21 November 2024

Howe Street Reporter Title

Tag: Algorithms

  • Instagram sucks and why that matters

    Instagram sucks and why that matters

    It is news to nobody that Instagram is a cesspool of mainly horrible things. And at the top of that horrible-things list is the royal family of Instagram itself: The Kardashians. Not that you need photo evidence of their avarice, but this shockingly tone-deaf post from Kylie Jenner flaunting her and Travis Scott’s matching private…

  • The trouble with robo advisors

    The trouble with robo advisors

    At a party several months ago, I overheard, and was drawn into, an interesting conversation while en route to the bathroom. The conversation was about finances, naturally. A friend of mine was admonishing another of our mutual friends for a lack of diligence in his financial planning. After years of late-nights and the resulting promotions…