linkedin post 2013-10-30 06:24:52

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DELL COMPUTER GOES PRIVATE at a whopping cost of $29.4 Bn. Being a public company in the US is equivalent to sticking a target on your back, for every junk-yard class action lawyer to shake out large settlements for bogus claims, for activist shareholders and hostile takeover raiders to dismember and sell the parts, and tell your competition your business strategy. While tech startups need to motivate their VCs with liquidity in an IPO, the consequences are grim. " " http://lnkd.in/bhKADQs View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-10-30 06:07:20

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LIBOR FIXING INDICTMENT. "Dutch bank Rabobank says it has agreed to pay fines of 774m euros ($1bn; £662m) imposed by US, UK and Dutch regulators over the Libor interest rate-fixing scandal." Banking continues to behave like organized crime, but on a larger scale, and with greater impunity since it is integral to the financial structures of society. " " http://lnkd.in/bJ6mdbV View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-10-30 06:00:52

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$848 M FINE FOR DEFRAUDING US. "A federal jury in Manhattan on Wednesday found Bank of America liable for fraud because of thousands of defective mortgages sold by its Countrywide Financial unit, handing the government a victory in one of the few major trials rooted in the financial crisis."" " http://lnkd.in/bbP3bjZ View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-11-01 04:56:04

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TRANSHUMANISM AND SINGULARITY. "Proposed methods for creating superhuman or transhuman minds fall into one of two categories: intelligence amplification of human brains and artificial intelligence. Intelligence augmentation means are numerous, and include bioengineering, genetic engineering, nootropic drugs, AI assistants, direct brain-computer interfaces and mind uploading. The existence of multiple paths to an intelligence explosion makes a singularity more likely; for a singularity to not occur they would all have to fail."" " http://lnkd.in/d-_rf2q View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-10-30 05:49:07

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COST REDUCTION KEY TO DISRUPTION in healthcare."Clayton Christensen, HBS professor and author of the books Disrupting Class and The Innovator's Precription, described disruptive technologies as "cheaper, simpler, smaller, and, frequently, more convenient to use." And in health IT, disruptive technologies are springing up left and right, allowing for less costly care and better communication. From telemedicine to point-of-care payments to medical tourism, disruptive technologies have revolutionized the industry."" " http://m.healthcareitnews.com/news/5-most-disruptive-health-it-innovations View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-11-01 04:51:17

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SINGULARITY TIMELINE. "Kurzweil predicts the singularity to occur around 2045 whereas Vinge predicts some time before 2030. At the 2012 Singularity Summit, Stuart Armstrong did a study of artificial generalized intelligence (AGI) predictions by experts and found a wide range of predicted dates, with a median value of 2040. His own prediction on reviewing the data is that there's an 80% probability that the singularity will occur between 2017 and 2112."" " http://lnkd.in/d-_rf2q View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-10-30 05:46:00

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UNLOCKING MED APP INVESTMENTS. "For the digital health ecosystem, Monday’s final (FDA) guidance will provide some clarity. It could even inspire a wave of digital health investment." The long-awaited FDA guidance for mobile apps frees up this healthcare sector from the cloud of uncertainty except details about how FDA regulated apps will be treated. " " http://lnkd.in/bPXyTyH View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-11-01 04:49:28

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VERNOR VINGE introduced the term Technological Singularity (1986). "Within thirty years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence. Shortly after, the human era will be ended... (singularity). It is a point where our models must be discarded and a new reality rules. Yet when it finally happens it may still be a great surprise and a greater unknown."" " http://lnkd.in/d7zv_wh View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-10-30 05:41:21

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FDA CLARIFIES FOCUS ON MED APPS. "Regulators will keep a particularly close eye on the applications that seek to replace a doctor’s visit or perform clinical tests. The FDA will focus its attention on the apps that turn your mobile phone into a medical device, like a medical attachment that plugs into an iPhone." These tests will require FDA approval as devices. " " http://lnkd.in/bPXyTyH View in LinkedIn
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