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Oct 09, 2018

Google (GOOGL, $1,155.92) Passes Up Bid For $10 Billion Contract With the Pentagon

Alphabet’s Google will no longer bid for a $10 billion contract with the Pentagon.

The contract is for a program called Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI), which would allow the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to use cloud services for storing massive data. Google has decided to not pursue the contract since the latter could apparently conflict with the company’s corporate principles. “"While we are working to support the US government with our cloud in many areas, we are not bidding on the JEDI contract because first, we couldn't be assured that it would align with our AI Principles and second, we determined that there were portions of the contract that were out of scope with our current government certifications," Google's statement said.

The company is however open to a bidding for a part of it if the DOD employs more cloud computing companies' services for the program. But the Pentagon suggests that splitting the contract among multiple providers might make the project too complex and adversely affect the data migration process.

In the past, Google’s employees have been vocal about not supporting any contract with the U.S. government that might in any way contribute to warfare technology. A CNN article in June reported that Google wouldn't renew its contract for the Pentagon's Project Maven program when it ends in March 2019. The program uses artificial intelligence for drone strikes.

With Google stepping back, the Pentagon's $10 billion JEDI contract might be eyed by Microsoft, Oracle and Amazon (as indicated by a July report in Bloomberg). Bids are due by Friday, October 12.

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John Jacques

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Statistics for the Head-and-Shoulders Bottom Pattern The days where only hedge funds used algorithms to trade stocks are officially over. Now retail investors can use Artificial Intelligence (A.I. Here’s an example of the algorithm in action: Late last year, Tickeron’s A.I.

Edward Flores

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How to Become the Millionaire Next Door

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Sergey Savastiouk

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May 16, 2022

When Is the Next Recession Coming?

However, we also know that economists predicted 22 recessions out of 11 that took place since 1945. Are there real recession signs we should watch for?Indeed, the answer is yes, and here are a few very important ones: The first one is almost obvious and known to everyone – it is the Fed.

Sergey Savastiouk

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How to Start Trading Penny Stocks

Penny stocks have long been marginalized within the professional investment community, oftentimes being painted with a broad brush of simply being “too risky.” Leonardo DiCaprio’s depiction of the penny stock peddling conman, Jordan Belfort, in the Wolf of Wall Street certainly didn’t help.Here are four reasons to start trading them now. Reason #1: Let’s State the Obvious -- Penny Stocks are Cheap A single share of Apple Inc. costs over $350.

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5 Habits that Lead to Successful Investing

To consistently make money in this industry, you need emotional fortitude, an analytical mind, and a willingness to self-reflect. Despite trading and investing being two different activities, these principles can be applied to both.Conversely, investors with good habits often become great traders. Rather than full sentences for titles, we’ve labeled each of our top-five investing habits using a single word principle.

Allana

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Sergey Savastiouk

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4 Tips for Fast, Effective Stock Analysis

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Sergey Savastiouk

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5 Golden Principles in Investing

You have enough faith in that stock, based on research, that the return will equal or exceed the investment. Do unto others.The principles outlined here will ensure that happens. Principle #1: Diversification Investors can’t be one-dimensional when constructing a portfolio.

John Jacques

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If Hedge Funds are Using AI to Invest, Why Shouldn’t You?

Some of the world’s biggest financial institutions have devoted multi-million dollar budgets to developing algorithms that can find patterns in the market, identify trends, and perform automated trading designed to take advantage of even the smallest price movements. The AI revolution is so big that as it stands today, the world’s five biggest hedge funds all use systems-based approaches to trade financial markets.Indeed, quantitative trading hedge funds now manage $918 billion (according to HFR), which amounts to 30% of the $3 trillion hedge fund industry – a percentage continues to grow with each year that passes.

Sergey Savastiouk

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Ten thousand hours of active trading, broken down into forty-hour weeks, amounts to almost five years. Having surpassed that milestone myself, I now understand why it's significant for any trader's journey. The early years taught me valuable lessons that have shaped my approach to trading. It's a misconception that great traders are born with innate talent. The truth is that it takes years of...