Invented by the Chinese more than 2,500 years ago, Go is thought to be the oldest board game ever played. There are vastly more possible Go games than there are subatomic particles in the known universe. In the beautiful documentary AlphaGo, we see the country of Korea captivated by an artificial intelligence (AI) program playing […]
In the dot com era of the late 90s, demand for talent became so fierce that just about anyone could get hired in tech. It wasn’t uncommon in those days for some of your team members to be on work release. Any felon who could fog a mirror was capable of doing software testing by […]
When you’ve been writing about technology for as long as we have at Nanalyze you start to see patterns emerge. One of the most interesting – and potentially biggest game-changers in the life sciences arena – is the emergence of precision medicine. The approach takes into account individual variability in genes, among other factors, to […]
It’s pretty much impossible to get away from all of the buzzwords that have glommed onto the marketing end of artificial intelligence. One of our favorites is ambient intelligence. The concept is pretty straightforward: Drawing on the nearly infinite data streams that flow from both the internet and a sensor-rich environment, AI will come to […]
If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results, then the same can be said for investors who repeatedly invest in stocks that have more red flags than a Chinese military parade. The biggest giveaway is the gaggle of prophets that come around letting you know what great opportunity […]
The best way to learn how to swim is to jump into the deep end of the pool and figure it out as you go along. That’s how most newbie investors enter the world of investing. Open a brokerage account, Google “best stock to buy,” follow some Foolish recommendation, panic, then drown. Rinse and repeat. […]
IPOs are coming out of the woodwork in a heated market that defies the imagination. There has been an unprecedented loss in productivity around the globe, yet the markets continue soaring to new highs. In the words of Mr. Dickens, “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” It’s always a […]
Almost every day we read about how artificial intelligence is outcompeting humans. The latest involves an algorithm that outmaneuvered a fighter pilot in a simulated dog fight. While no one (well, there’s probably someone) is ready to hand over the flight controls to a machine, we’re not too far from when AI algorithms will help […]
When you’re a young male, you spend your money on cheap booze, hard drugs, and fast women – and the rest you waste. As you enter old age, you increase your spending on drugs, the type needed to treat the chronic problems you developed from abusing your body so much during your youth. The end […]
Global equities continue to defy explanation as stocks set new highs in the face of a pandemic that’s decimated entire sectors. Taking a bearish outlook seems like the sensible thing to do. Putting the pandemic and coming American elections aside, the irrationality on display is perhaps what’s most concerning. Thirteen million investors now use Robinhood […]