The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea A unique material, nickel oxide demonstrates the ability to learn things about its environment in a way that emulates the most…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An oil well pump jack is seen at an oil field supply yard near Denver, Colorado February 2, 2015. REUTERS/Rick Wilking By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices rebounded on Tuesday…
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The governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Adrian Orr, is facing criticism from politicians over personnel turnover and inflation. Opposition leaders questioned Orr on these topics on December 15, when the governor appeared…
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Meta, née Facebook, had a rough year in 2021, in public opinion if not financially. Revelations from whistleblower Frances Haugen, first detailed in a Wall Street Journal investigative series and then presented in congressional testimony,…
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You’ve probably seen the UV index in the day’s weather forecast, and you know it tells you when you need to cover up and wear sunscreen. But where does that number come from? We produce…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) waves while walking outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, U.S. November 18, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque By Timothy Gardner and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON…
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One of Sen. Joe Manchin’s main concerns in deciding to pull his support for President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan is that it would drive up inflation, which is currently rising at the fastest…
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Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) should be created to complement stablecoins, says Imran Khan, head of partnerships at Bitt. “Central bank digital currencies are simply a digital form of a national currency, and a stablecoin…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S., November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Angus MordanT/File Photo By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) -Oil…
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Immigrants often do well in the business world. They are behind one in seven of all companies in the UK, where half of the fastest-growing businesses have a foreign-born founder. In the US, 45% of…
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