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AI 'no substitute' for fashion designers' creativity
AI 'no substitute' for fashion designers' creativity
Business and Economy
by  AFP

AI is transforming the fashion world but the fast growing technology will never be a replacement for designers' "original creativity", according to the head of a pioneering project. "I don't know how fast (AI) will be transformational but if it gives companies competitive advantage I think they'll invest and take it up quickly," he said.

Brazil opens first 'ExpoCannabis' amid pot debate
Brazil opens first 'ExpoCannabis' amid pot debate
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Bubbling with euphoria as thick as the haze in the air, marijuana enthusiasts flocked this weekend to Brazil's first "ExpoCannabis," amid a national debate over decriminalizing the drug for personal use. Brazil's Supreme Court is currently hearing a case that could decriminalize small-scale possession and use of cannabis and certain other drugs in the nation of 203 million people.

Slack CEO is ready to ride AI wave
Slack CEO is ready to ride AI wave
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Artificial Intelligence is transforming Slack, the widely used workplace messaging platform, its CEO told AFP just nine months after taking on one of the most high profile jobs in Silicon Valley. "It's amazing what has happened to the world," Jones said of this AI moment that has captured the imagination of Silicon Valley and the world.

Iconic music figure axed from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame board
Iconic music figure axed from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame board
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The cofounder of Rolling Stone magazine, Jann Wenner, has been ousted from his seat on the board of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation for comments blasted as racist and sexist, US media reported Saturday. "Jann Wenner has been removed from the board of directors of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation," a short statement from the foundation said, according to industry sheet Variety.