Dark matter vibes

A dark matter experiment scheduled to go online at the Canadian underground laboratory SNOLAB in the early 2020s will conduct one of the most sensitive searches ever for hypothetical particles known as weakly interacting massive particles, or WIMPs. Scientists consider WIMPs strong dark matter candidates. But what if dark matter turns out to be something […]

Machine Learning Confronts the Elephant in the Room

Score one for the human brain. In a new study, computer scientists found that artificial intelligence systems fail a vision test a child could accomplish with ease. “It’s a clever and important study that reminds us that ‘deep learning’ isn’t really that deep,” said Gary Marcus, a neuroscientist at New York University who was not […]

There will soon be a new way to play FANG stocks

Starting Monday, investors who have played the momentum in FANG stocks may find some of that juice in a new communications services sector formed by S&P Dow Jones Indices. Three of the four FANG stocks will become part of the new sector, which will replace telecom, as one of the 11 major S&P industry groups. […]

Cramer: ‘People are too excited’ about pot stocks—’it will end badly’

As shares of Canadian cannabis producer Tilray continued their wild bout of trading on Thursday, CNBC’s Jim Cramer doubled down on his declaration that investors are getting carried away with their enthusiasm around pot stocks. “This whole group has gotten too hot — no argument here,” he said. “Is it a bubble? Absolutely.” “People are […]

Vancouver hotel occupancy tops other major Canadian markets

More international tourists are flocking to Canada International tourists, especially from China, are bolstering Canadian hotel occupancy, according to recent research by California-headquartered Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services. Expect that to continue: a new Canadian tourism campaign aims to double the number of Chinese visitors and boost the number of international tourists 30 […]

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