The Latest News and Information from the Center for Data Innovation
- 10 Bits: The Data News Hotlist
by David Kertai on August 14, 2026 at 5:35 pmThis week’s roundup of data news highlights from August 8, 2026, to August 14, 2026, features AI tools that help transportation officials assess hurricane damage and researchers discover new materials…
- 5 Q’s with Maria Paola de Salvo, CEO of EasyTellingby David Kertai on August 14, 2026 at 5:30 pm
The Center for Data Innovation recently spoke with Maria Paola de Salvo, CEO of EasyTelling, a Brazil-based company developing an AI-powered platform that translates scientific research into practical applications. De…
- Measuring A/C Accessby David Kertai on August 14, 2026 at 5:19 pm
Axios has created a visual mapping U.S. households without air conditioning using 2023 Census Bureau data. The map shows that 6.9 percent of households nationwide lack A/C, highlighting where residents…
- Expanding Waste Managementby David Kertai on August 14, 2026 at 5:09 pm
UK-based waste-analytics company Greyparrot has partnered with recycling facilities to expand access to its dataset of AI-scanned materials moving through materials-recovery facilities. The dataset contains more than 1 trillion waste…
- 10 Bits: The Data News Hotlistby David Kertai on August 7, 2026 at 1:36 pm
This week’s roundup of data news highlights from August 1, 2026, to August 7, 2026, features a robotic cherry-harvesting system designed to address agricultural labor shortages and an AI-powered website…
- 5 Q’s with Alex Southmayd, Founder of Bloomyby David Kertai on August 7, 2026 at 1:32 pm
The Center for Data Innovation recently spoke with Alex Southmayd, founder of Bloomy, a San Francisco-based company developing an AI-powered learning platform for K–12 education. Southmayd explained how Bloomy uses…
- Tracking Coastal Landmarksby David Kertai on August 7, 2026 at 1:28 pm
Researchers at the University of Cape Town in South Africa and Durham University in the UK have created a visualization mapping UNESCO World Heritage sites vulnerable to rising seas, flooding,…
- Assessing Solar Performanceby David Kertai on August 7, 2026 at 1:25 pm
The International Energy Agency’s PV Power Systems Programme has created a dataset tracking the environmental impacts of modern solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, which convert sunlight into electricity. It includes reviewed…
- Congress Can Bring Clarity to AI Shutdown Authorityby Michelle Lopes Maldonado on August 3, 2026 at 3:55 pm
Three days after Anthropic launched Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 last month, the Commerce Department issued an export control directive barring any foreign national from accessing the models. Because…
- 10 Bits: The Data News Hotlistby David Kertai on July 31, 2026 at 4:42 pm
This week’s roundup of data news highlights from July 25, 2026, to July 31, 2026, features Google Earth’s new AI image-generation tool that lets users reimagine real-world locations and an…
- Mapping Toxic Wastewaterby David Kertai on July 30, 2026 at 5:51 pm
The New York Times has created a visual showing where toxic wastewater from fracking is injected underground in Ohio. The map tracks injection wells and shows how wastewater can move…
- Mapping Coastal Waterwaysby David Kertai on July 30, 2026 at 5:41 pm
Researchers at the University of William & Mary in Virginia have partnered with NOAA to collect seafloor mapping data during commercial fishing trips and crab-trap removal. The dataset captures millions…
- 5 Q’s with Samuel Gold, Founder of Risklyticsby David Kertai on July 29, 2026 at 12:46 pm
The Center for Data Innovation recently spoke with Samuel Gold, founder of Risklytics, a San Francisco-based company developing an AI-powered platform that analyzes commercial insurance policies and AI-related liability risks.…
- How to Fix the AI Model Theft Bill Before It Becomes Lawby Michelle Lopes Maldonado on July 28, 2026 at 7:28 pm
Adversarial AI distillation—the systematic extraction of capabilities from a frontier AI model to train a competing model—poses a real threat to U.S. AI leadership and national security. Congress is right…
- 10 Bits: The Data News Hotlistby Ash Johnson on July 24, 2026 at 3:32 pm
This week’s roundup of data news highlights from July 18, 2026, to July 24, 2026, features an AI system that detects wildfires before they spread and snake-like robots that can…
- Tracking Food Consumptionby David Kertai on July 24, 2026 at 2:52 pm
Researchers at the University of Oxford have created a visual showing how food consumption has changed around the world. The visual combines food-production data, waste estimates, dietary surveys, and nutritional…
- Automating Dronesby David Kertai on July 24, 2026 at 2:51 pm
Virginia-based data-labeling startup Enabled Intelligence has created a dataset built from real Ukrainian drone footage captured during the ongoing war. The collection contains more than half a million hours of…
- 5 Q’s with Kerli Luks, CEO of Muun Healthby David Kertai on July 24, 2026 at 1:47 pm
The Center for Data Innovation recently spoke with Kelri Luks, CEO of Muun Health, an Estonia-based company developing a wearable hormone-monitoring platform. Luks explained how the company’s sensor is designed…
- 10 Bits: The Data News Hotlistby David Kertai on July 16, 2026 at 5:19 pm
This week’s roundup of data news highlights from July 11, 2026, to July 17, 2026, features an AI model that helps balance water demand between agriculture and semiconductor manufacturing and…
- 5 Q’s with Juha Riippi, CEO of Quanscientby David Kertai on July 16, 2026 at 12:06 am
The Center for Data Innovation recently spoke with Juha Riippi, CEO of Quanscient, a Finland-based startup developing an AI-powered engineering-simulation platform that combines cloud and quantum computing. Riippi explained how…
