Everyone knows that arithmetic is true: 2 + 2 = 4. But surprisingly, we don’t know why it’s true. By stepping outside the box of our usual way of thinking about numbers, my colleagues and…
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© Reuters. Investing.com – Lots of things are happening in the oil market at the same time: Economic troubles in China; surprisingly higher U.S. crude production and Saudi-Russian cuts that cargo tracking data suggest could…
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Pakistan is showing clear signs of economic and political crisis. Inflation was recently almost 38%, and the country faces a debt crunch as it tries to manage its trade deficit with the rest of the…
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How can a black hole pull in light when light isn’t a physical thing? – Will, age 8, Victoria What an excellent question, Will! I too wondered about this when I started to learn the…
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The Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) revealed new details of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) project on August 15. Drex, as the currency is called, is being developed on a distributed ledger technology platform…
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© Reuters. The ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defense staff brief the press on plans to deploy its standby force to the Republic of Niger, in Accra, Ghana, August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko By Felix…
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Japan’s economy is under pressure from rising energy prices and defence costs and the impact of the pandemic. Plummeting birth rates and an ageing population further threaten the sustainability of its labour market. A 2023…
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© Reuters. Investing.com — It’s over finally — oil’s seven-week rally. And direction for crude prices hereon will likely be dictated by whether China gets to show a serious jump in the number of barrels…
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Going on a family holiday is not always a relaxing experience. It can involve traffic jams, airport queues and stress. Even so, most of us look forward to going away for the change of scenery…
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Artificial intelligence-powered (AI) chatbots are becoming increasingly human-like by design, to the point that some among us may struggle to distinguish between human and machine. This week, Snapchat’s My AI chatbot glitched and posted a…
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