Center for Data Innovation

This week’s roundup of data news highlights from September 5, 2026, to September 12, 2026, features a new virtual taekwondo competition at the Asian Games and AI-powered analysis helping Seattle Seahawks coaches make faster decisions during games.

The Center for Data Innovation recently spoke with Owen Kent, CEO of ATDev, a Colorado-based company developing robotics- and AI-driven assistive technologies. Kent discussed how the company is expanding the existing capabilities of assistive devices to improve mobility, rehabilitation, and i...

The New York Times has created a visual tracking China’s first regular cargo voyage along the Northern Sea Route, an Arctic shipping route connecting Asia and Europe. The visual follows the Dubai Tower cargo ship from Qingdao to the U.K., showing how reduced sea ice is creating new opportunities for seasonal maritime navigation. The visual compares travel times, showin...

Researchers at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences and the University of Coimbra in Portugal have created a dataset of future weather data for more than 5,000 European locations. It provides hourly projections for mid- and late-century under multiple emissions scenarios, based on climate models and historical weather data. The dataset could help designers prepare buildi...

Data centers have become a target for critics who portray them as a drain on local resources rather than an investment to improve their communities. Many of the concerns driving that criticism, such as fears about