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Greenpeace Activists Crash Congressional Hearing Dressed As Swamp Monsters To Protest Oil Ties
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- Greenpeace Activists Crash Congressional Hearing Dressed As Swamp Monsters To Protest Oil Ties
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- 0:30
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Greenpeace activists dressed as swamp monsters showed up at the Senate on March 28 to protest President Donald Trump’s nomination of Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt to lead the agency.
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- Immigration Advocate Stops ICE Arrest Using 'Know Your Rights' Training
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- 1:54
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Bryan McCormack, executive director of the Columbia County Sanctuary Movement in upstate New York, stops a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer from arresting undocumented immigrants using "know your rights" training.
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- Facebook Charged With Racial Discrimination In Targeted Housing Ads
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Facebook has been charged with violating the Fair Housing Act with its targeted ads discriminating based on race and color. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development made the charges on March 28.
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- ‘Speak English,’ Commissioner Tells County Judge In Texas
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo held a press conference on March 25 to provide an update on the Deer Park fires. But nearby Chambers County Commissioner Mark Tice went to the Houston CBS affiliate’s website KHOU.com to complain about the language
that her answers were given in. Tice has since apologized via Facebook.
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- Kate Steinle’s Parents ‘Can’t Sue’ San Francisco Over Killing By Undocumented Immigrant, Court Rules
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- 1:59
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- The parents of Kate Steinle cannot sue San Francisco for failing to tell ICE of an undocumented immigrant’s release from jail a few months before he fatally shot their daughter in 2015, a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled.
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- All Charges Against Empire Actor Jussie Smollett Dropped By Chicago Prosecutors
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- All charges have been dropped against Jussie Smollett, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office said on March 26. The Chicago-based Empire actor had been accused of faking a racist, anti-gay hate crime and filing a false police report presumably to increase publicity for his role on the TV drama.
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- Nancy Pelosi Reaffirms Democrats' Support For Israel At AIPAC
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's remarks came on the heels of President Trump's criticism of Democrats following Rep. Ilhan Omar's fiery rebuke of AIPAC via Twitter. Trump called Democrats "anti-Israel" and "anti-Jewish" in the wake of the Omar scandal, which Pelosi attempted to quell through strong condemnation of the two sentiments at the annual conference.
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- Who Is Pete Buttigieg? Indiana Mayor Takes Third Place In New 2020 Democratic Poll
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- 1:47
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- The 37-year-old openly gay military veteran and mayor of South Bend, Indiana has significantly raised his profile since declaring a presidential exploratory committee in January.
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- Stormy Daniels’ Ex-Lawyer Michael Avenatti Arrested For Extortion, Pro-Trump Twitter Rejoices
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- 1:44
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti has been arrested and charged by federal prosecutors with allegedly trying to extort $20m from Nike by threatening to hurt the brand financially with negative publicity. Trump supporters were quick to react to the news, as Avenatti had risen to fame representing an adult film actress, Stormy Daniels, in her case against the president.
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- Tech N9ne Mourns Battle Rapper Tech 9
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- 0:54
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Tech N9ne took to Twitter to express his condolences on March 25 after the death of battle rapper Tech 9, real name Akeem Mickens, whose death caused confusion about which rap guru had passed.
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- Southern Poverty Law Center: Number Of US Hate Groups Reaches Record High
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- The Southern Poverty Law Center reports there are over 1,000 hate groups in the US.
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- Trump Claimed He Wouldn’t Have Time To Play Golf As President, Here’s What The Facts Say
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- 1:43
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Donald Trump has frequently gone golfing as president, visiting his clubs more than 150 times in his first year in office, and at least 77 times in his second year in office.
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- What To Know About The Anti-Vax Movement
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- 3:59
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- The increasingly vocal anti-vaccination movement is among the top global health threats of 2019, according to the World Health Organization.
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- Watch: Trump Complains He Gave McCain 'The Funeral He Wanted' But 'Didn't Get A Thank You'
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- 0:44
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- President Trump escalated his attacks on the late Sen. John McCain after touring the Lima Army Tank Plant at Joint Systems Manufacturing in Lima, Ohio on March 20, 2019.
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- Is Trump Coming Between Presidential Critic George Conway And White House Counselor Kellyanne?
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- 2:00
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- With Trump's election victory, Kellyanne Conway became the first woman to have run a successful US presidential campaign. But her husband, George, remains a fierce critic of President Trump, despite his wife's current position as White House counselor.
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- Jair Bolsonaro Is Brazil’s Version Of Donald Trump
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Jair Bolsonaro was recently elected president of Brazil. The far right leader has come under fire for his controversial remarks regarding homosexuality and rape. He met with President Donald Trump at the White House on March 19.
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- Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev Resigns After 3 Decades In Power
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Kazakhstan's president has announced his resignation after 3 decades in power in a pre-recorded television address.
