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Kenyan president warns debt clouds Africa climate potential
Kenyan president warns debt clouds Africa climate potential
by  AFP

Africa's vast potential in the global fight against climate change is at risk due to the heavy burden of debt and lack of international investment, Kenyan President William Ruto said Thursday. "Africa's role in addressing climate change is not guaranteed and nobody should take it for granted," Ruto said at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies.

Argentina's Milei sings hard rock at book launch
Argentina's Milei sings hard rock at book launch
by  AFP

In a tie and leather jacket, Argentina's President Javier Milei rocked out in front of thousands of fans during the launch of his latest economics book in Buenos Aires Wednesday night. Then, in another twist, he launched into a lengthy lecture from his 13th book "Capitalism, Socialism and the Neoclassical Trap."

AI relies on mass surveillance, warns Signal boss
AI relies on mass surveillance, warns Signal boss
by  AFP

The AI tools that crunch numbers, generate text and videos and find patterns in data rely on mass surveillance and exercise concerning control over our lives, the boss of encrypted messaging app Signal told AFP on Thursday. "The AI technologies we're talking about today are reliant on mass surveillance," she said.

Boeing shares tumble as company lowers 2024 cash forecast
Boeing shares tumble as company lowers 2024 cash forecast
by  AFP

Boeing shares were hammered Thursday after a top company official predicted another quarter of meager plane deliveries, likely resulting in negative cash for all of 2024. But on Thursday, West withdrew that forecast, indicating the company would likely have negative cash generation for the year.

US new home sales miss expectations in April
US new home sales miss expectations in April
by  AFP

Sales of new US homes were weaker than analysts expected in April, government data showed Thursday, with slower mortgage demand appearing to bog down the number of transactions. While sales data can be volatile and revised later, the April selling pace was lower than the first quarter average of 653,000, noted Rubeela Farooqi, chief US economist at High Frequency Economics.

WiFi, drones and sharp blades on Japan's whaling mothership
WiFi, drones and sharp blades on Japan's whaling mothership
by  AFP

In whale-motif jacket, shirt and tie plus a whale-shaped hat, Hideki Tokoro shows off Japan's new whaling "mothership", the Kangei Maru -- slicing blades, butchery deck, freezers and all. Japan also wants to resume hunting fin whales, the world's second-biggest animal after the blue whale.

Finland's wizards making food out of thin air
Finland's wizards making food out of thin air
by  AFP

At a factory in Finland, the "farmers of the future" are making a new food protein by feeding a microbe air and electricity, proving that protein can be produced without traditional agriculture. But at Solar Foods' recently opened factory outside Helsinki, scientists are using new technology to grow protein out of cells using air and electricity.