pm
The Center for Data Innovation recently spoke with Fernando Yu, co-founder of Suyana, a Massachusetts-based company that is using satellite imagery and machine learning models to provide climate risk insurance.…
- Mapping How Tiktok’s Algorithm Recommends Videosby David Kertai on January 8, 2026 at 6:45 pm
Data analysts at The Washington Post have created a visualization that illustrates how TikTok’s recommendation system organizes content based on user exposure. The team analyzed 121,000 videos from the watch…
- Training AI Models to Transfer Knowledge Across Physical Systemsby David Kertai on January 8, 2026 at 6:42 pm
Researchers at the Flatiron Institute, a New York–based scientific research institute, and Polymathic AI, which develops AI models for scientific research, have built two physics-driven foundation models. Much like large…
- New York’s AI Safety Law Claims National Alignment but Delivers Fragmentationby Hodan Omaar on January 7, 2026 at 6:23 pm
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a new AI safety law in the final weeks of December, arguing that it aligns with California’s approach and moves the United States closer…
- How Yesterday’s Web-Crawling Policies Will Shape Tomorrow’s AI Leadershipby Daniel Castro on January 5, 2026 at 8:37 pm
Should AI models be allowed to train on personal information that is publicly available on the Internet? How countries answer this question will have significant implications for their global leadership…
- 10 Bits: The Data News Hotlistby David Kertai on December 20, 2025 at 12:25 am
This week’s list of top data news covers December 13, 2025 to December 19, 2025 and includes articles on robots that build physical objects from text descriptions and deep-learning models…
- 5 Q’s with Mike Telem, Co-founder of Kemtaiby David Kertai on December 18, 2025 at 7:49 pm
The Center for Data Innovation recently spoke with Mike Telem, co-founder of Kemtai, an Israel-based company developing an app that enables patients to complete prescribed exercises at home while receiving…
- Measuring the Impact of Floods and Wildfires from Spaceby David Kertai on December 16, 2025 at 10:08 pm
Researchers at IBM Europe and the European Space Agency have released ImpactMesh, a global, open dataset focused on measuring the impact of extreme floods and wildfires. The team collected satellite…
- Capturing the World’s Built Environmentby David Kertai on December 16, 2025 at 10:00 pm
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich created the GlobalBuildingAtlas, a high-resolution 3D map of all 2.75 billion buildings on Earth. They used global satellite imagery and applied machine-learning models…
- Europe’s ePrivacy Reforms Are Too Late—and Too Smallby Daniel Castro on December 16, 2025 at 5:48 pm
The European Commission recently unveiled long-overdue proposals to address persistent frustrations with the ePrivacy Directive, the EU’s framework for electronic communications privacy. Adopted in 2002 and updated in 2009, the…
- Comments to ITA on the AI Exports Programby Hodan Omaar on December 13, 2025 at 10:37 pm
The Center filed comments to the International Trade Administration (ITA) regarding the establishment and implementation of the American AI Exports Program. We recommend the following: Commerce should clarify that the…
- 10 Bits: The Data News Hotlistby Mitalee Pasricha on December 12, 2025 at 11:09 pm
This week’s list of top data news highlights covers December 6, 2025 to December 12, 2025 and includes articles on developing robotic caregivers and having conversations with Santa. 1. Assessing…
- 5 Q’s with Zoé Ducourau, Lead AI Engineer at BioEurekaby David Kertai on December 12, 2025 at 9:05 pm
The Center for Data Innovation recently spoke with Zoé Ducourau, Lead AI Engineer at BioEureka, a Canadian company using an AI-powered image recognition platform to help laboratories rapidly identify pathogens.…
- Mapping Global Oil Reservesby Mitalee Pasricha on December 12, 2025 at 8:27 pm
The New York Times has created a map showing where the planet’s proven oil reserves are located using data from the Oil & Gas Journal. The visualization sizes each country’s…
- Mapping Railroad Hazards in the U.S.by Mitalee Pasricha on December 12, 2025 at 8:24 pm
Researchers from Oregon State University and Clemson University created a database showing where floods, extreme heat, and landslides have affected railroad tracks across the United States. They took federal records…
- Why the DMA Interoperability Investigations Poison Innovationby Matthew Kilcoyne on December 12, 2025 at 6:43 pm
Last week, the European Commission opened a formal antitrust investigation into Meta as to whether the company illegally restricted competition by preventing third-party artificial intelligence (AI) providers from using WhatsApp’s…
- The White House AI Order Sends the Right Message on Fragmented State Lawsby Daniel Castro on December 12, 2025 at 4:14 pm
WASHINGTON—In response to President Trump signing an executive order ensuring a national policy framework for artificial intelligence, the Center for Data Innovation released the following statement from Director Daniel Castro:…
- EU Antitrust Probe into Google’s AI Use Risks Locking in the Status Quoby Daniel Castro on December 10, 2025 at 5:06 pm
WASHINGTON—In response to the European Commission opening a formal antitrust investigation into Google’s use of web and YouTube content for AI services, the Center for Data Innovation issued the following statement from…
