AI knowledge distillation: The key to DeepSeek’s refinement?
We highlight the findings and implications of a paper that outlines the launch of DeepSeek’s R1 model, which shook the AI industry in January 2025.
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The Signal, February 2025: Super Bowl bets and DeepSeek’s funding impacts
This month’s alternative data insights include DeepSeek’s potential to disrupt VC’s funding rounds and trends in American sports betting. -
Global conflict tracking: Enhancing insights with alternative data
This report outlines datasets that can be used to track global conflicts and considers their impact on financial markets. For example, the worsening conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo will likely impact global manufacturing due to its importance in global cobalt and copper production. We look at vendors across different data types, including satellite, geopolitical risk, news/event, shipping and trade. -
DeepSeek's AI shakes up the industry: Irony and implications
The AI world was rocked the last week of January when DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company, unveiled its new large language model that rivals ChatGPT's capabilities but was developed at a fraction of the cost. -
Card data: Solutions and shortcomings for the US grocery sector
We propose the transaction data panels best suited to tracking the US grocery sector. -
From patents to profit: Predicting stock market success
Tech giants continue to dominate the innovation landscape, securing the lion's share of patents issued in 2024. We review a paper that explores the relationship between tech company patent activities and stock market performance, going beyond traditional stock forecasting. The authors model the number of applications, the diversity of patent categories and their impact on stock price dynamics and volatility. -
February notebook: Scraping woes + payment flows
As we enter the Year of the Snake—a time of transformation, reinvention, and renewal—recent shifts in AI, search, and politics couldn’t be more fitting. Let’s explore… -
People Moves, January 2025: JPMorgan, BNamericas, FIS
In this month’s roundup, JPMorgan hires a new Executive Director of Vendor Management, BNamericas promotes a new CEO, and FIS appoints to its Enterprise Data and AI team. -
The Bitcoin boom: Will the bull prevail?
This report summarises potential correlations between alternative datasets and Bitcoin prices, including insights from Wikipedia search trends and dark pool activities. -
China issues first judgement on cross-border personal data transfer
In late 2024, the Guangzhou Internet Court published the first judgment in China on the cross-border transfer of data under the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL).