Central banks have been understandably cautious about embracing cloud computing, fearing data breaches and other cyber risks. So one might not necessarily expect the financial markets group – critical as it is to the Reserve…
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The BOLT II hypersonic flight experiment will launch tonight from NASA’s Wallops Test Flight Facility in Virginia. Hypersonic vehicles, which can fly much faster than passenger jets, would allow passengers to go from Sydney to…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Russian state flag flies on the top of a diesel plant in the Yarakta Oil Field, owned by Irkutsk Oil Company (INK), in Irkutsk Region, Russia March 10, 2019. Picture…
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Many factories and businesses still function. Other industries like those in information technology have barely missed a beat, with workers continuing to work from areas out of the direct line of fire. But Ukraine has…
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In 2019, my colleagues and I discovered spooky glowing rings in the sky using CSIRO’s ASKAP radio telescope in Western Australia. The rings were unlike anything seen before, and we had no idea what they…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view of the Phillips 66 Company’s Los Angeles Refinery (foreground), which processes domestic & imported crude oil into gasoline, aviation and diesel fuels, and storage tanks for refined petroleum products…
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Geothermal energy has long been the forgotten member of the clean energy family, overshadowed by relatively cheap solar and wind power, despite its proven potential. But that may soon change – for an unexpected reason.…
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The government of Kuwait said it had appointed Basel Al-Haroun the next governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait, Reuters reported on March 14. He will succeed Muhammad Yousef al-Hashel, who has been governor since…
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Press enquiries: +41 61 280 8477[email protected] Ref: 7/2022 The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published today a report about FinTech and Market Structure in the COVID-19 Pandemic. The main finding of the report is…
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On the last day of his 11 years as chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Rod Sims announced the commission is bringing a “world-first” claim against Meta (owner of Facebook) in the…
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