Jan 24 : General Topic

10 Ways Big Data is creating the science fiction future (io9.com)

Sometimes, it already seems like the websites you visit know more about you than you know about yourself — but this is just the beginning. Every day you're helping to generate masses more data, which computers are getting better and better at crunching. How long will it be before the predictive power of these systems becomes so powerful, they're almost magical? read more

Jan 4 : Fantasy Sports

numberFire: Data Science for Fantasy Sports (betabeat.com)

Numberfire is a New York startup company taking an algorithmic approach to crunching data, helping fantasy sports fans find the best players at the lowest prices. Founder Nik Bonaddio got his first $100,000 in seed capital from Regis Philbin, after starring in an episode of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.  Co-foudner and COO Sean Weinstock says “We’ve got 20,000 registered users now and are planning to expand to basketball and baseball in the coming months. read more