Center for Data Innovation

This week’s roundup of top data news covers highlights from February 21, 2026, to February 27, 2026, featuring a new AI legal assistant that helps renters understand and navigate their…

The Center for Data Innovation recently spoke with Chetan Mishra, CEO of Rhizome AI, a New Jersey-based company providing a large language model to help life science teams quickly find…

Japan‑based tech company Grid Inc. has created a visual mapping vessel movements across Tokyo Bay using Automatic Identification System (AIS) data, a safety system ships use to broadcast their location,…

Researchers at Zhejiang University in China have created a dataset that standardises how marine macroalgae are assessed for their ability to absorb excess nutrients from coastal waters. They compiled over…

As Daniel Castro writes in Tech Policy Press, a dispute between the U.S. Department of Defense and Anthropic over military AI use raises a fundamental governance question: Who sets the…

WASHINGTON—Following President Trump’s State of the Union announcement of a “Rate Payer Protection Pledge,” which calls on major tech companies to build their own power plants to support AI data…

This week’s roundup of top data news covers highlights from February 14, 2026 to February 20, 2026, includes a new real-time translation system for worshippers attending Holy Mass at the…

Non-profit environmental advocacy group, the New York League of Conservation Voters has created a visual that shows where lead pipes are located across New York City. The map uses data…

Researchers at the Santa Fe Institute have created a dataset that compiles historical versions of the U.S. Code—the federal government’s collection of laws—from 1926 to 2023. It includes  accurate historical…

The Center for Data Innovation recently spoke with Aga Kopytko, co-founder of Smabbler, a Poland-based company developing a platform that helps large language models (LLMs) give more accurate answers and…

Senators Hawley (R-MO) and Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Guaranteeing Rate Insulation from Data Centers Act (GRID Act) last week in response to concerns that rapid AI-driven data center growth could…

AI is reshaping how the public sector operates, with public servants in many countries already using AI tools in their day-to-day work. But the depth, quality, and consistency of adoption…

The India AI Impact Summit kicks off next week, and U.S. engagement in it matters because India is positioning itself as a bridge between advanced AI economies and the Global…

The Center for Data Innovation recently spoke with Naren Tallapragada, CEO of Tessel Biosciences, a Massachusetts‑based company using AI to advance drug discovery for complex diseases. Tallapragada described why chronic…

This week’s roundup of top data news covers highlights from February 7, 2026, to February 13, 2026, includes a new computer chip that helps self‑driving cars react faster and chocolate…

Researchers at Texas A&M University and the National Center for Atmospheric Research have created an interactive visualization showing how ocean currents and snow cover evolve globally, rendering warm currents in…

Researchers at the University of Michigan have created a dataset that helps scientists estimate how ice on the Great Lakes formed. The dataset compiles 120 years of air‑temperature records from…

This week’s roundup of top data news highlights from January 31, 2026, to February 6, 2026, includes new AI tools that detect student math anxiety in real time and home-security…

The Center for Data Innovation recently spoke with Karen Nguyen, CEO of OFFENSAI, a Delaware-based company specializing in autonomous red-teaming that tests security vulnerabilities in companies’ cloud infrastructure. Nguyen explained…

Researchers at Virginia Tech created a map that shows how states differ in water use across farming, manufacturing, and power generation, from crop irrigation to power-plant cooling. Working with all…