BOSTON (Reuters) – D.E. Shaw’s Orienteer platform, the backbone of the $50 billion investment firm’s multi-asset class offerings, posted high double-digit returns this year, the best ever in its six year lifetime. The Orienteer platform’s HV variant gained 41.3% through November while the main Orienteer strategy gained 25.8% during the Continue Reading
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LinkedIn lifts the hood on its news feed algorithm to show how it ranks posts
LinkedIn’s Senior Director of Product Management Pete Davies shared insights this week on the changes LinkedIn has made to its news feed algorithm over the last year and a half. Aiming to create more engagement for users, the company is moving away from ranking trending content and, instead, putting more Continue Reading
Instagram launches @shop account to boost interest in shoppable posts
Instagram launched a new @shop account managed by an internal team that curates shoppable posts from across the app. “Content featured on @shop will be 100% community-trends driven. The team managing @shop will work with the Community Labs team at Instagram to identify trends, brands and creators that are of Continue Reading