What Does the Surprise Selection of Expedia’s Dara Khosrowshahi as CEO Mean for Uber?
Does the choice of Expedia’s Dara Khosrowshahi to be Uber’s CEO increase the odds of the local transportation company’s success?
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Data Scientist Cathy O’Neil: “Algorithms Are Opinions Embedded in Code”
On the real and present dangers of rule by algorithm, or as Lambert has called it, “code as law”.
Read more...Why You Should Be Very Skeptical of Google’s and ProPublica’s “Hate Crimes” Initiative
Google and ProPublica launch a new “hate crimes’ tracker that isn’t, and may never be, ready for prime time.
Read more...More Duelling Court Filings in Uber’s Kalanick v. Benchmark Death Match
An update on the pitched battle at Uber between the Kalanick and Benchmark factions.
Read more...UK Bank IT Train Wreck Demonstrates Why Algos Can Be a Terrible Idea
Not only are algos not magic bullets, but there are times they can only make things worse, as UK subprime lender Provident shows.
Read more...Mutual Funds Cut Uber Valuation by as Much as 15%
It’s getting harder to put lipstick on the Uber pig.
Read more...Google’s Censorship, Plans to Restrict Publisher Advertising Raises Antitrust Issues
More on how Google plans to tighten its chokehold on the Internet.
Read more...How the Postal System and the Printing Press Transformed European Markets
Commercial revolution at the Atlantic coast: The emergence of impersonal markets
Read more...Uber PR Story on Supposed Financing Falling Apart as Warring Board Members Trade Barbs
Things are so bad at Uber that planted stories are falling apart within days.
Read more...New York Times Claims Bidders Circling Uber….But How Serious Is This, Really?
The Uber soap opera continues, and the New York Times is doing its part by applying lots of porcine maquillage.
Read more...Uber Descends Into Even More Turmoil With Benchmark Suit v. Kalanick
The war for control of Uber gets uglier…..
Read more...Wolf Richter: Amazon Online Grocery Boom? Not So Fast…
You can take the consumer to the online grocery store, but getting them to buy is another proposition entirely.
Read more...Is Skynet Really Coming After Jobs?
An Elon Musk tweet prompts a new round of debate over the risk of AI to jobs and social stability.
Read more...Facebook Now Out to Squish Even Newbie Potential Competitors
The Wall Street Journal gives a case study on how Facebook hounds even small fry competitors.
Read more...Flagging Productivity Growth – How Much Is Due to Bad Management?
Have management fads contributed to the fall in productivity growth?
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