Big Data firm PredictHQ has finished a new round of funding, raising $22 million dollars, reports VentureBeat. 

PredictHQ, a company that aggregates data sets from myriad events and public holidays to help companies forecast demand for their services, has raised $22 million in a series B round of funding led by Sutter Hill Ventures, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Aspect Ventures, and Rampersand VC.

According to Tech Startups, Google has completed its purchase of big data company Looker. 

Google announced today it has completed $2 billion acquisition of big-data analytics startup Looker after green light from UK regulators. 

According to Bloomberg Opinion, scientists have access to large amounts of data regarding the coronavirus, but it is hard for them to get accurate information about the rapidly evolving situation. 

How often do you see a piece of economic or financial information revised upward by 45%? And how reliable would you regard a data set that’s subject to such adjustments?