Headlines have reiterated that investments in big data have continued to increase, and the big data story they’re selling us on just keeps getting bigger. But it’s time to burst that bubble. For the ...

The new Maps app consumes one-fifth as much data as does its Google rival, says analytics firm Onavo, a bonus for subscribers on a strict data plan. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is reducing or ending the collection of data that is used to calculate the Consumer Price Index. By Ben Casselman Federal Reserve policymakers have stressed that their ...

You probably heard that the variety and quality of economic data are being challenged by the cutback in federal workers who collect such data. For most folks it’s no big deal. There are already too ...