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- ETHDenver Impact Track Winner Carbos: Decentralized Carbon Markets
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- 4:42
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- Thousands of hackers descended at the foot of the Rocky Mountains this year for ETHDenver, where teams had 36 hours to use blockchain and the Ethereum ecosystem to build applications that might change the world. Five teams were crowned as Impact winners, a new category at this year’s ETHDenver. Nathan and Alec Tutchton from team Carbos were a few of those winners. They're looking to make an impact on the environment by changing the carbon marketplace using blockchain.
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- Period Poverty - Meet The Girl Campaigning For Free Tampons For Britain's Poorest Women
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- 3:05
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Newsweek interviews Amika George, a student from north London, who started the #FreePeriods Campaign to end "period poverty" in the UK.
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- Trump's Year According To Trump
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- 1:03
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- According to President Trump his first year in office has been filled with record numbers, successful events and even figures ISIS would be shocked by.
Despite some of his claims being slightly questionable it hasn't stopped President Trump sharing his thoughts publicly on numerous occasions that there really hasn't been an administration that has done more then his.
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- Quotes About Princess Diana From Those That Knew Her
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- 2:14
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- On August 31, 1997 the 'people's princess' Diana, Princess of Wales died in a horrific accident. 20 years on she is still remembered fondly by her friends and loved ones.
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- Why Haven't We Found Alien Life?
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- 4:30
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- In the Milky Way alone, there are millions of stars and billions of planets, many of which are “potentially habitable,” meaning they could have the conditions right for life. With an estimated two trillion galaxies in the universe, the universe should be teeming with alien life. So where is it?
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- Behind The Scenes with Game Of Thrones' Gwendoline Christie
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- A behind-the-scenes photoshoot with actress Gwendoline Christie, who plays Brienne of Tarth in HBO's Game of Thrones and Captain Phasma in the Star Wars series.
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- How Strong Is the Russian Military?
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- 3:20
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- The Russian military is one of the largest in the world. Although it can be seen from two different perspectives, on one Russia can be considered as one of the most powerful global forces. On the other is an aging body of troops still utilizing Soviet equipment.
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- How America Is Deeply Divided Over Climate Change
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- 2:32
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- On June 1, Donald Trump announced the United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. While many Americans support the deal, the country is still divided over the issue of global climate change. The Pew Research Center conducted a survey in 2016 analysing the politics of climate change, using these statistics Newsweek delve into one of the most divisive issues in politics today.
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- How The iPhone Has Evolved Over 10 Years
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- 1:51
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Ten years ago, Steve Jobs unveiled the first generation of the iPhone, ten years later it's been through multiple changes, Newsweek looks closely at some of them.
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- From India To Hong Kong: How Britain's Empire Crumbled
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- 3:10
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Britain’s biggest and most important possession, India was viewed as the "jewel in the crown" of the Empire. In the 1930s and 40s, the Indian independence movement picked up steam under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and other revolutionary leaders and by 1947, the country was given it's independence. 50 years later, Hong Kong was handed back to China, and so came the symbolic end of the British Empire.
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- Three Surprising Ways Chinese People Benefit From Hong Kong
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- 2:57
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- July 1 marks the 20th anniversary since the United Kingdom handed sovereignty of Hong Kong back to China following the expiry of it's 99-year lease. Two decades on China and Hong Kong still have many differences, some of those heavily benefit China. Here are three more surprising ways they do.
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- U.K. Election 2017—What You Need To Know
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- 3:34
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- On June 8 2017, the British public will go to the polls again after Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap election in April. Here's everything you need to know in the lead up to one of the most important elections in recent years.
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- The Strangest Golf Courses in the World
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- 1:40
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Ever fancied playing golf in the Himalaya's or through some prison grounds? Well you can, here's five of the strangest golf courses in the world.
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- The New Device That Can Spray-On Skin
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- 1:13
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Medical start-up RenovaCare have developed an experimental device that uses a patient's own stem cells to directly heal burns.
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- The Ever-Changing China-U.S. Relationship
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- 5:11
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Over the years, the United States and China have had a complicated relationship. With Barack Obama in the White House the two became friendlier and more open but with the election of Donald Trump, and his many controversial statements on China, the future is unclear. Newsweek takes a look at the relationship from Nixon to Trump.
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- Newsweek’s AI & Data Science in Capital Markets conference video, London 2017
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Get a flavour of this exciting event held in the City of London on 1st & 2nd March 2017, as 424 experts from 25 countries met to explore the intersection of artificial intelligence and data science with trading. For more information, including on the next edition in NYC (3-4 October 2017), visit aidataconf.com. If you missed the event you can watch the conference sessions, including panels and audience Q&A via the website (fees payable).
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- Comprehensive Resource Model: Connecting With Your Core Self
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- 2:25
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- The Comprehensive Resource Model is a pyschological trauma therapy that was developed by American Lisa Schwarz. The goal is to safely confront painful memories using 'resources' to clear away the emotions still trapped in the body.
