Photos of Australian children have been used without consent to train artificial intelligence (AI) models that generate images. A new report from the non-governmental organisation Human Rights Watch has found the personal information, including photos,…
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By Paul Carsten and Robert Harvey LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices for held above $87 a barrel on Thursday, near their highest level since late April after data the previous day showed a decline in U.S.…
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The UK’s current housing crisis manifests in several ways, with inadequate numbers of new homes (especially affordable ones), high house prices and rising rents. There are major affordability problems especially for young people, and growing…
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Most communications departments of central banks have a majority of female staff, data from the Communication Benchmarks 2024 shows. The average proportion of female staff is 61.5%, according to data from 32 communications teams. Male…
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Increasingly low-cost environmental sensors coupled with AI-powered analytical tools dangle the promise of faster and more insightful environmental planning. The need for better decision making about the way we use ecosystems and natural resources is…
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Investing.com– Oil prices fell from two-month highs in Asian trade on Thursday, as traders collected some profits from a strong run-up this week, while soft U.S. economic data raised some concerns over long-term demand. But…
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There was some football on over the same weekend, and a music festival too. But despite the distractions of the Euros and Glastonbury, on June 29 2024, 8,000 British netball fans watched Loughborough Lightning successfully…
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Citi analysts have introduced a framework for understanding and forecasting gold prices, which they state aims to rejuvenate investment in this asset by providing a robust, regime-independent model. This framework is said to explain annual…
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Over the last few decades Ghana has seen a rise in environmental degradation such as pollution, deforestation and land degradation. These have been driven by urbanisation, industrialisation, carbon emissions and waste burning. Environmental problems have…
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South Africa’s primary agriculture sector accounts for nearly 3% of GDP and about 8% when considering the value of agro-processing. But it can contribute even more to economic growth that delivers benefits fairly across society…
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