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Generative AI is making traditional ways to measure business success obsolete

Generative AI is making traditional ways to measure business success obsolete

Businesses are already being radically transformed by artificial intelligence (AI). Tools now exist that offer instantaneous, high-quality results in improving certain operations without the burden of high costs or delays. In fact, generative AI could…

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Chatbots won’t help anyone make weapons of mass destruction. But other AI systems just might

Chatbots won’t help anyone make weapons of mass destruction. But other AI systems just might

Over the past two years, we have seen much written about the “promise and peril” of artificial intelligence (AI). Some have suggested AI systems might aid in the construction of chemical or biological weapons. How…

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Chevron CEO says no discussions with President-elect Trump on Venezuela By Reuters

Chevron CEO says no discussions with President-elect Trump on Venezuela By Reuters

By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) -Chevron , the only U.S. oil producer now working in Venezuela’s oilfields, has not held any discussions with President-elect Donald Trump’s team over the company’s operations in the country, CEO…

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we asked South Africa’s central bank what role it plays in bringing stability

we asked South Africa’s central bank what role it plays in bringing stability

Climate change poses economic and social risks which can affect the workings of the financial system – the complex interaction of financial institutions and markets. Central banks, as the custodians of stable financial systems and…

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An annual roadshow is helping kids from remote Australia realise their dreams of becoming a scientist

An annual roadshow is helping kids from remote Australia realise their dreams of becoming a scientist

“Miss, miss, can I play with your robot?” The question comes from a young local school girl standing in front of our stall at Barunga Festival, 80 kilometres southeast of Katherine in the Northern Territory.…

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CBDCs would reduce foreign exchange risk – LSE study

CBDCs would reduce foreign exchange risk – LSE study

The introduction of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) would make foreign exchange safer and smaller currencies more attractive, analysis from the London School of Economics claims. In a blog post published on December 4, LSE visiting…

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Oil prices dip as extended OPEC+ supply cuts highlight weak demand By Reuters

Oil prices dip as extended OPEC+ supply cuts highlight weak demand By Reuters

By Shariq Khan and Trixie Yap (Reuters) -Oil prices dipped on Friday, with weak demand in focus after the OPEC+ group postponed planned supply increases and extended deep output cuts to the end of 2026.…

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South Africa’s poverty relief grant should be increased rather than paid to be more people – economists explain why

South Africa’s poverty relief grant should be increased rather than paid to be more people – economists explain why

South Africa’s unemployment rate stands at a staggering 33.5%, one of the highest in the world. Coupled with an alarming poverty rate – where more than half of the population lives on less than R1,558…

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Fossil tracks paint a picture of South Africa’s ancient coastal landscape: five essential reads

Fossil tracks paint a picture of South Africa’s ancient coastal landscape: five essential reads

Fossils may look to the untrained eye like an unremarkable set of sandy bones. But those bones can deepen or even rewrite our understanding of ancient history – and South Africa is a fossil treasure…

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Oil prices settle lower despite OPEC+ delaying plans to boost production By Investing.com

Oil prices settle lower despite OPEC+ delaying plans to boost production By Investing.com

Investing.com — Oil prices settled lower Thursday, as concerns about growing supply of crude persisted, offsetting early gains following  OPEC+’s decision to delay the restart of its oil production increases by three months. At 2:30 p.m.…

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