Former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke Wins Nobel Prize in Economics ‘for Research on Banks and Financial Crises’
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has been awarded a Nobel Prize in Economics. The Nobel Prize committee believes that he “significantly improved our understanding of the role of banks in the economy, particularly during financial crises.” Many people, however, blame Bernanke for getting us “to the brink of collapse and under a mountain of debt with quantitative easing.” Former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke Wins Nobel Prize in...
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Warns Recession Could Hit in 6 Months, Stock Market Could Drop 20% More — ‘This Is Serious Stuff’
The CEO of global investment bank JPMorgan, Jamie Dimon, has warned that the U.S. economy could tip into recession in six to nine months. “This is serious stuff,” the executive stressed, adding that the stock market could easily fall another 20%. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s Warnings JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon shared his warnings about the U.S. economy and the stock market in an interview with CNBC Monday at the JPM Techstars conference...
Pirate Whac-A-Mole: Sky Takes On TeaTV, CucoTV & Cinema HD
UK broadcaster Sky has never been particularly fond of people pirating its content. It’s a battle that’s raged for more than 30 years, and despite there being no apparent end in sight, Sky keeps slugging it out, putting in the rounds, and hoping for a win on points. From its roots as Sky Television through its teenage years as BSkyB, Sky has battled everything from box and smartcard hacking through to smartcard blocking and smartcard...
Hollywood and Netflix Report Top Piracy Threats to US Govt
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has been a key player in the anti-piracy fight for decades and this position has only strengthened in recent years. As the driving force behind the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, the MPA finds itself at the center of an international enforcement apparatus. Just a few days ago we reported how ACE was instrumental in shutting down pirate streaming services in Latin America. Pretty much at...
Groovy vs Java: Connecting a PostgreSQL database with JDBC
Groovy vs Java: Connecting a PostgreSQL database with JDBC Chris Hermansen Tue, 10/11/2022 – 03:00 Lately, I’ve been looking at how Groovy streamlines the slight clunkiness of Java. This article examines some differences between connecting to a PostgreSQL database using JDBC in Java versus Groovy. Install Java and Groovy Groovy is based on Java and requires a Java installation. Both a recent/decent version of Java and...
