Category Archives: Money, business, investments, statistics, trends
International Diplomacy and Google Translate
Recently, I purchased (online) a coin (number 3920) from The White House Gift Shop that commemorated the meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin that took place in Helsinki, Finland. Let’s say I did it for sentimental reasons. After checking … Continue reading
On the Evolution of Computer Power and Computer Intelligence
The picture below is an interesting summary of the general trend in computing over the last 100 years or so (MIPS = Million Instructions Per Second). There is, however, some gap in logic here, and it frequently occurs when projections … Continue reading
Where Energy Will Come From in the Future
The chart below offers an excellent summary of the changes in energy supply by tracking investments in different sectors: Notice that oil, gas, and coal investments are now declining, while the renewable energy investments are increasing. This decline in oil … Continue reading
Top 20 Countries in PPP GDP
According to Wikipedia: Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) is measured by finding the values (in USD) of a basket of consumer goods that are present in each country (such as orange juice, pencils, etc.). If that basket costs $100 in the US and $200 … Continue reading
Personal Privacy in the Age of IoT
The Internet of Things is all about data, which is needed to make all the decisions and to deliver services to the customers. But, if you are not careful, this data collection can really backfire – and this is just … Continue reading
Watson To Do Our Taxes
IBM and H&R Block are collaborating on adding one more skill to Watson… IBM (IBM) announced in February 2017 that H&R Block was deploying Watson with the aim of eliminating human errors in tax filing: Watson will be assisting H&R Block’s 70,000 … Continue reading
US Trade Deficit in Numbers
We often hear about the US trade deficit with the rest of the world. Wolfram Alpha claims it is on the order of $706 billion per year. This Bloomberg article says $502 billion. The number itself is not as important as the fact that is … Continue reading
