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March 18, 2019

How to Use Python With Real-Time Data and REST APIs

1. Introduction

The Forex Quote API provided by 1forge.com is one of the most generous places with free plans to get real-time currency exchange values. The https://1forge.com/forex-data-api site includes an introduction to the Forex data API.

For free accounts, the REST rate limit is 1000 requests per day returning results in JSON format. It supports more than 700 currency pairs. Unfortunately, the Peruvian Sol (PEN) is not supported.

February 19, 2019

Autonomous Cars, Big Data, and Edge Computing: What You Need to Know

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The driverless car has been a high-tech dream for decades. Now that broadband connectivity, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence are increasingly available, autonomous cars should go mainstream in the near future, provided certain technical and regulatory milestones are reached. But another issue that must be addressed before self-driving cars can reach critical mass is the issue of data. Specifically, the data analysis and storage requirements of autonomous cars present challenges beyond the capabilities of most current big data solutions.

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