Sans chercher les effets de manche, il y a quelque chose de Terminator dans cette affaire : des machines spéculent contre des machines (car, si plus de la moitié des transactions sont ainsi automatisées, c'est que les logiciels jouent entre eux. Et vue la place grandissante du hedge fund Renaissance, elles jouent contre elles-mêmes. Et quand elles échappent à tout contrôle (ce qui ne veut pas dire qu'il n'y ait pas une petite impulsion...), il y a risque de crash. Un aspect pas bien souvent évoqué de la transformation numérique...
RT @julian0liver: Fridge caught sending 75k spam emails One day a great army of household appliances will march agai…
In the first documented attack of its kind, the Internet of Things has been used as part of an attack that sent out over 750,000 spam emails.
The future is already here—if you can afford it
When we’re told what the future will look like, we always see the version where everyone lives like Minority Report’s John Anderton. Played by Tom Cruise, Anderton is a wealthy police chief, the kind of person who can afford a summer house on the lake or the newest Lexus model. But unfortunately, if the future is anything like the present, his will only be one side of the story.
High Frequency Trading Infographic: Trading at the speed of light
High Frequency Trading Infographic: Trading at the speed of light
Le trading haute fréquence est un « système de fraude de grande ampleur »
Le trading haute fréquence est un « système de fraude de grande ampleur »
RT @berkmancenter: [Today] Ethereum: Freenet or Skynet ?
RT @berkmancenter: [Today] Ethereum: Freenet or Skynet ?
Solution To Stopping The Next Snowden Is Replacing His Former Job With A Machine
“We trust people with data,” Alexander said at the conference. “At the end of the day it’s all about trust. And people who have access to data as part of their missions, if they misuse that trust they can cause huge damage.”
Edward Snowden may be the last of the human spies | Christopher Steiner
Edward Snowden may be the last of the human spies | Christopher Steiner