Center for Data Innovation

This week’s roundup of data news from October 24 to October 30, 2026, features a robotics company collecting real-world data by paying people to walk robot dogs and a Microsoft…

The Center for Data Innovation recently spoke with Ismail Baran, CEO of HITAI, a London-based company that uses computer vision and machine learning to turn sports footage into detailed performance…

The nonprofit Wildlife Network has updated its interactive map of existing and planned wildlife crossings across California’s highway network. The visualization combines environmental and transportation data to highlight wildlife‑vehicle collision…

Researchers at Stanford University and the Gladstone Institutes in California have created a dataset to show how genes interact in immune cells. It captures responses from 22 million T cells,…

As artificial intelligence (AI) drives a new wave of data-center development, policymakers face a more complicated economic-development question than they did when these facilities attracted relatively little public scrutiny. Data…

This week’s roundup of data news from October 17 to October 23, 2026, features an AI tool that uncovers centuries of maritime trade records and new tools designed to monitor…

The Center for Data Innovation recently spoke with Christian Vestergaard, co-founder of The Agentic Data Company, a San Francisco-based company that collects real-world speech data to help developers train AI…

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have created visuals showing where U.S. adults may qualify for low-dose CT scans to screen for lung cancer. The visuals combine smoking rates, demographic…

Researchers at the University of Technology in Malaysia have created an image dataset to help develop autonomous robots that clean solar panels. The dataset contains 6,200 annotated images showing clean…

This week’s roundup of data news from October 10 to October 16, 2026, features an AI-powered mosquito-monitoring network designed to track disease risks and a new platform using an AI…

The Center for Data Innovation recently spoke with Daniele Pucci, CEO of Generative Bionics, an Italy-based company developing humanoid robots designed for specific industrial tasks. Pucci explained how the company…

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Climate Adaptation Science Centers have created a collection of visualizations showing how recreational fishing in lakes and rivers contributes to food systems worldwide. The visuals compare…

Researchers at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research have created HUMID-Atlanta, a dataset tracking urban heat conditions. It combines temperature, humidity, and urban infrastructure information across…

This week’s roundup of data news from October 3 to October 9, 2026, features the testing of autonomous robotic arms for satellite servicing in orbit and an AI mapping system…

The Center for Data Innovation recently spoke with Jason Bowes, Chief Operating Officer of CloudNC, a UK-based company developing an AI-powered software to automate manufacturing processes. Bowes explained how CloudNC’s…

The World Bank Group has created visuals mapping daily air-pollution levels across cities in the Himalayan Foothills of India and Bangladesh. The visual uses satellite observations, ground monitors, and weather…

Researchers at the University of Porto in Portugal have created a dataset to help develop autonomous robots that can prune grapevines. The dataset contains color and depth images, laser‑based environmental…

This week’s roundup of data news from September 26 to October 2, 2026, features an AI-powered helmet that helps firefighters navigate smoke-filled buildings and smart glasses that help people with…

The Center for Data Innovation recently spoke with Sebastian Schultheiss, CEO of Computomics, a Germany-based company that uses machine learning to help plant growers predict crop performance and make informed…

Researchers at University College London have created a collection of visuals showing how different people’s brains respond to real‑world experiences. The collection includes MRI scans of 40 participants watching Back…