Data

Google CEO Sundar Pichai wrote in a New York Times op-ed Tuesday that privacy is "one of the most important topics of our time" and said privacy is not a "luxury good." What Happened There is no widely held definition of privacy, which implies companies should make it clear...

freightwaves/josh roden Datapace, a blockchain-powered data marketplace with technical and policy-based data verification that has access to a worldwide network of sensors, has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). Datapace is headquartered at Bell Labs in Villarceaux, France....

FreightWaves continues to enhance the SONAR platform by adding the following new data and features this week: Freight data now has sortable categories in the mapping tool Air temperature added to the location forecast data viewable in the mapping widget Added new index category to the existing...

Big data is opening up opportunities for shippers of all sizes, and used properly, it can help reduce shipping rates and improve customer service. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) Shippers face two external factors that impact their costs, and traditionally they have had very little control over...

Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ: STX) were declining Tuesday after the storage device manufacturer issued a bleak sales forecast for the March quarter. The Analysts Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty maintained an Overweight rating on Seagate and reduced the price target from $60...

Investors looking at Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) as a legacy company with 90-percent market share in the PC market may want to listen to what interim CEO Bob Swan told CNBC's Jim Cramer Thursday. What Happened Under prior leadership teams, Intel operated under the belief it has a near 100-...

Shares of Netherlands-based Elastic NV (NYSE: ESTC), the company behind Elasticsearch and the Elastic Stack, rose nearly 100 percent on its trading debut in early October. The Street is offering first takes on the stock now that the quiet period has come to an end. The Analysts...

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL)’s social networking platform, Google+, was launched in 2011 as a way to compete against key players like Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB). Google said Monday that a software glitch in the site allowed outsiders access to private profile data between 2015 and 2018...

The cloud business intelligence platform Domo Inc (NASDAQ: DOMO) is showing impressive sales metrics, according to Morgan Stanley.  The Analyst Morgan Stanley's Sanjit Singh initiated coverage of Domo with an Overweight rating and $28 price target. The Thesis Domo's...

Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC)'s ongoing transition to become a "subscription-first" company is admirable and justifies a bullish case on the stock, according to Stifel. The Analyst Stifel's Brad Reback upgraded Teradata from Hold to Buy with a price target lifted from $45 to...

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) announced Tuesday it plans to build a "clear history" feature for its social media platform.  What Happened It's clear that Facebook users want more information about how the app works and how their information is controlled, Erin Egan, the company...

Shares of Mulesoft Inc (NYSE: MULE) spiked more than 25 percent Tuesday morning after the company was named as a potential acquisition target. What Happened Mulesoft, a provider of integration software for connecting applications, data and devices, is in advanced talks to be acquired by...

The General Data Protection Regulation is set to go into effect May 25, and Morgan Stanley analyst Brian Nowak parsed the impact the new European data protection rules will have on e-commerce, online advertising and online travel stocks in a note. Online Advertising Online ad leaders will soon be...

NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) earned upgrades from two sell-side analysts who praised the storage and data management name's fundamentals.  NetApp is scheduled to release its third-quarter earnings report Feb. 14 and its analyst day is set for April 5. The Analysts Loop Capital...

Uber, which is working to vindicate itself under new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi following a string of scandals, faced a setback after it was revealed by Bloomberg in a Nov. 21 report that the company was a victim of a hacking incident in October 2016 — and chose to cover it up by paying $100,000...