Month: January 2020

Column Just before Christmas, Google claimed quantum supremacy. The company had configured a quantum computer to produce results that would take conventional computers some 10,000 years to replicate – a landmark event. Bollocks, said IBM – which also has big…
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With each passing day, its becoming more clear thatand I hate to say this of someone who is cool enough to be on Interpols most wanted listCarlos Ghosn wasnt good at running a car company. All that and more in The Morning Shift for January 9, 2020. 1st Gear:…
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With the US stock market humming along, the investment landscape is starting to feel a bit frothy. The four largest tech companiesApple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabetare now worth a combined $4 trillion. And in the last couple weeks, the Nasdaq and Dow have…
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Cars crash all the time, but vehicles believed to be piloted by an advanced driver-assist system at the time of the collision earn themselves an investigation from a federal agency. Such is the case with the latest Tesla crash, with occurred in Indiana on Dec…
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Sign up for Next China, a weekly email on where the nation stands now and where it’s going next. In China’s stock market, a rally in small caps rarely lasts and typically marks the start of excessive risk taking. This time, it’s signaling optimism about the …
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