Bitcoin Wannabes and Dumb Humans

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- My morning train reads:

• Actually, the 1 Percent Are Still The Problem (Slate)
• Fake Facebook accounts and online lies multiply in hours after Santa Fe school shooting (Washington Post)
• Buyer Beware: Hundreds of Bitcoin Wannabes Show Hallmarks of Fraud (Wall Street Journal)
• Hedge Fund Managers Shift Billions Over Carried Interest Concern (Bloomberg)
• New Amazon Channels Data Shows Why Apple Wants to Copy It (Variety)
• Banks Adopt Military-Style Tactics to Fight Cybercrime (New York Times)
• The Autonomous-Car Company That’s Selling Safety First (Bloomberg Businessweek)
• Humans Are Dumb At Figuring Out How Smart Animals Are (FiveThirtyEight)
• How the Enlightenment Ends: Philosophically, intellectually — in every way — human society is unprepared for the rise of artificial intelligence. (the Atlantic)
• Yes, Pluto is a planet (Washington Post)

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Source: Washington Post

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