Commentary

Blockchain: Answering a Charge of “Crappy Technology”

A recent article on Medium denounced blockchain for its current flaws, not least of all its claims to trustlessness, summarily dismissing...
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Rogue genome editing twists DNA ethics

Genome editing is on the cutting edge of science. It’s also morally questionable and possibly illegal in many jurisdictions. Despite that,...
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‘We learn more from failure than from success’

Successful entrepreneurs build their businesses from failures large and small. As Yvette Aloe knows, failures set back everyone from infants to...
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Will The Future Of AI Be Good Or Evil?

As with any emerging technology, disruptive ideas are vilified; whether out of misunderstanding or even fear, AI is on the receiving...
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A Code of Ethics Does Little to Correct the Issues with Today’s Soft...

Malicious software stories fill many publications. Bleeping Computer is practically an active record of malware and security holes. Bulletins such as The...
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An Uphill Battle: Investment Culture Finds Its Match in Germany

By Claudio Brocado and Anthony Claudio Brocado This is the second installment in my new approach of collaboration with friends and...
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Decentralized Cryptocurrency? …in your dreams

The Fight for Bitcoin Cash Supremacy. Preface: Before we get started. This is not FUD, it’s inspired by my observations of...
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Good Talk Yields Good Profits

The more people talk about your business, the greater your chance for success. More chatter translates to more income. Good word...
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A Business Moves On Its Stomach: How to Make Allowances for Gut Feelin...

Gut feelings, as it turns out, are more than a feeling. The science is quite clear on it: Your gut knows...
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Which is Better: Hourly or Salary Pay?

As an employer: How do you decide how to pay your employees? It’s always fascinating for me to hear the cases...
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The Italian Story: Easy Math, Somewhat Complicated Economics, Extremel...

In recent weeks I have been covering the current Italian stalemate with the European Union regarding the Mediterranean country’s 2019 budget....
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Italy must ask Turkey if it really should wish to have its own lira ba...

My proprietary net positive scoring (NPS) process has in recent weeks ranked both Turkey and Italy somewhat surprisingly well. In the...
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