By Mike Spector, Joshua Franklin, Greg Roumeliotis and Anirban Sen
Archives for October 2019
AI Ethics: Where to Start
Your AI program needs to incorporate fairness, transparency, security, and ethics. Here are the basics.
Maryland Comptroller Improperly Denied NOL Deduction Based on Regulation Amendment
The Maryland Tax Court held the Comptroller overreached his authority in limiting a corporate taxpayer’s net operating loss. The Comptroller impermissibly created a modification to “federal taxable income” through regulatory amendments. Merger of Businesses and NOL Deductions The taxpayer, Sunbelt Rentals, acquired and merged with two entities in 2006. Sunbelt claimed net operating loss (NOL) […]
Daimler third-quarter operating profit up 8%, boosted by Mercedes sales
Daimler reported a slight rise in third-quarter operating profit on Thursday, boosted by sales of Mercedes-Benz cars, sending its shares higher, but announced cost cuts and warned legal provisions tied to diesel litigation could rise.
India eyes energy deals with Saudi Arabia during Modi’s visit
India hopes to sign energy deals with Saudi Arabia that include its participation in India’s strategic petroleum reserve, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the kingdom next week, a government official said on Thursday.
IndiGo reports biggest quarterly loss, cuts expansion targets
India’s biggest airline IndiGo reported its biggest ever quarterly loss on higher maintenance costs and cut capacity expansion targets, at a time when the industry is grappling with slowing passenger growth in a sluggish economy.
Your Cloud and Data Management Strategies are About to Collide
Companies are moving further into the cloud and undergoing data modernization. What some don’t realize yet is that one strategy is better than two.
Beware the Pitfalls of Applying AI to Big Data
Decision makers should consider whether conclusions are influenced by shortcomings in the observable data and whether the algorithms properly address biases.
Learning to Navigate Multi-Cloud at ESCAPE/19 and ONUG
Expert insight on how to address challenges and leverage advantages of multi-cloud.
Google claims ‘quantum supremacy’; others say hold on a qubit
Google said on Wednesday it had achieved a breakthrough in computer research, by solving a complex problem in minutes with a so-called quantum computer that would take today’s most powerful supercomputer thousands of years to crack.