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- French Election—Everything You Need To Know
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- 2:50
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- The French elections will take place across April and May with two rounds, and they are the biggest test for Europe since the British Referendum of June 2016. Will there be a liberal insurgency or a far-right takeover?
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- Formula 1 In Numbers
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Ahead of the new Formula 1 season, we take a look at some of the numbers behind the car racing championship.
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- How London Startup Thalesians Is Merging Philosophy With Finance
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- University buddies Paul Bilokon, founder and CEO of London quant startup Thalesians, and Saeed Amen of London hedge fund Cuemacro, talk about how they were inspired by Greek philosopher, Thales of Miletus, to merge philosophy with finance in co-founding Thalesians.
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- How AI could cure diseases and save lives
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Speaking at the Newsweek’s AI & Data Science in Capital Markets conference Tristan Fletcher, co-founder of London artificial intelligence startup Informed Actions, describes how evolving quantitative approaches are going well beyond finance to advance humanitarian goals in health care, improve ambulance services in South Africa and tackle pollution in China.
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- What is Build Zimbabwe Alliance?
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- 2:05
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Noah Manyika is the leader of the The Build Zimbabwe Alliance, a new political party that hope to bring democratic change to Zimbabwe in the 2018 elections.
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- Why proprietary data is not as valuable as it used to be
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- 4:35
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Speaking at the Newsweek’s AI & Data Science in Capital Markets conference Michael Beal, CEO of London-based quantitative hedge fund Data Capital Management, talks about why he isn't a fan of using proprietary data, and how traders need to have "the skill or the will" to join Wall Street's rising wave of quantitative traders.
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- How data science helped to identify London's most polluted parks
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- 1:15
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Speaking at the Newsweek’s AI & Data Science in Capital Markets conference, Dr. Aida Mehonic, data strategist and engagement manager, highlights how her U.K. startup, ASI Data Science, uses data science and analytics to do everything from identifying the most polluted parks in London to targeting the next underpriced sports stars to pinpointing overcrowded city housing.
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- The entire internet only matched the capacity of the human brain in 2010
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- 2:16
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Speaking at the Newsweek’s AI & Data Science in Capital Markets conference Dr. Stephen Roberts, director of the Oxford-Man Institute and professor of machine learning at the University of Oxford, tells Newsweek that the entire internet only recently matched the capacity of a single human brain.
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- How Twitter can gather information to make Wall Street money
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Peter Bailey, chief strategy officer of Dataminr, says his Goldman Sachs-backed firm can turn tweets and other public information into market intelligence that makes Wall Street money. Here's how it's done.
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- The Difficulties Of Teaching Wall Street About Big Data
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- 3:04
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Speaking at Newsweek’s AI & Data Science in Capital Markets conference Leigh Drogen, Founder and CEO of Estimize, discussed the difficulties of teaching Wall Street about Big Data and how to use it.
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- How Poor Data Costs The U.S. Economy An Estimated $3.1 Trillion A Year
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Dr. David Hand, Chief Scientific Advisor at Winton Capital Management, discusses how poor data costs the U.S. economy an estimated $3.1 trillion a year.
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- The Challenge Of Sorting Good Data From Bad Data
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- 1:35
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Speaking at Newsweek’s AI & Data Science in Capital Markets conference Temmer Kamel founder and CEO of Quandl discussed the challenge of sorting good data from bad data, and how to tell the difference.
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- Bridging The Gap Between 'Religion' Of Traditional Finance And Data Science
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Speaking at Newsweek’s AI & Data Science in Capital Markets conference, A.J. DeRosa, Executive Vice President at Orbital Insight, tells Newsweek that tools for visualisation and utilisation of data are extremely important in helping those on Wall Street become more scientific. DeRosa even goes on to say that the usability of data is almost as important as the quality of the data.
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- Syria's War: Six Years Of Conflict
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- 11:11
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- What started with young men vandalizing the walls of a school with the words “It’s your turn, Doctor Bashar al-Assad” in February 2011 has evolved into six years of bloodshed, violence and destruction. Syria, the Arab Spring’s greatest failure, is fast approaching another anniversary.
Newsweek details Syria’s descent into war, one that has transformed a people, a country, and a region, potentially forever.
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- Dutch Designer Maarten Baas Comes to London
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- 2:39
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- London's Carpenter's Gallery is home to dutch Designer Maarten Baas and his new exhibtion 'Run & Hide' running until March 3rd. Newsweek caught up with Baas before the opening to discuss his career to date and possible future.
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- Putin's Middle East Ambitions
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- 2:10
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Since Russia began an official military campaign to support dictator Bashar al-Assad in Syria in 2015, the country has taken on an increased role in the Middle East. Since January 2015, Middle Eastern leaders paid 25 visits to Putin, five more than to then U.S. President Barack Obama. Besides the Kremlin’s traditional allies, formal U.S. partners such as Egypt, Turkey and Israel now flocked to Russia more often. So what are Russian President Vladimir Putin's ambitions in the Middle East?
