Will The Robots Take All Our Jobs?
The past ten years have seen widespread concern about the effect that artificial intelligence (AI) and sophisticated robotics might have on employment. The most pessimistic prognosticators assert that strong and…
The past ten years have seen widespread concern about the effect that artificial intelligence (AI) and sophisticated robotics might have on employment. The most pessimistic prognosticators assert that strong and…
“I am a hybrid. I do independent films and also do Hollywood films - I love them both.” Spike Lee According to the recent series of reports published by the…
"A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it." Jean De La Fontaine The shift in the provision of financial intermediation away from traditional banks…
“If keeping track of all the new stuff feels overwhelming, that’s kind of the point. Amazon wants people to feel like it’s coming out with so much that no one…
Every September we begin to see the signs that the fall season is on the horizon. The temperature starts to cool, the leaves start changing colors, and Starbucks begins selling…
Whole Foods announced on May 20 it would stop offering plastic straws in all of its stores. Other companies such as Starbucks and McDonald’s are taking the same steps. Meanwhile,…
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new” -Socrates If the Fed's understanding of the existing problems in…
“No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.” ? Haruki Murakami Following the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), most central banks around…
The overall picture of the U.S. economy, though far from stable, is hardly threatening. For instance, U.S. payrolls grew by 128,000 in October. Nevertheless, the Fed cut the interest rate…
“What institutions build, they can destroy." Anonymous Mark Zuckerberg's testimony to Congress on October 24th, 2019, created anxieties on whether Facebook would circumvent financial regulators as it readies its planned…