Things are changing for me! I’m now focused on developing partnerships with IBM. My raison d'être now is to help you see how IBM technology can really improve your product or service, which is awesome. Because first, IBM tech is awesome. And second, because YOU are awesome.
- Hiding in Plane Sight
Once again the power of BIG DATA. Can you guess what hedge funds are tracking in order to determine the next big deal? It’s nothing to do with economics. They’re following private planes!
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-02/hedge-funds-are-tracking-private-jets-to-find-the-next-megadeal
- What’s New with Big Blue: Big Purple?
It’s official! Red Hatters and IBMers are now one big happy family! It’s open source for the win! Here’s what it means for you.
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/think/2019/07/ibm-red-hat/
- Sixth cents
Think you’re completely rational when it comes to finance? Or do you pride yourself on some kind of intuitive talent when it comes to investment? Wrong! It’s the lizard brain that’s in control. Here are 8 behavioural concepts that overwhelmingly shape our financial decisions:
https://www.theancientbabylonians.com/the-8-key-concepts-of-behavioural-finance/
- Eyes in the sky
They can see you. There are nearly 5,000 satellites orbiting the earth right now. And they know what you’re doing. Goodbye privacy.
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613748/satellites-threaten-privacy/
- What Kenvi learned: Walk the talk, man
Boy do I feel old! Did you all know the Walkman is 40 years old??? I never owned one, but I am old enough to remember cassette tapes. Hear that kids? CASSETTE TAPES.
https://www.businessinsider.com/history-listening-to-music-recorded-walkman-2019-6
I went to the doctors. He said 'I'd like you to lie on the couch'.
I said 'What for?'
He said 'I'd like to sweep the floor'