Michael Wong

[Mathieu Duchâtel @mtdtl]

Amazing that the cost of construction of the Fudan campus in Budapest ($1.8bn) is more than the Hungarian government spent on its entire higher-education system in 2019. https://t.co/goRksIZEUj

[zerohedge @zerohedge]

GME 165

[Michael Nielsen @michael_nielsen]

Bill Gates is setting up factories to manufacture 7 leading vaccine candidates before we know which is best & safest; we can test the vaccines in parallel, and then throw away all but the factory for the best vaccine. May save many months.

Just extraordinary.

[Michael Wong @michaelkwong]

Quite incredible that Cathay Pacific flew just 582 one day last week when they normally fly about 100,000.
https://t.co/onsTDD6Vq5

[Stig Abell @StigAbell]

This is brilliant from Ocado. And might be a good future policy anyway.

[Mohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm]

Add this to the list of once unlikely/unthinkable developments that are realities AND treat it as a leading indicator of a deeper entanglement of governments in private activities.
Driven by the unprecedented emergency, some elements will likely persist in the post-crisis world

[Larry Salibra | larry.btc @larrysalibra]

Hong Kong:
4 Oct 2019: Anti-Mask Law
27 Mar 2020: Mandatory Mask Law

[Lionel Barber @lionelbarber]

Merkel has set the bar in leadership with straight talking and firm guidance on social distancing. Johnson should reintroduce “no ifs and buts” and tell people to stay home and stop hoarding. And so ends the lesson... #COVIDー19

[Ed Yong is not here @edyong209]

I wrote about the new coronavirus itself--where it came from, why it's behaving in the way it's behaving, how it infects and kills, and what the summer might bring. It's early days, of course, but this serves as a rough preliminary portrait of SARS-CoV-2. https://t.co/GL4wrlvN0r

[TIME @TIME]

“I don’t know what you’re thinking.” The head of a visiting Chinese Red Cross delegation helping Italy respond to the coronavirus crisis says the country is not doing enough to contain the virus

[Fred Wilson @fredwilson]

I hope we all remember things this clearly in November.

[Zack Argyle @ZackArgyle]

Facebook isn’t perfect, but wow does it take care of its employees.

1) $1000 added to next paycheck
2) Free Portal device for VC calls
3) No performance rating this half
4) Biannual bonus will be paid as though all employees got Exceeds Expectations for their rating

[michal Naka @michalnaka]

An Italian hospital ran out of ICU valves. A local biz brought a 3D printer to the hospital, redesigned & produced the valves in a few hours.

“At the time of writing, 10 patients are accompanied in breathing by a machine that uses a 3D printed valve.”

https://t.co/HjjdYKZvyS

[Michael Wong @michaelkwong]

This is a very good deduction of what the UK policy response is trying to achieve

[Prof Ian Donald @professoriandonald.bsky.social @iandonald_psych]

1. The govt strategy on #Coronavirus is more refined than those used in other countries and potentially very effective. But it is also riskier and based on a number of assumptions. They need to be correct, and the measures they introduce need to work when they are supposed to.

[Financial Times @FT]

New Zealand legalises salaries paid in cryptocurrencies https://t.co/o2BroOYixt

[Prime Factor @PrimeFactorCap]

"The Intrinsic Value of Cryptocurrency" by @NicNiedermowwe
https://t.co/ZGFReA7JKA

[Michael Wong @michaelkwong]

.@MarkMobiusReal would also buy Bitcoin if adoption continues. Is #gold or #bitcoin the better risk-reward invesment?

[Bloomberg @business]

Veteran investor Mark Mobius says that gold could go above $1,500 https://t.co/yd7zsp0Kub

[Michael Wong @michaelkwong]

China is... researching and developing a central bank digital currency. This must be one to watch! https://t.co/RS8TPODgcB

[Michael Wong @michaelkwong]

To clarify, the FCA may ban derivatives on cryptocurrencies for retail investors, but professional investors will still have access. @FTTradingRoom @FTAlphaville https://t.co/uNXD4Uvs66

[Michael Wong @michaelkwong]

@APompliano That's a punchy forecast! 😇