Technology

Amazon is a world dominator and has slowly transformed into a multi-industry overlord since its 1994 inception as a

used book marketplace. CEO Jeff Bezos wields his influence in many areas, and entire US states compete for his company’s

next warehouse location by offering tax credit deals. Even established industry giants fearfully anticipate his next acquisition.

Recently, the company took control of Whole Foods, and the entire retail grocery market suffered prolonged stock value declines.

Only yesterday, we commented on the launch of the world’s first A.I.-driven ETF “EquBot LLC, in partnership with ETF Managers Group (ETFMG) launched the world’s first ETF powered by artificial intelligence, the AI Powered Equity ETF (NYSE Arca: AIEQ). According to Business Wire, the new ETF uses ‘cognitive and big data processing abilities of IBM Watson™ to analyze U.S.-listed investment opportunities”.

A mere 24 hours later and JPM has joined the party as Bloomberg reports, 

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Remember when Facebook first offered to pay “media partners” to create video content for its news feed? A lot sure has changed since then... and that was only six months ago. In a development that’s elicited anger among journalists and various content providers, the world’s largest social media company appears to be testing a new content-distribution model that would move it away from an organic, free-for-all to a pay-to-play environment. Predictably, news of the tests prompted howls of rage from the media establishment, which depends on Facebook's referral traffic for survival.

Last week we offered the ultimate beginner's guide to WTF Blockchain is. However, for those with even shorter attention spans - squirrel - WIRED magazine has managed to explain why there is such fervor surrounding the blockchains in under two minutes.