Industry

Last week, NASA posted then quickly retracted a paper written by Google’s researchers outlining a claim that the tech company built the first quantum computer while citing the term “quantum supremacy”, which means the computing power has reached a point capable of carrying out calculations previously impossible or more specifically, too time exhaustive, to carry out. [more]

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Safe Banking Act. The legislation now moves to the Republican-controlled Senate for a vote. The legislation would protect federally-regulated banks from prosecution for doing business with cannabis companies in states where cannabis is legal. [more]

The eResearch Recession Barometer for Canada is already in Count-Down mode for a possible Economic Recession occurring within the next 15 to 20 months. All of our key recession-watch yield curve ratios are inverted and are steepening. Does the market know what the current positive economic indicators do not? [more]

eResearch has published a 70-page Industry Research Report on Project Generator companies in the Mining Industry. The report covers 32 Project Generator companies and provides four company overviews as well as three methods of company valuation for three different companies to illustrate how to value Project Generator companies – Cash Flow Analysis, Equity Portfolio Valuation, and Property Valuation. [more]

The robo-advisory landscape, once fragmented with start-ups disrupting the industry, is now changing as financial firms with large assets under management launch low-fee, robo-advisory services. [more]

Country after country are criticizing the e-cigarette regarding health concerns and increasing prevalence of vaping activities in minors. [more]

Apple currently has goals to work with vendors to reuse, recycle, and compost 100% of the waste that is created from corporate facilities, retail stores, and data centers. [more]

Large tech companies have been developing products for the lucrative and growing online & mobile gaming industry and are introducing subscription-based gaming platforms, such as Google Stadia and Apple Arcade. [more]