The Australian government has introduced its first-ever standalone cyber security act. Along with two other cyber security bills, it’s currently being reviewed by a parliamentary committee. Among the act’s many provisions are mandatory “minimum cyber…
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Central banks should collaborate on cross-border CBDCs – Nagel – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Bundesbank president talks of “historic opportunity” to improve payments and avoid risk Central bank…
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By Emily Chow SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices slid as much as $3 to a near two-week low during Asian trade on Tuesday on the back of a weaker demand outlook and after a media report…
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Tito Mboweni, former South African Reserve Bank Governor, Minister of Finance, and Minister of Labour was arguably one of the country’s most consequential economic policymakers and drove several significant economic reforms. Mboweni passed away on…
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is getting personal. Chatbots are designed to imitate human interactions, and the rise of realistic voice chat is leading many users to form emotional attachments or laugh along with virtual podcast hosts.…
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HOUSTON (Reuters) – Three workers filed a lawsuit in a Texas state court in Houston on Monday against Mexico’s national oil company Pemex for injuries they allege were received in a hydrogen sulfide release at…
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OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company that developed the popular ChatGPT chatbot and the text-to-art program Dall-E, is at a crossroads. On Oct. 2, 2024, it announced that it had obtained US$6.6 billion in new funding…
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Since 2019, the Australian Department for Industry, Science and Resources has been striving to make the nation a leader in “safe and responsible” artificial intelligence (AI). Key to this is a voluntary framework based on…
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By Colleen Howe (Reuters) – Oil prices on Monday wiped out nearly all gains made last week after data showed China’s inflation rate declined and a lack of clarity on the country’s economic stimulus plans…
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In the modern world we are all constantly connected, but this comes with risks. As most cybersecurity specialists will tell you, the biggest vulnerability in any system is the user – whether at home or…
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