Companies can use big data and the internet of things to combat climate change, reports Forbes. 

There are plenty of pervasive myths about the state of climate change today, like that it’s a far-off problem or that it can’t be real because it’s cold out. 

Companies are bringing big data to the real estate industry, reports Fast Company. 

It’s easy to track prices of some things: Drive down any major street and you’ll only have to pass a few gas stations to know roughly how much gasoline costs in your area. 

Google has a new set of tools that can collect some big data that collect data using differential privacy, reports CNet. 

Data about human beings can tell you countless helpful things. How crowded is a hospital waiting room on a typical Saturday? What's the traffic like for your morning commute? But collecting all this data comes with the risk of exposing private information about individuals.