Read, Learn, Improve – 1-Apr-17 The body is the missing link for truly intelligent machines – Link here We draw on experiences and expectations to predict likely outcomes from a relatively small number of observed samples. So when a human thinks about a cat, she can probably picture the way it moves, hear …
Read More Read, Learn, Improve – 1-Apr-17If there is one brokerage house on street that is on mission of educating market participate at large on investing, its Ambit. This time they did a townhall with Mr. KN Sivasubramanian’s – Ex-CIO, Franklin Templeton and it is nothing short of amazing learning experience that one can ask for. Here is full transcript of …
Read More Read, Learn, Improve – 25-Mar-17Buffett’s Airlines Conundrum – Link here Global house prices – Link here In Vancouver, home values have risen by 47% in four years; in London they have risen by 54%; and in Auckland the rise has been a whopping 75%. The influence of foreign capital flows on housing markets is being scrutinised, particularly as …
Read More Read, Learn, Improve – 18-Mar-17The rise of the useless class – Yuval Noah Harari – Link here So what will people do? Art is often said to provide us with our ultimate (and uniquely human) sanctuary. In a world where computers have replaced doctors, drivers, teachers and even landlords, would everyone become an artist? Yet it is hard …
Read More Read, Learn, Improve – 11-Mar-17The World’s Most Radical Experiment in Monetary Policy Isn’t Working – A generation of Japanese accustomed to falling prices have diminished the impact of negative interest rates and other stimulus that were supposed to spur wage and price increases; ‘people love to save’ – Link here Lines that caught my attention A Bank …
Read More Read, Learn, Improve – 4-Mar-1724% India’s MPs/MLAs Say They Don’t Need To Pay Tax Or Have No Income – Link here As many as 1,676 (35%) elected representatives declared annual incomes less than Rs 2.5 lakh. Why are Indian engineers so afraid of ‘artificial intelligence’? – Link here – Line that caught my attention “Forget getting people of our …
Read More Read, Learn, Improve – 25-Feb-17The AI Threat Isn’t Skynet. It’s the End of the Middle Class – Link here. The lines that caught my attention “I am less concerned with Terminator scenarios,” MIT economist Andrew McAfee said on the first day at Asilomar. “If current trends continue, people are going to rise up well before the machines do.” …
Read More Read, Learn, Improve – 18-Feb-17The Debate Finally Seems to Have Ended: Robo-Advisors Vs. Humans – Link here Michael Jackson Is Worth More Than Ever, and the IRS Wants Its Cut – Jackson’s star lawyer made a mint for his heirs, so now the government has to be startin’ somethin’ – Link here A CEO’s tale: How demonetisation halved the …
Read More Read, Learn, Improve – 11-Feb-17Motilal Oswal came up with very interesting report namely -The Big Leap, it basically highlights with an introduction of GST and various other laws how a lot of business would witness exit of unorganised player and increase in market share of organised player. I have taken few charts that clearly highlights the potential sector that could …
Read More The Big Leap – MotilalOswalUber: the app that changed how the world hails a taxi – Link here (the real origin story of Uber) The End of Employees – Never before have big employers tried so hard to hand over chunks of their business to contractors. From Google to Wal-Mart, the strategy prunes costs for firms and job security …
Read More Read, Learn, Improve – 4-Feb-17