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NOW 2016 | Autonomous Systems: Ethics at the Edge of Technology

Brown Advisory

NOW 2016 | Autonomous Systems: Ethics at the Edge of Technology achen Thu, 06/23/2016 - 10:27 The limits to what humans can create seem bound only by the limits of human imagination. Such progress, while exciting, can provoke anxiety and pose ethical challenges. Defense Department.

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NOW 2016 | Autonomous Systems: Ethics at the Edge of Technology

Brown Advisory

NOW 2016 | Autonomous Systems: Ethics at the Edge of Technology. Thu, 06/23/2016 - 10:27. Such progress, while exciting, can provoke anxiety and pose ethical challenges. Such progress, while exciting, can provoke anxiety and pose ethical challenges. Defense Department.

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NOW 2016 | Gene Editing: Empowering a Cure for Cancer and Other Medical Breakthroughs

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NOW 2016 | Gene Editing: Empowering a Cure for Cancer and Other Medical Breakthroughs achen Thu, 06/23/2016 - 10:27 Through genetic modification, humans are taking the reins from Mother Nature, making huge strides in fields such as human nutrition and health. Editing genes can help parents with genetic diseases bear healthy babies.

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NOW 2016 | Gene Editing: Empowering a Cure for Cancer and Other Medical Breakthroughs

Brown Advisory

NOW 2016 | Gene Editing: Empowering a Cure for Cancer and Other Medical Breakthroughs. Thu, 06/23/2016 - 10:27. Liu and Hack said that the ethical challenges posed by editing of human genes is limited to some degree because such activity focuses on somatic cells that will not be passed on to future generations.

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2017 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Meeting

Brown Advisory

Insurance operations in total contributed about 20% of Berkshire’s revenue in 2016, and about 6% of pretax income came from insurance underwriting profits. billion of investable float in 2016, which partially funds Berkshire’s $260 billion investment portfolio. More importantly, insurance contributed $91.5 annualized compared with 6.9%

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2017 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Meeting

Brown Advisory

Insurance operations in total contributed about 20% of Berkshire’s revenue in 2016, and about 6% of pretax income came from insurance underwriting profits. billion of investable float in 2016, which partially funds Berkshire’s $260 billion investment portfolio. Corporate Tax Cut Potential to Benefit Berkshire.

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Transcript: Eric Balchunas

The Big Picture

So it’s unusual though to have that much work ethic, that much drive and say, yeah, I want all the investors to have the money. RITHOLTZ: In 2016 …. BALCHUNAS: … a couple trillion stuck in there because of taxes. RITHOLTZ: Super tax-efficient …. RITHOLTZ: … the tax problem goes to the other shareholders who didn’t sell.

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