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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Can artificial intelligence (AI) tell whether you’re happy, sad, angry or frustrated? According to technology companies that offer AI-enabled emotion recognition software, the answer to this question is yes. But this claim does not stack…
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By Divya Rajagopal TORONTO (Reuters) – Ottawa and the provinces will respond robustly if the incoming U.S. administration goes ahead with a promise to impose tariffs on imports from Canada, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said…
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The backlog of subsidised public housing in South Africa is estimated at 2.4 million. In this interview, Hlengiwe Maila, a research fellow at the School of Public Management and Administration at the University of Pretoria,…
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Eighteen-year-old Indian prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju has become the new world chess champion, winning the final game of the title match after a dramatic blunder from the reigning champ, China’s Ding Liren. Gukesh is now the…
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By Forrest Crellin PARIS (Reuters) – The shale drilling techniques that led to a boom in oil and gas output have also spurred the development of geothermal, which in theory could provide a stable source…
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This Christmas, major brands in the UK are spending more than £10 billion on advertising. And to justify the big spend, they are using sophisticated emotional marketing strategies to capture attention and boost sales. One…
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Investing.com — Gold prices fell from a more-than two-week high Thursday after stronger than US producer prices boosted the dollar, and weighed on risk sentiment. At 10:20 ET (15:20 GMT), fell 1.3% to $2,682.28 an…
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Argentina, a nation once ranked among the wealthiest in the world, has found itself grappling with severe economic challenges over the past 25 years. Then, one year ago, provocative libertarian economist Javier Milei was inaugurated…
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The federal government has revealed a new bargaining chip in the gamble to bring big tech back to the table with news publishers. The “news media bargaining incentive” is essentially a new levy issued by…
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