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70% of Australians don’t feel in control of their data as companies hide behind meaningless privacy terms

70% of Australians don’t feel in control of their data as companies hide behind meaningless privacy terms

Australian consumers don’t understand how companies – including data brokers – track, target and profile them. This is revealed in new research on consumer understanding of privacy terms, released by the non-profit Consumer Policy Research…

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Oil gains over $1 on possible shipping disruptions By Reuters

Oil gains over $1 on possible shipping disruptions By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Oil rig pumpjacks, also known as thirsty birds, extract crude from the Wilmington Field oil deposits area near Long Beach, California July 30, 2013. REUTERS/David McNew/File Photo HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices…

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with fears of a UK tea shortage, worries are brewing over other crucial commodities

with fears of a UK tea shortage, worries are brewing over other crucial commodities

British people are known around the world for their love of tea. This is borne out by the statistics: a staggering 50 billion cups of tea are consumed on average in the UK every year.…

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FSB Chair highlights key issues to the G20

FSB Chair highlights key issues to the G20

Press enquiries: +41 61 280 8477 [email protected] Ref: 4/2024 FSB Chair warns of challenging outlook to global financial stability including debt servicing burdens, stretched asset valuations in some key markets, and leverage…

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What happens when we outsource boring but important work to AI? Research shows we forget how to do it ourselves

What happens when we outsource boring but important work to AI? Research shows we forget how to do it ourselves

In 2009, an Air France jet crashed into the ocean, leaving no survivors. The plane’s autopilot system shut down and the pilots, having become reliant on their computerised assistant, were unable to correct the situation…

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WTO seeks modest outcomes in Abu Dhabi at ‘critical juncture’ for global trade By Reuters

WTO seeks modest outcomes in Abu Dhabi at ‘critical juncture’ for global trade By Reuters

By Emma Farge and Rachna Uppal ABU DHABI (Reuters) -Trade ministers from nearly every country in the world gathered in Abu Dhabi on Monday for a World Trade Organization meeting that aims to set new…

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Asian central banks co-ordinating CBDC work in ‘near real time’

Asian central banks co-ordinating CBDC work in ‘near real time’

Members of the South East Asian Central Banks (Seacen) alliance are developing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in tandem, with almost immediate updates. In a speech on February 15, deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of…

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French farmers prepare tough welcome for Macron at farm show By Reuters

French farmers prepare tough welcome for Macron at farm show By Reuters

5/5 © Reuters. A French farmer of the Coordination Rural (CR) uses its tractor during a go-slow operation as farmers protest ahead of the opening of the Paris farm show, in Paris, France, February 23,…

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We gave palliative care patients VR therapy. More than 50% said it helped reduce pain and depression symptoms

We gave palliative care patients VR therapy. More than 50% said it helped reduce pain and depression symptoms

People in palliative care are dealing with serious, non-curable illness. Every day can be filled with severe physical, psychological and emotional pain. Palliative care staff work hard to help make patients as comfortable as possible…

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US imposes sanctions on Russia’s leading tanker group Sovcomflot By Reuters

US imposes sanctions on Russia’s leading tanker group Sovcomflot By Reuters

© Reuters. By Timothy Gardner and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Russia’s leading tanker group Sovcomflot as Washington seeks to reduce Russia’s revenues from oil sales it can use to…

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