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Why it’s so difficult to figure out what to do with your life – and three steps to take

Why it’s so difficult to figure out what to do with your life – and three steps to take

What do you want to be when you grow up? Practically from the moment you start talking, you’re asked this question. As a child, you’re encouraged to make decisions about school subjects, activities and higher…

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BIS reports gaps in CBDC cyber security modelling

BIS reports gaps in CBDC cyber security modelling

Most central banks in the world are working on their own digital currencies, but the Bank for International Settlements has found gaps in cyber threat modelling that pose a risk to trust in the new…

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Texas power use hits record high as heatwave lingers By Reuters

Texas power use hits record high as heatwave lingers By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. Workers mow the grass at an apartment complex during hot weather in Houston, Texas, U.S., July 17, 2023. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 2/2 (Reuters) – Demand for power in Texas hit a record high…

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Actors are demanding that Hollywood catch up with technological changes in a sequel to a 1960 strike

Actors are demanding that Hollywood catch up with technological changes in a sequel to a 1960 strike

For the first time since 1960, actors and screenwriters are on strike at the same time. As with many of the other strikes that have rippled across the United States over the past three years,…

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Why do I have to take my laptop out of the bag at airport security?

Why do I have to take my laptop out of the bag at airport security?

Anyone who has travelled by air in the past ten years will know how stressful airports can be. You didn’t leave home as early as you should have. In the mad rush to get to…

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Moscow halts grain deal after bridge to Crimea struck By Reuters

Moscow halts grain deal after bridge to Crimea struck By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. An armed ship sails next to Crimean bridge connecting the Russian mainland with the peninsula across the Kerch Strait, Crimea, July 17, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer 2/2 By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia halted participation on…

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Regulators including Ofgem use codes of practice to curb bad behaviour by businesses –– how to tell if this works

Regulators including Ofgem use codes of practice to curb bad behaviour by businesses –– how to tell if this works

UK energy regulator Ofgem wants to make its voluntary code of practice on prepayment meters compulsory. It introduced the code in April 2022 to protect people from being forced onto prepayment meters for gas and…

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FSB finalises global regulatory framework for crypto-asset activities

FSB finalises global regulatory framework for crypto-asset activities

Press enquiries: +41 61 280 8477press@fsb.org Ref: 22/2023 Final recommendations incorporate learnings from events of the past year in crypto-asset markets and feedback received during the FSB’s public consultation. Framework…

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Why am I online? Research shows it’s often about managing emotions

Why am I online? Research shows it’s often about managing emotions

Most of us go online multiple times a day. About half of 18–29 year olds surveyed in a 2021 Pew Research Study said they are “almost constantly” connected. How are we to make sense of…

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US, China aim to revive climate cooperation as tensions simmer By Reuters

US, China aim to revive climate cooperation as tensions simmer By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry testifies before a House Foreign Affairs Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee hearing on the State Department’s climate budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, July…

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