In a recent publication in Nature, Google Inc GOOG 2.13% GOOGL 2.19%‘s DeepMind artificial intelligence unit detailed the ability of its Q-network (DQN) algorithm to not just learn how to play video games from scratch, but determine how to beat the games in a matter of hours. The paper detailed the algorithm’s performance on 49 Atari…
In a recent report, analysts at Deutsche Bank gave an updated outlook for super regional bank stocks. With the Federal Reserve Stress Test results due out on March 5 and the Comprehensive Capital Analysts and Review (CCAR) results set to be released on March 11, many investors may be looking to take a position in…
In a recent report, analysts at Deutsche Bank gave an updated outlook for large cap financial stocks. With the Federal Reserve Stress Test results due out on March 5 and the Comprehensive Capital Analysts and Review (CCAR) results set to be released on March 11, many investors may be looking to take a position in…
Tech giant Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been ordered to pay $532.9 million to patent licensing firm Smartflash LLC after a Texas federal jury found Apple guilty of patent infringement. The lawsuit centered around three patents owned by Smartflash relating to the software that iTunes used to allow users to access and store downloaded media.
Shares of Second Sight Medical Products Inc EYES 15.11% surged more than 30 percent on Wednesday after the company announced successful implants of its Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System in France. Argus II is the first approved retinal prosthesis system in the world. The system works to restore sight to patients who have lost their…
Patricia Arquette’s Oscar speech highlighting the persistent gender pay gap in Hollywood and elsewhere has brought the debate over equal compensation to the world of sports entertainment. A recent tweet from World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. WWE 0.06% female talent AJ Lee sparked a Twitter discussion that reached as high as WWE CEO Vince McMahon.
Euronav NV EURN 0.73% at Overweight and named the company both its top pick in the crude tanker segment and its preferred way to play the current crude oil oversupply conditions. Low oil prices and swelling supply create big demand for floating storage, and analysts believe that will mean big profits for Euronav. Here’s a…
Analysts at Citi recently attended the Whiskies & Spirits Conference in New York City. The analysts released a report this week outlining their take on the alcoholic beverage industry and naming their top stock pick in the space.
In the latest twist in the “Webcasting IV” rate-setting procedure, Pandora Media Inc P 1.62% filed a 200-page rebuttal to the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB). Pandora argued that SoundExchange’s plea for higher royalty rates does not apply to streaming internet radio. In a report on the rebuttal, analysts at SunTrust outlined 10 key takeaways from…
McDonald’s Corporation MCD 1.74% stands accused of avoiding more than $1.1 billion in taxes between 2009 and 2013 by channeling European revenue through a Luxemburg subsidiary. According to a report by Reuters, the European Commission is being called by labor unions and the War on Want charity to investigate the tax practices of McDonald’s. Shares traded…