Data is the new oil, making data scientists indispensable. Learning to work with them is a necessary skill for a successful business career.

Big data sets are too large to comb through manually, so automation is key, says Shoaib Mufti, senior director of data and technology at the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle, Washington.

Government agencies are awash in documents. Some of them, like Bureau Labor Statistics (BLS), turn to machine learning to help improve and streamline various processes.

Microsoft said on Monday it would offer new AI models made by Elon Musk's xAI, Meta Platforms and European startups Mistral and Black Forest Labs hosted in its own data centers, and unveiled a new ...