Google, Facebook and Twitter are at the center of a societal debate that could shape political discourse in the US – and around the world – for decades to come. Executives from the Google, Facebook and Twitter will be hauled into Washington DC this October to ostensibly explain themselves over (the non-ending story of) “Russian election meddling”. But the tech giants are on the hot seat for much more. CLSA’s Matthew Sigel, in a piece titled “Google is (still) evil: When machines know your sex life, we’re all fcked,” has a humorous take on a serious issue. [buffett] He looks…
Google, Facebook in Senate Hearings A Historic Benchmark
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.