Starting with everyday workers who fear being replaced by machines to visionaries like Elon Musk, who once compared A.I. to “summoning the demon” in a horror film, artificial intelligence has no shortage of critics. But according to Rob Subbaraman, chief economist… Read More ›
Day: August 14, 2017
Weak oversight surrounds Wisconsin-Foxconn LCD Screen plant deal: Legislative Audit Bureau
Given Foxconn’s global track record in job creation and the systemic deficiencies in the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s working, Foxconn’s LCD screen manufacturing plant in Wisconsin has significant challenges ahead. Going by audits conducted at the state of Wisconsin, the… Read More ›
Tesla’s balance sheet boosted with $1.8 billion junk bond issue
Tesla will channel the fund to ramp up the production of the Model 3 by nearly 6 times their current levels. Tesla’s Balance sheet got a boost when yield-hungry investors snapped up Tesla’s $1.8 billion junk bond, as they raced… Read More ›
North Korean textiles factories humming with Chinese orders
This eye opener throws new light on Chinese business practices. With the United Nations imposing economic sanctions on North Korea, China, its only ally, has found a new way to circumvent the sanctions and continue doing business with its ally…. Read More ›