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Algorithm-Based ETF 'Buys The Dip' to Beat the S&P 500
Nov.20 -- Victor Chow, senior investment consultant at Vesper Capital Management and finance professor at West Virginia University, talks with Bloomberg’s Scarlet Fu about his ETF, the Vesper U.S. Large Cap Short-Term Reversal Strategy...
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Social Media Algorithms Need to Be More Transparent: Wheeler
Mar.26 -- Former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler says that while Facebook is able to intervene to correct some actions taken by its algorithms to block posts, there should be more transparency in how the algorithms work. He joins David Westin...
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Should Facebook Be Considered a Media Company?
May 12 -- David Kirkpatrick, Techonomy's chief executive officer, Bob O'Donnell, Technalysis Research president, and Bloomberg's Gerry Smith discuss the news bias allegations against Facebook with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg...
The Recount
Lawmakers Introduce Bill For Algorithm-Free Platforms
Critics argue that algorithms can make social media more addictive, violate users’ privacy, and promote extremism. So a bipartisan group of lawmakers is proposing a bill that would allow people to opt out of algorithms altogether.
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Aave CEO Responds to Temporary Twitter Ban
Aave Founder and CEO Stani Kulechov joins Emily Chang to talk about how, after joke-tweeting he had been named Twitter's interim CEO, his account was briefly suspended by the social media giant. He shares his views on open sourcing...
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Facebook's Zuckerberg: Fake News Didn't Drive Election
Nov. 11 -- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rejected the idea that fake news on the social network influenced the U.S. presidential election and said echo-chambers aren't really a problem on the site. Bloomberg's Sarah Frier has more on...
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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt on the Rise of AI
Former Google CEO and Schmidt Futures co-founder Eric Schmidt joins Emily Chang for a deep conversation on the growing role of AI in society, how limits should be set on AI before it gets out of hand and regulating big tech.
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AI Beer: Taste Testing A Robot Brew
Dec.15 -- The world's first beer brewed with the help of artificial intelligence is on sale in the UK. (Video by Angus Bennett, Austin Brown, Tom Gibson).
The Recount
Rohingya Refugees Sue Facebook for Hate Speech
Refugees vs. Facebook. Dozens of Rohingya refugees are suing Facebook for allowing hate speech against them to spread. The persecuted group is demanding more than $150 billion in compensation. About 10,000 Rohingya Muslims were killed...
Curated Video
TikTok Acquisition Deal Faces Setbacks Over National Security Concerns
President Donald Trump's executive order sought to ban TikTok over data privacy security concerns. But ByteDance will likely keep majority ownership.
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BUZZ ETF Looks to Ride the Wave of Reddit-Trading Revolution
Mar.03 -- The new VanEck Vectors Social Sentiment ETF (ticker BUZZ) is launching for investors looking to cash in on the hype around online stock promotion. The ETF follows an index that scours social media, blogs, and news sources in...
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Australia to Discusses Facebook's Media Ban With Zuckerberg
Feb.18 -- Australia will hold talks with Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg in a bid to break a legal standoff after the social media giant angered the government by blocking the nation’s news sharing on its platform....
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ByteDance Won’t Sell Tiktok’s Algorithm, SCMP Reports
Sep.13 -- TikTok’s parent ByteDance has decided it won’t sell or transfer the algorithm behind the video-sharing app in any sale or divestment, according to the South China Morning Post. Tom Mackenzie reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak:...
Curated Video
What The New TikTok Deal Means For Its Data In The U.S.
TikTok will be owned by a new company called TikTok Global.
The Recount
Elon Musk Will Buy Twitter For $44 Billion | Recount Live
After weeks of speculation over how serious he was, Twitter has accepted Elon Musk’s buyout offer for roughly $44 billion. The move will take the company private. Should you be nervous? And what will the future of Twitter look like?...
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How Redfin Helps Pave the Way for Women in Tech
Mar.05 -- Redfin Corp. Chief Technical Officer Bridget Frey explains how the company helped pave the way for women in tech. She speaks with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Technology."
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What to Expect When Google's Pichai Meets With Lawmakers
Sep.25 -- Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai said he will meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week as his company and other internet giants face increasing scrutiny from conservatives who allege that their views are being...
Curated Video
Lawmakers Release Russia-Linked Facebook Ads
Lawmakers on Wednesday released a trove of Facebook ads linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the American political process and whip up tensions around sensitive social issues such as Islam, race and gun control.
The ads...
Press Association
Students protest outside the Department for Education
*Warning: strong language* People take part in a protest outside the Department for Education in Westminster, London, over the Government's handling of A-level results. Thousands of pupils across England have expressed their...
Curated Video
Georgia Senate Runoffs Awash With Election Misinformation
Some studies show that roughly half the Twitter hashtags used about Georgia in early December implied some kind of voter fraud in the state.
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Market Volatility Could Benefit Robo Advisers
Mar.16 -- Kelvin Lei, chief executive officer and co-founder of Aqumon, a robo-advisory startup that helps people build portfolios using data science and artificial intelligence, discusses how his company works, his expansion plans into...
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Cornell's Lopez de Prado Sees Financial Reckoning With AI
Dec.17 -- The financial industry is one of the least automated industries in the United States, says Marcos Lopez de Prado, Professor at Cornell University and CIO at True Positive Technologies. He spoke to Bloomberg's Shery Ahn and...