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Pioneer Of AI Claims The Threat To The Globe Could Be 'More Urgent' Than Climate Change

In an interview with Reuters on Friday, AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton said that artificial intelligence could be a "more urgent" threat to civilization than climate change.   Geoffrey Hinton, generally regarded as one of the "godfathers of AI," recently announced his departure from Alphabet...

IMF warns of dangers of splitting the world into conflicting economic blocs

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva cautioned that the world economy could fragment into conflicting economic blocs, which poses a growing risk that would be harmful to everyone, including Europe. "There is an increasing possibility that the world could break up...

IEA: World needs $600B to cut global emissions from oil and gas production by half

The International Energy Agency (IEA) analysts predicted that oil and gas businesses will still make record profits in 2022despite the $600 billion expenditure needed to halve global emissions associated with oil and gas extraction. "By 2030, oil and gas production will need to cut its worldwide...

Tourism Outlook Boosted By Holiday Tourism In China Returning Back To Pre-Pandemic Levels

According to government data released on Wednesday, China's tourism recovered to pre-COVID 19 levels for the May Day vacation as domestic travel increased by more than two-thirds from a year earlier. This is good news for the world's second-largest economy.   If maintained, a resurgence in...

US Fed Increases Rates, Allowing For A Break In The Tightening Cycle

The US Federal Reserve entered a new chapter in its management of the post-pandemic economic recovery by raising interest rates for the last time in history and paying closer attention to credit and other economic concerns.   As predicted by the financial markets, the U.S. central bank...

A Problem In Made-In-China Sales Is Affecting Japanese Automakers

A quick switch to electric vehicles (EVs) has upended the world's largest auto market and resulted in a decline in purchases of gasoline-powered automobiles, data indicates, putting Japan's automakers in a sales crisis there.   According to industry data examined by Reuters, total sales of...

Hollywood Writers And Studios Spar About The Use Of AI In "Plagiarism Machines"

Hollywood writers have been penning science fiction stories about robots taking over the planet for decades. They are now striving to prevent robots from taking their jobs.   The Writers Guild of America wants to limit the use of AI in creating film and television scripts. According to the...

Head of IMF: Dollar is losing its reserve currency status

According to IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, nations are steadily moving away from using the dollar as a reserve currency, and pointed out that there wouldn’t be any substitutes for it any time soon. "Yes, the dollar is being gradually abandoned. Earlier, it made up roughly 70% of...

In Absence Of Debt Ceiling Hike, US Economy Could Default June 1 ; Biden And McCarthy Scheduled To Meet

After the US Treasury Department issued a warning that the government might not have enough money to pay its bills by June, U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday invited the four top congressional leaders to the White House the following week.   Janet Yellen, the secretary of the Treasury,...

World's largest LNG buyer warns of risk of price hike in 2023

According to Bloomberg, Yukio Kani, Head of the world's largest purchaser of liquefied natural gas Japanese Jera energy business, there is a chance that prices would increase this year, particularly if the upcoming winter is chilly. In an interview with Bloomberg, Mr. Kani claimed that there has...
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