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Authored by Johnny Hopkins via The Aquirer’s Multiple blog, One of our favorite investors at The Acquirer’s Multiple – Stock Screener is Howard Marks. Howard Marks is Chairman and Co-Founder of Oaktree Capital Management, the world’s biggest distressed-debt investor. He’s known in the investment community for his “Oaktree memos” to clients which detail investment strategies and insight into the economy, and in 2011 he published the book The Most […]

During the past few weeks, I’ve talked with my colleague Ren LaForme about two video tools: one for making videos interactive and one for shooting with your phone. We’re going to stay with easy things you can do yourself with video for a bit longer. What’s our tool this week? The first week we talked about this really cool tool to take video out of the standard […]

Apple’s drawings show an iPhone-like device docking where you usually find a touchpad on a laptop, with its touchscreen facing up to act as the touchpad. Image: Apple A new patent application from Apple shows it toying with the idea of a laptop powered by an iPhone that’s docked face up where the touchpad is normally positioned. The idea that a smartphone is a pocket-sized computer has […]

Like an old vinyl record with a well-worn groove, the needle skipping merrily back to the same track over and over again, we repeat: Today’s markets are dangerously overpriced. Being market fundamentalists who don’t believe it’s possible to simply print prosperity out of thin air, we’ve been deeply skeptical of the financial markets ever since the central banks began their highly interventionist policies. Since 2009, they have […]

Fused deposition modeling printing is the most common printing method used in 3D printing. The two key words are “deposition” and “fused”. Basically, what an FDM 3D printer does is heat up plastic, extrude it out of a nozzle, deposit that plastic onto either a printer plate or already deposited plastic, and fuse that new plastic to the old. As the printer head moves on a given […]

It’s very likely that many still find the idea of an unmanned retail store as something that’s a little too futuristic and unnerving. It is happening right now, though. Companies are already tackling the idea of various unique shopping experiences for their customers from drone delivery to quick home shopping. The most popular of which is Amazon Go. They, however, could find themselves in a battle with a pretty […]

Many families with airline tickets to the United States are groaning at the prospect of flying tablet-free. On March 21 the US government put an electronic travel ban in place that forces passengers travelling on direct flights from 10 destinations, including Abu Dhabi and Dubai airports to check in their laptops, e-readers, tablets and other devices with their luggage and parents are speaking out. “I am a […]

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One of the earliest reactions of equity investors, on the election of Donald Trump as president of the US, was to buy health insurers and to sell companies that operate hospitals. In broad terms, repealing Obamacare looks good for the former and bad for the latter. Reform would remove some of the coverage obligations on the insurance companies, who say they have struggled to offer plans profitably […]

Late last summer, Kelley Calkins and her team began discussions with Medium to take their burgeoning company in a new direction. The Establishment, a scrappy, four-person outlet funded and run by women, was considering moving its site to Medium. Taking the plunge would mean free hosting, access to the company’s minimalist content management system and a variety of business opportunities. And more money. The Establishment, like other […]

· Dubai Parks and Resorts will be turning off all non-essential lights across the destination for a full hour on Saturday 25th March between 8:30PM- 9:30PM · The Entertainment destination will also take part in “The Earth Hour Walk” event organized by DEWA 24 March 2017 Dubai, UAE – Dubai Parks and Resorts, the region’s largest theme park destination, will join the largest annual environmental movement […]

Annual rent for a villa in Dubailand: Dh300,000 Features This 6,854-square-foot property is located in The Villa Project and is set on an 8,060-square-foot plot. Pros The property has been upgraded and remodelled by the current owner to include five en suite bedrooms, each with its own Jacuzzi bath tub; enlarged skylights to bring in more natural light; a water-saving sprinkler system; and a sizeable swimming pool. […]

In February, Google confirmed that would makes its Assistant available to non-Pixel smartphones, which left many Android users wondering when they would benefit from the virtual assistant. Close on the heels of the announcement, the OnePlus 3 reportedly received the Google Assistant as an over-the-air (OTA) update. However, only a handful of OnePlus 3 users reported the arrival of the update in early March. Now, OnePlus is poised to […]

Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for March 25, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. Ellen Fortini rounds up 10 things to do today in the UAE. Want to see your event listed here? Email us with the details and contact information at [email protected] newslide Dubai Art exhibition Capturing the […]

Your Apple iCloud account may be open to attacks. Maybe the London-based hacker group — which goes by the name “Turkish Crime Family” — doesn’t have access to 250-million Apple iCloud account names and passwords. But they do have access to some indeterminate number of accounts, and that’s more than enough reason to exercise caution: Protect your iCloud password and data today or risk losing it tomorrow. […]

Researchers have developed a new algorithm that predicts when a user will leave a mobile game. This information is useful for game studios so that they can design strategies to maintain the player’s interest. (via WSJ)

A new study looking into job automation estimates that millions of human workers around the world might lose their jobs to robots in the future. According to a new PwC report, many jobs worldwide risk automation from artificial intelligence and robotics by the early 2030s. However, the report notes that in many cases the jobs won’t disappear altogether, but rather change and adapt. US Jobs Most At Risk […]

Pressed to explain his lack of concern, Mnuchin said, “It depends on what you think of artificial intelligence.” (Image: CSPAN) Artificial intelligence won’t pose a real threat to American jobs for “50 or 100 more years,” Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on Friday. special feature How to Automate the Enterprise One of today’s biggest opportunities for IT to make an impact is by automating business processes, manufacturing, repetitive […]

Twitter is looking to build a more powerful Tweetdeck to help users manage their accounts Twitter has begun surveying members on a paid subscription service that would give frequent users more tools for using the social network for marketing, journalism and other fields. The survey this week showed Twitter is looking at building a more powerful version of Tweetdeck, the dashboard that many use to manage their […]

Done betting, Alibaba is getting down to work in Southeast Asia as it bids to lead the region’s promising e-commerce space and maximize its early mover advantage over Amazon. Alibaba became the first major international player to enter Southeast Asia, a region with more than 600 million cumulative consumers, when it bought a majority stake in Lazada, the Rocket Internet-backed venture, nearly one year ago. Amazon, Alibaba’s key foe in India, is […]

Gold ETFs or gold bars? Bars including one kilo gold bar at bullion dealers Goldcore, in London, U.K. (March 11, 2010). Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg Considering the public’s waning trust in the banking system, many investors find themselves wondering how GLD stacks up to owning the real thing. When you look at both assets more closely, it’s clear that gold ETFs and gold bullion are very different investments. […]

The first quarter of 2017 is almost over and Xbox is keeping the game train going with its free game offering for April. Xbox Live has announced its April Games with Gold featuring four hit games: two Xbox One and two Xbox 360 games playable via backwards compatibility. These games are: Ryse: Son of Rome, Darksiders, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, and The Walking Dead: Season Two. These limited-time games will […]

Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for March 23, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. Ellen Fortini rounds up 10 things to do today in the UAE. Want to see your event listed here? Email us with the details and contact information at [email protected] newslide Abu Dhabi Family fun Attend […]

Not everything is Donald Trump’s fault. And by the same token, not everything that goes right in the world can be attributed to him. It can be difficult to remember this, particularly in the US where domestic politics is crowding out almost everything else from the news, and where most people are inclined to view the news through stridently pro- or anti-Trump lenses. Mr Trump seems so […]

At the start of the year, I was part of a panel that aimed to offer career guidance to graduating students at a local secondary school in Singapore. The panel dished out the usual advice about the need to have passion, work hard, and always strive to do better. A student then posed a question that struck a chord: “How can I ensure the skills I learn […]

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