Jacob BettanyA Nobel Prize-winning economist has found an unlikely culprit for growing inequality: economistsverified_publisherFast Company - BY Talib VisramIn his new book, Angus Deaton discusses why he believes American society is in a darker place than it was 40 years ago. And why there’s still hope. In 1983, three decades before he won a Nobel Prize, economist Angus Deaton moved from Scotland to the U.S., a land he viewed as brimming with …
Jacob BettanyAlgebra: the maths working to solve the UK’s supply chain crisisverified_publisherThe Guardian - Michael BrooksThe calculations behind filling supermarket shelves are dizzyingly complex – but it all starts with the x and y you know from school
Jacob Bettany7 Machine Learning Libraries for Aspiring Expertsmakeuseof.com - Idowu OmisolaMachine learning has become the center of discussion in artificial intelligence today. It touches all fields, including engineering, medicine, …
Jacob BettanyDoordash and Pizza Arbitragereadmargins.com - Ranjan RoyEditor’s Note: As this post has gotten a bit of attention, we wanted to add in the name of my friend’s restaurants. They’re fighting the good fight …
Jacob BettanyThe Lazarus heist: How North Korea almost pulled off a billion-dollar hackbbc.co.uk - BBC NewsIn 2016 North Korean hackers planned a $1bn raid on Bangladesh's national bank and came within an inch of success - it was only by a fluke that all but $81m of the transfers were halted, report Geoff White and Jean H Lee. But how did one of the world's poorest and most isolated countries train a …
Jacob BettanyWhat Makes Quantum Computing So Hard to Explain?Quanta Magazine - Scott AaronsonTo understand what quantum computers can do — and what they can’t — avoid falling for overly simple explanations. Quantum computers, you might have …