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New Zealanders are super-connected. When restrictions lift in Auckland, it won’t take much to amplify Delta’s spread

New Zealanders are super-connected. When restrictions lift in Auckland, it won’t take much to amplify Delta’s spread

As Aotearoa New Zealand moves from elimination to suppression, we need to understand how this could change the nature of transmission from Auckland’s Delta outbreak to the rest of New Zealand. Aucklanders can expect a…

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Third-quarter profits to sparkle for shale producers without hedges By Reuters

Third-quarter profits to sparkle for shale producers without hedges By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A work-over rig performs maintenance on an oil well in the Permian Basin oil production area near Wink, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. Picture taken August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford By…

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many companies are choosing not to be listed – here’s why

many companies are choosing not to be listed – here’s why

Stock markets reached all-time highs in 2021, bringing huge value to the companies riding the wave, even when you allow for the dip in recent weeks. We are also in the midst of a boom…

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The government wants to expand the ‘digital identity’ system that lets Australians access services. There are many potential pitfalls

The government wants to expand the ‘digital identity’ system that lets Australians access services. There are many potential pitfalls

The federal government has been asking the public for feedback on proposed legislation to create a “trusted digital identity” system. The aim is for Australians to use it to prove their identity when accessing public…

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BIS paper: DLT opens possibility of ‘embedded supervision’

BIS paper: DLT opens possibility of ‘embedded supervision’

Distributed ledger data would be useful for supervision, but must be trustworthy, author says by : Source link

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Exxon calls for carbon price, working on CCS projects across Asia By Reuters

Exxon calls for carbon price, working on CCS projects across Asia By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An Exxon gas station is seen in Houston, Texas, U.S., April 30, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott (Corrects Houston project is being proposed, not built, in paragraph 2) By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters)…

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How to turn confrontation about Africa’s biggest hydropower dam to cooperation

How to turn confrontation about Africa’s biggest hydropower dam to cooperation

Since Ethiopia announced the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in 2011, there have been disagreements between Egypt and Ethiopia on the filling and operation of the dam. With turbines of about 5100…

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Facebook wants AI to find your keys and understand your conversations

Facebook wants AI to find your keys and understand your conversations

Facebook has announced a research project that aims to push the “frontier of first-person perception”, and in the process help you remember where your left your keys. The Ego4D project provides a huge collection of…

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Afghan women lawyers on the run face life in limbo abroad By Reuters

Afghan women lawyers on the run face life in limbo abroad By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Afghan women walk down a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 16, 2021. Picture taken on September 16, 2021. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo 2/2 By Karolina Tagaris…

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Why Boris Johnson’s plans for a ‘high-wage economy’ require a major shift in the way British business works

Why Boris Johnson’s plans for a ‘high-wage economy’ require a major shift in the way British business works

Boris Johnson has declared that his government plans to build a “high-skill, high-wage” economy across the UK. But it will not be an easy thing to deliver. Indeed, the initial response from some business leaders…

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