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Fico wins Slovakia’s election
The country of 5.5 million people created in 1993 following the breakup of Czechoslovakia has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine since Russia invaded last February, donating arms and opening the borders for refugees fleeing the war. Slovakia has delivered to Ukraine its fleet of Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets, the S-300 air defence system, helicopters,
AI first battle in the Middle East
For some time now, the US has been trying to get ahead of China when it comes to the development of world-changing artificial intelligence (AI) technology. In an attempt to slow down Chinese AI progress, a recent tactic has been to throttle Chinese access to the computer chips or semiconductors needed for the most advanced
Putin marks one year since annexation of Ukrainian regions
In an address released to mark the first anniversary of the annexation, Putin insisted that the annexations were carried out “in full accordance with international norms.” He also claimed that residents of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions had again expressed their desire to be part of Russia in local elections earlier this month.
Tom Hanks deepfake
As AI systems have grown in power and sophistication, so have concerns about their ability to create ever more realistic virtual versions of real people – what are sometimes called deepfakes.The use of deepfakes in pornography, sometimes used as a form of revenge, prompted the government to toughen the law in England and Wales to
Overheating iPhone 15
Since the latest model of the smartphone went on sale in September, some users have complained the devices are getting too hot to touch. iPhone users have come to expect their devices to become hotter during the initial set-up or when they are being backed up, due to the amount of processing power being used
EU’s top diplomat visits Odessa
Josep Borrell, the EU foreign policy chief, visited Odesa, a Ukrainian port city, and witnessed the destruction caused by Russian attacks. Borrell promised urope would not abandon Ukraine in its war to recapture the regions in the south and east of the country. Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted that the residents of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia,
African Development Bank to collaborate with Google
In 2005 Google invested in a major submarine telecommunications cable the Seacom cable and since then, Google has been committed to digital transformation by supporting talent development, innovation, infrastructure, and regulatory advancements across the continent. Google has been a longtime partner in Africa’s economic growth and digital transformation. The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Google
Enlargement of the European Union
Joining the world’s most successful club of peaceful, prosperous democracies would set that war-ravaged country and fellow aspirant members in the Western Balkans, Georgia and Moldova on a new and promising path. For the European Union itself it would also be nothing short of historic, completing a grand continental union and marking the end of
Microsoft firm demand to go high
The mind-boggling capabilities of “generative” ai look set to transform many desk jobs. It is also a glimpse into the future of Microsoft, which was once the world’s most valuable public company and hopes to reclaim the title by selling the technology that will power the transformation. Through the firm’s investment in Openai, the startup
Fears in Financial Markets
Such a calendar effect flies in the face of the idea that financial markets are efficient. After all, asset prices ought only to move in response to new information . Predictable fluctuations should be identified, exploited and arbitraged away by traders. Since 1928, the ratio of monthly gains to losses in America’s s&p 500 index,