zizou man / Wikimedia A new AI called “DeepNash” has mastered Stratego, one of the few iconic boardgames where computers don’t regularly trounce human players, according to a paper published this week. It’s a huge and surprising result—at least to the the Stratego community. Stratego is a game with two distinct challenges: it requires long-term…
The Orion moonship may weigh 25 tons, but in a few days, it will skip like a slight pebble across a pond before plummeting thousands of feet through the air to its target in the Pacific Ocean. The capsule has begun saying farewell to the moon, with just one more space flyby scheduled for Monday,…
Re-aging technology is all the rage in Hollywood at the moment. In the past five years alone, actors including Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Chris Evans, Keanu Reeves, Mark Hamill, and Ewan McGregor have been subjected to various forms of age-altering digital wizardry in a range of big-budget films and TV series. In most cases,…
Happy Saturday, readers. I’m senior reporter Phil Rosen. Markets are closed today, but I’m eager to welcome you to a special weekend edition of the Opening Bell newsletter. Today features my conversation with top strategist and economist, Ed Yardeni, on his recession outlook and what he sees as the US economy’s biggest risks for 2023….
Wegmans. Talia Lakritz/Insider Wegmans is a regional grocery chain based in Rochester, New York, with just over 100 stores around the Northeast. The chain is known for specialty shops inside, including a cheese counter, bakery, and florist. During my visit it was clear that Wegmans is a step above other grocery stores, but the prices…
Former President Donald Trump and former US Vice President Mike Pence in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 2, 2020, in Washington, DC. MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images Mike Pence recounted the first time he spoke to Donald Trump after the Capitol riot on PBS…
Ed Yardeni Ed Yardeni In an interview with Insider, Ed Yardeni broke down his his 2023 outlook for the US economy and stock market. He put the odds of a soft landing next year at 60% and the odds of a hard landing at 40%. And by the end of 2023, Yardeni predicted the S&P…
Michael Burry Jim Spellman/Getty Images Michael Burry and Elon Musk this week flagged the risk of a severe US recession. Mark Zuckerberg, Andy Jassy, Leon Cooperman and Larry Fink also underlined the difficult economic situation. Experts have flagged inflation, rising interest rates, and global growth headwinds as major worries. Michael Burry, Elon Musk, and Mark…
Since the 2008 housing crash, lenders have overcorrected, shutting out millions of worthy Americans from buying a home. Rachel Mendelson/Insider How many people should lose their homes to foreclosure? In an ideal world, of course, there would be no foreclosures at all. Everyone who buys a home would get one that fits their income and…
Russia has a “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, say shipping brokers and analysts. Getty Images Russia has a “shadow fleet” of oil tankers to bypass western sanctions, the Financial Times reported. Shipping brokers and analysts estimate that Moscow added 100-plus ships to the fleet, per the FT. The EU has agreed on a $60 a…