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Despite Concessions to U.S. Farmers, Big Data Giants Still in Control

In the tussle between U.S. farmers and big data purveyors, farmers are winning some control over details about crop and growing conditions on their land, but most data sellers are retaining ultimate ...

Netflix’s House of Cards and Other Big Data Case Studies

How did program developers at Netflix know that viewers of the BBC television series "House of Cards" also enjoyed movies starring Kevin Spacey and directed by David Finch? They analyzed big data to ...

Monsanto Acquiring Weather Data Modeler, Farm Insurer Climate Corp. for $930 Million

Monsanto Co., the world's largest seed company, agreed to buy The Climate Corp. for about $930 million to provide farmers with weather data and agronomic modeling to boost yields and manage risk. ...