Center for Data Innovation

This week’s roundup of data news highlights from August 1, 2026, to August 7, 2026, features a robotic cherry-harvesting system designed to address agricultural labor shortages and an AI-powered website that helps voters better understand political candidates and judicial decisions.

The Center for Data Innovation recently spoke with Alex Southmayd, founder of Bloomy, a New York-based company developing an AI-powered learning platform for K–12 education. Southmayd explained how Bloomy uses an AI system to deliver personalized instruction, guide students through one-o...

Researchers at the University of Cape Town in South Africa and Durham University in the UK have created a visualization mapping UNESCO World Heritage sites vulnerable to rising seas, flooding, and erosion. The visual shows 1,250 cultural, natural, and mixed sites in low-elevation coastal areas, helping researchers track their exposure to climate risks. Red diamonds mark cultu...

The International Energy Agency’s PV Power Systems Programme has created a dataset tracking the environmental impacts of modern solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, which convert sunlight into electricity. It includes reviewed data on solar technologies, inverters, and other components across countries. Researchers and policymakers can use the dataset to compare technologies, eva...

Three days after Anthropic launched Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 last month, the Commerce Department issued an export control directive barring any foreign national from accessing the models. Becaus...