According to Built in Chicago, Caterpillar uses big data to ensure that heavy equipment doesn’t have down time.

In a desolate and dry corner of the Chilean desert, a mining truck with a 400-ton payload runs close to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week over treacherous terrain, transporting the minerals required to build cell phones, car engines, and home heating systems.

With Intuit’s announcement that it is buying Credit Karma, regulators are beginning to look at how tech companies are using big data, reports ARS Technica.

The announcement earlier this week that Intuit, the financial software giant, would be buying the personal finance company Credit Karma for $7 billion was striking. 

Without data scientists to interpret it big data is useless, reports Venture Beat.

The buzz around big data has created a widespread misconception: that its mere existence can provide a company with actionable insights and positive business outcome.