Marjorie He

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“intrinsic-value-based” public-equity strategies,
Focusing Capital on the Long Term
more weight to strategies
Focusing Capital on the Long Term
require allocating more capital to illiquid or “real” asset classes like infrastructure and real estate.
Focusing Capital on the Long Term
effective way to move forward is to change the investment strategies and approaches of the players who form the cornerstone of our capitalist system: the big asset owners.
Focusing Capital on the Long Term
As for those board members, they made it clear that they were often just channeling increased short-term pressures from investors, including institutional shareholders.
Focusing Capital on the Long Term
86% declared that using a longer time horizon to make business decisions would positively affect corporate performance in a number of ways, including strengthening financial returns and increasing innovation.
Focusing Capital on the Long Term
And the first regulation I would suggest is to make it mandatory for ai to disclose that it is an ai
Yuval Noah Harari argues that AI has hacked the operating system of human civilisation
When ai hacks language, it could destroy our ability to have meaningful conversations, thereby destroying democracy.
Yuval Noah Harari argues that AI has hacked the operating system of human civilisation
The first crucial step is to demand rigorous safety checks before powerful ai tools are released into the public domain.
Yuval Noah Harari argues that AI has hacked the operating system of human civilisation
battlefront is shifting from attention to intimacy.
Yuval Noah Harari argues that AI has hacked the operating system of human civilisation
intimacy is the most efficient weapon, and ai has just gained the ability to mass-produce intimate relationships with millions of people.
Yuval Noah Harari argues that AI has hacked the operating system of human civilisation
it is utterly pointless for us to spend time trying to change the declared opinions of an ai bot, while the ai could hone its messages so precisely that it stands a good chance of influencing us.
Yuval Noah Harari argues that AI has hacked the operating system of human civilisation
While to the best of our knowledge all previous q drops were composed by humans, and bots merely helped disseminate them, in future we might see the first cults in history whose revered texts were written by a non-human intelligence.
Yuval Noah Harari argues that AI has hacked the operating system of human civilisation
What would happen once a non-human intelligence becomes better than the average human at telling stories, composing melodies, drawing images, and writing laws and scriptures?
Yuval Noah Harari argues that AI has hacked the operating system of human civilisation
ai has gained some remarkable abilities to manipulate and generate language, whether with words, sounds or images. ai has thereby hacked the operating system of our civilisation.
Yuval Noah Harari argues that AI has hacked the operating system of human civilisation
the act of preparing to take a photo by focusing on visual details around us has some upsides
Too Much Photo-Taking Can Undermine Memory : Shots - Health News : NPR
"Google effect" that found that people don't remember information as well when they know they can retrieve it later from the internet or from a device it has been saved on.
Too Much Photo-Taking Can Undermine Memory : Shots - Health News : NPR
providing a rational basis for developing novel cosmetic solutions
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Some 80% of disease can be prevented by changes in how people lead their lives.
Wearable technology promises to revolutionise health care | The Economist
key socio - demographic differences between the rural and urban poor . For ex ample, t he rural poor are more likely to be working, self - employed, between the ages of 35 and 44, Caucasian, and less likely to be receiving government benefits
a_primer_for_understanding_issues_around_rural_poverty.pdf
r ural residents who were unable to speak the official languages (English or French) were more likely to be living in poverty, suggesting that more language pro grams are needed in rural and small town places (Chokie and Partridge 2008)
a_primer_for_understanding_issues_around_rural_poverty.pdf
the secret to doing good research is always to be a little underemployed. You waste years by not being able to waste hours.
The Advantage Of Being A Little Underemployed · Collaborative Fund
We cannot state this strongly enough: if police get their hands on taser drones, they will not sit in a warehouse until the next emergency mass shooting situation. History has proven this. We will see them flying over protests and shopping districts. We will hear news stories about police using a drone to taser someone for vandalism, petty theft, or fleeing the drone. It will not be a matter of if, but when.
Axon Must Not Arm Drones with Tasers | Electronic Frontier Foundation
For example, cell site simulators (often called “Stingrays”) were developed for use in foreign battlefields, brought home in the name of fighting “terrorism,” then used by law enforcement to catch immigrants and a man who stole $57 worth of food.
Axon Must Not Arm Drones with Tasers | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Taser and surveillance vendor Axon has proposed what it claims to be the solution to the epidemic of school shootings in the United States: a remote-controlled flying drone armed with a taser.
Axon Must Not Arm Drones with Tasers | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Southwest tested the use of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi beacons to see where customers congregate in airports in order to estimate security wait times.
Tech Trends 2022
According to insurer AIG, ransomware claims alone have grown 150% since 2018
Tech Trends 2022
After cutting and polishing each diamond, the jeweler laser engraves it with a serial number that references a specific entry in a two-party blockchain ledger
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Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and that meet the requirements of the United Nations’ Kimberly Process, which establishes guidelines for ethically sourcing diamonds
Tech Trends 2022
One of the main value propositions of Chow Tai Fook’s products is the fact that it sells diamonds that are certified by the Blockchain: Ready for business 50
Tech Trends 2022
By redirecting communications between a car owner’s mobile phone, or key fob, and the car, outsiders can fool the entry system into thinking the owner is located physically near the vehicle.
Tesla Hacker Proves a Way of Unlocking Doors, Starting Engine - Bloomberg
A lot of people in the United States can’t afford that price point of over $70,000. But a Ford 150 Lightning for $40,000 is maybe something that they can afford,”
Electric SUV maker Rivian stalls out after hot IPO - The Washington Post
Ford initially invested $500 million in Rivian. Amazon owns about a 20 percent stake in the company and placed an initial order of 100,000 of Rivian’s custom-made commercial delivery vans.
Electric SUV maker Rivian stalls out after hot IPO - The Washington Post
Ford’s dumping of some of its Rivian shares comes right as the first batch of customers receive its own iteration of the electric pickup truck, the Ford F-150 Lightning
Electric SUV maker Rivian stalls out after hot IPO - The Washington Post
Rivian has been a train wreck since its IPO and an overall black eye for the EV industry,”
Electric SUV maker Rivian stalls out after hot IPO - The Washington Post
The gap this study uncovered in influencer marketing vastly overshadows the gaps in any other industry."
MSL Study Reveals Racial Pay Gap in Influencer Marketing
According to the research, the racial pay gap between white and BIPOC influencers (Black, Indigenous & People of Color) is 29%. Focus specifically on the gap between white and Black influencers, and it widens to 35%.
MSL Study Reveals Racial Pay Gap in Influencer Marketing
By combining the imagery gathered by the plant buggy with other data sets like satellite imagery, weather data, and soil information, the team is able to create a full picture of what’s happening in the field and use machine learning to identify patterns and useful insights into how plants grow and interact with their environment.
Mineral - X, the moonshot factory
Mineral’s software tools can help breeders understand and predict how different varieties of plants respond to their environments. By mapping and imaging plants in the field, growers can troubleshoot and treat individual plants instead of entire fields, reducing both their costs and environmental impact.
Mineral - X, the moonshot factory
By combining the imagery gathered by the plant buggy with other data sets like satellite imagery, weather data, and soil information, the team is able to create a full picture of what’s happening in the field and use machine learning to identify patterns and useful insights into how plants grow and interact with their environment.
Mineral - X, the moonshot factory
Modern agriculture practices focus on cultivating a few crops known to have high yields—today, rice, wheat, and maize provide nearly half the world’s plant-derived calories
Mineral - X, the moonshot factory