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New York City Passes Bill Set To Ban Foie Gras In Restaurants, Grocery Stores

NEW YORK (AP) New York City lawmakers on Wednesday passed a bill that bans restaurants and grocery stores from selling foie gras, the fattened liver of a duck or goose considered a culinary delicacy for centuries. The bill, which is expected to be signed by …

bubmagOctober 31, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

Book review: Saving the crumbling relationship

Daniel Gordis offers a succinct analysis of what he terms the “crumbling bonds” between Israel and America in his most recent book We Stand Divided: The Rift Between American Jews and Israel. Gordis looks at the historical, political, religious and social dif…

bubmagOctober 31, 2019

Machine Learning

What Is the Role of AI in Cybersecurity Operations?

Theres a lot of hype around artificial intelligence (AI). It seems like every technology and cybersecurity vendor these days is claiming to use AI in some way, shape, or form. AI is not a magical solution for every problem, but one area where AImore specifica…

bubmagOctober 31, 2019

Singapore

Fairly Recently: Must- and Should-Reads, and Writings… (October 31, 2019)

MUST OF THE MUSTS Comment of the Day : Grizzled in Age of the Expert as Policymaker Is Coming To an End https://www.bradford-delong.com/2019/10/comment-of-the-day-_grizzled_-in-age-of-the-expert-as-policymaker-is-coming-to-an-end-alas-i-dont-think-its-usual.h??? Read More

bubmagOctober 31, 2019

Climate Change

This Perfect Shitstorm Crystallizes the Climate Crisis We Face

On Wednesday, Chile announced it would no longer host an international climate conference despite it being a little more than a month out. The move comes as protests over inequality roil the country. The only reason the conference was scheduled in Chile in th…

bubmagOctober 31, 2019

Trade War

As profits dwindle, HSBC plans a radical overhaul

WHEN NOEL QUINN took over as interim chief executive of HSBC from John Flint, ousted by the board in August, analysts expected a change in style. Whereas Mr Flint was seen as a cerebral introvert, Mr Quinn is forthcoming, verging on blunt. On that front, at …

bubmagOctober 31, 2019

Tayyip Erdogan

Inflation in Turkey has fallen steeply

TURKEYS PRESIDENT, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, once called high interest rates the mother of all evil. Murat Uysal, its new central-bank governor, must then be close to angelic. Since Mr Erdogan sacked Mr Uysals predecessor four months ago for refusing to slash int…

bubmagOctober 31, 2019

Machine Learning

Quantum Computing Will Solve the Problems We Only Dreamed of One Day Decoding

Flickr/IBM Research, licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0. I was speaking with Mercedes Cardona recently as she prepared to write an article on Quantum Computing for Adobe’s CMO.com. Our conversation went beyond business and marketing and explored the possibilities (…

bubmagOctober 31, 2019

Hrant Dink

The House votes to recognise the persecution of Armenians as genocide

FOR ARMENIAN-AMERICANS, it was a moment of vindication. After decades of campaigning for their country to acknowledge their forebears agonies, news came that the House of Representatives had voted by 405 to 11 to recognise as genocide the persecution of the A…

bubmagOctober 31, 2019

Trade War

As profits dwindle, HSBC plans a radical overhaul

WHEN NOEL QUINN took over as interim chief executive of HSBC from John Flint, ousted by the board in August, analysts expected a change in style. Whereas Mr Flint was seen as a cerebral introvert, Mr Quinn is forthcoming, verging on blunt. On that front, at …

bubmagOctober 31, 2019

New York City Passes Bill Set To Ban Foie Gras In Restaurants, Grocery Stores

Book review: Saving the crumbling relationship

What Is the Role of AI in Cybersecurity Operations?

Fairly Recently: Must- and Should-Reads, and Writings… (October 31, 2019)

This Perfect Shitstorm Crystallizes the Climate Crisis We Face

As profits dwindle, HSBC plans a radical overhaul

Inflation in Turkey has fallen steeply

Quantum Computing Will Solve the Problems We Only Dreamed of One Day Decoding

The House votes to recognise the persecution of Armenians as genocide

As profits dwindle, HSBC plans a radical overhaul

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