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AI poses 'extinction' risk, say experts
Global leaders should be working to reduce "the risk of extinction" from artificial intelligence technology, a group of industry chiefs and experts warned on Tuesday. Several of the signatories, including Geoffrey Hinton, who created some of the technology underlying AI systems and is known as one of the godfathers of the industry, have made similar warnings in the past.
Stock markets wobble as traders await US debt ceiling vote
Stock markets wobbled Tuesday as a deal to hike the US debt ceiling and avoid a painful default goes to a vote in Congress this week. "A deal may have been struck on the debt ceiling, but it's not fully calmed nervousness on financial markets," noted Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at stockbroker Hargreaves Lansdown.
Norway fund to reject all-male boards in Japanese firms
Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's biggest, will from now on vote against the nomination of all-male boards in Japanese companies, a senior fund official said Tuesday. In March, the fund already voted against the nomination of the chairman of the board of electronics group Canon.
'Day of reckoning': Turkish economy's post-election peril
Turkey's economy is in a double bind: analysts see its current policies leading to imminent peril and the prescriptions incurring massive pain. Turkey's once-vibrant economy -- driven by relatively cheap labour and a well-oiled banking system -- is confronting a self-inflicted problem few other countries have faced.
Night-time shopping booms as Zimbabwe inflation soars
After the sun sets in Harare, the streets of Zimbabwe's capital suddenly burst to life. Street trade gets busier after dark because there is less police to go around.
Asian markets mixed as traders await US debt ceiling vote
Asian investors traded nervously Tuesday as they kept an eye on Washington, where lawmakers are expected to vote this week on a deal to hike the US debt ceiling and avoid a painful default. In early trade, Asian markets fluctuated on Tuesday.
Erdogan confronts polarised Turkey after historic win
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday confronted the tough task of uniting his deeply divided country after winning a historic run-off election to extend his two-decade rule to 2028. US President Joe Biden and Erdogan are due to talk on Monday, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin told television channel A Haber.
Nvidia chief says tech at 'tipping point' as unveils AI products
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang said the world was at "the tipping point of a new computer era" as he unveiled a raft of AI-related products Monday in his first public speech in four years at a Taiwan tech trade show. "We have now reached the tipping point of a new computing era."
Plastic pollution: treaty talks get into the nitty-gritty
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that global plastics pollution was a "time bomb", as diplomats began five days of talks in Paris to make progress on a treaty to end plastic waste.
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