Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Nudge Guy Say Nudges Good, Critics Bad

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Have I mentioned I don't like the nudge people? Ah, I see I have. More below Cass Sunstein via the Social Science Research Network: ...

"The Fundamental Limits of Machine Learning"

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From Nautil.us  The Fundamental Limits of Machine Learning Jesse Dunietz, a Ph.D. student in computer science at Carnegie Mellon Univer...

CIO Mag. Exclusive — Ray Dalio: Why I Came Out of the Woodwork

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From Chief Investment Officer: The hedge fund titan discusses his emergence from the shadows into the limelight, comments on current marke...

"Uber says it's not part of the gig economy at tribunal on drivers' rights"

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It's not a start-up either although you still see them referred to as one in some of the dimmer media outposts. They're eight years ...

Ok, Here's the Pitch: We Are Not Juicero (and Juicero Guy Talks Up Fasting With “fresh raw spring water,”)

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Now is the time we juxtapose. First up, Gizmodo: Juicero Founder Hops on Silicon Valley's Hot Starvation Fad With 'Raw Water' ...

Does An ESG Mandate Mean You Can't Invest In Electric Car Companies Using Cobalt Containing Batteries?

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With a sizable chunk of the non-Chinese-controlled cobalt coming from artisanal—damn near child slave labor—and conflict metals area product...

Currencies: "Dollar Builds on Gains"

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From Marc to Market: The Federal Reserve may not be on a coordinated campaign to convince the markets of a pending rate hike as it did so ...

News You Can Use: Should You Be There When the Volcano Erupts...

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...and you absolutely must have something to nosh. From Forbes, August 28: Here's How To Actually Cook Food Over Lava Hello dear re...
Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Inflation: "For truckload carriers and their customers, the moment of truth has arrived"

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When prices start rising this deep in the logistics pipeline the effects can be economy-wide, Mr. Bezos. From the supply chain mavens at...

"‘Avatar’ Starts Production Today On Four Consecutive Sequels At Over $1 Billion Budget"

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Cameron has made some big bets, and some bigger movies, but this seems, ah, titanic. From Dateline Hollywood , Sept 25: It has been long...

"City Travel Scaling"

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We've followed and enjoyed the author of the piece below, George Mason University econ/polymath Robin Hanson for years so I hope what I...

"Uber threatens to leave Quebec if province insists on stricter rules"

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Following the London bowing/scraping/forelock tugging by CEO Khosrowshahi, we now return you to your regularly scheduled Uber, already in pr...

What Is A Security? The SEC and ICO's, Crypto, the Weaver's Beaver Case and Rule 10B-5

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Today Izabella flags the SEC's announcements of the creation of a Cyber Unit and the concurrent establishment of a retail strategy task...

"SoftBank's Banker Stash"

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Two from Bloomberg Gadfly. First up, the headline piece from September 21: What exactly is the vision for SoftBank Group Corp.'s Visio...

Questions America Wants Answered: "Why Pay Interest on Required Reserve Balances? - New York Fed"

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From the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Liberty Street Economics blog: September 25, 2017 Why Pay Interest on Required Reserve Ba...

"New type of supercomputer could be based on ‘magic dust’ combination of light and matter"

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I may have picked the wrong decade to quit microdosing. * From Next Big Future: A team of researchers from the UK and Russia have succe...

Oil: "Mother Russia - Recent Developments in Russian Crude and Refined Product Exports"

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From RBN Energy, Sept. 25: Russia is a major producer — and exporter — of crude oil and natural gas, and a major exporter of refined prod...

This is Nuts: Farmland Partners Buys $110m Almond, Pistachio Property from Olam

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We aren't doing anything with farmland, yet. For a publicly traded entity the equation is a bit different: if they don't deploy the ...

Bill Gates' Forward to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's Book "Hit Refresh"

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From Mr. Gate's Gates Notes blog: Satya Nadella’s Guide to the Future By Bill Gates   | ...

News You Can Use But Maybe Shouldn't: How To Open A Bottle Of Wine With A Shoe

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Alternate title: Why the Daily Mail probably isn't the best source for all things oenophile. The DM story is so chipper and upbeat you ...