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The American credit cycle is at a dangerous tipping point
The celebrated tome “Capital in the Twentieth Century”, by Thomas Piketty, a French economist, runs to 204,000 words—longer even than Homer’s “Odyssey”. But the book’s central argument can be distilled to a […]
Ireland issue €1.2B fine against Meta Ireland for violating EU data protection law – JURIST
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced the conclusion of its inquiry into Meta Ireland, issuing the Facebook parent company with a €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) fine. DPC ordered Meta to stop transferring […]
Ethiopia protesters gather in Tigray to demand their land back, removal of ‘invading forces’ – JURIST
Thousands of individuals displaced by the conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia Tuesday took to the streets in demonstrations, demanding a prompt return to their homes and the withdrawal of what they perceive as […]
Intelligence Agencies Have Used AI Since the Cold War – But Now Face New Security Challenges
By Dr. Dafydd Townley Recent publicity around the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT has led to a great deal of public concern about its growth and potential. Italy recently banned the latest version, citing concerns about […]
Russia’s Wagner Group suspected of smuggling arms to Ukraine via Mali – JURIST
In the wake of a damning UN report linking Russian mercenaries to a Malian massacre, the US State Department has said the Wagner Group may be using Mali as a secret arms […]
What would humans do in a world of super-AI?
In “Wall-E”, a film that came out in 2008, humans live in what could be described as a world of fully automated luxury communism. Artificially intelligent robots, which take wonderfully diverse forms, […]
Aid agencies call for international aid for Horn of Africa emergency – JURIST
Multiple global and local aid agencies called for $7 billion full funding for the UN response to food emergencies in the Horn of Africa Tuesday, ahead of Wednesday’s Horn of Africa High […]
A Disruptive ‘Coreless’ Banking Platform
Pan-European fintech Monese has launched XYB, an end-to-end ‘coreless’ banking platform provider. XYB aims to address the £700billion global banking technology and embedded finance market. XYB, initially available in the UK and […]
LSB Shines ‘Spotlight’ on Financial Services Accessibility for the d/Deaf Community
An estimated 11 million people in the UK experience hearing loss of some kind. A new report by the primarily financial self-regulatory body, the Lending Standards Board, includes insights from leading community […]
Moldova pro-EU rally attracts over 75,000 amid fears of Russian destabilization efforts – JURIST
A pro-government rally in the Moldovan capital Chisinau attracted over 75,000 people Sunday in support of the country’s movement toward better relations with the European Union (EU) and Western Europe. The rally […]
Germany expert commission releases report recommending legalization of early-stage abortion and amended laws for later-term pregnancies – JURIST
The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine in Germany on Monday submitted a final report recommending the legalization of abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the country.The German […]
Australia judge rules in defamation trial that former government adviser raped a colleague in parliament – JURIST
Australia Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found that former government adviser Bruce Lehrmann raped a colleague in a Parliament House office on Monday. The judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit Lehrmann brought against […]
Poland classifies attack on humanitarian aid workers as murder, demands Israeli cooperation in investigation – JURIST
The Polish government on Friday labeled the death of Polish aid worker Damian Soból as murder, following the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) serving in […]
Amnesty International urges immediate investigation into war crimes in Merawi, Ethiopia – JURIST
Amnesty International asserted Friday that African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in the town of Merawi, Amhara region, […]
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