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The Trillion-Dollar Problem at the Heart of the AI Boom

Take your pick of alarmist projections about the future of the global economy from top tech leaders. Monzo’s founder, Tom Blomfield, reckons unemployment will surge over the next five years as more…

  • AI adoption growing among small businesses
  • AI spending only 0.1% of total card transactions
  • Global AI spending estimates between £100B and £150B

World

Civil Defense announces all-clear in Jazan after earlier warning

JAZAN — The General Directorate of Civil Defense announced on Sunday that the danger in Jazan Region had passed, following an earlier alert issued through the National Early Warning Platform.The Civil Defense called on citizens and residents to continue following official instructions and safety guidelines, while avoiding gatherings and…

Finance & Markets

How India turned payments into participation

A vegetable seller in a small town in Rajasthan scans a QR code taped to her cart, and the money reaches her account before the customer has even walked away. Hours later, a few thousand kilometres west, an Indian tourist in a Dubai mall uses the same app to pay for a handbag, and the transaction clears just as quickly.

Tech

Researchers Use Ordinary WiFi Connections to Create Images of Nearby People and Their Surroundings

Science Daily reports: Researchers showed that unencrypted signals routinely exchanged between WiFi devices and routers can be used to create radio-based images of people and recognize them within…

  • WiFi signals can create images of nearby people and surroundings.
  • System developed at KASTEL, KIT's Institute of Information Security and Dependability.
  • Method relies on radio waves, no specific WiFi devices needed.

World

Troubling Adversity of the Nigerian Child

By Timiebi Koripamo-Agary In the last year, I have become increasingly troubled by the trauma our children and grandchildren are being subjected to simply because they are trying to begin

  • Young Nigerians face significant obstacles in starting professional lives.
  • Many graduates lack support from families for NYSC documents and registrations.
  • Streamlining processes with ICT can alleviate unnecessary hardship for disadvantaged youth.

Science

Nigeria’s renewable energy push is creating new injustices, study finds

For more than a decade, Nigeria has been trying to change the way it produces and consumes energy, driven by two problems that have become increasingly difficult to separate — the country's persistent…

  • Nigeria's renewable energy push creates new injustices, study finds
  • Lack of procedural and distributional justice in implementation
  • Calls for meaningful community participation and livelihood restoration

Tech

‘Have I Been Flocked?’ Tool Launched as Flock Unveils New Privacy Rules

'Have I Been Flocked?' lets drivers check license plate searches as Flock introduces new privacy safeguards and oversight rules.

  • "Have I Been Flocked?" tool launched to check license plate searches in Flock Safety's network.
  • Privacy and accountability measures introduced in response to public concerns over ALPR technology.
  • Agencies must use Audit Assistance tool and provide case code to conduct searches.

AI

Why AI training can backfire for older workers

Employers are increasingly investing in training to prepare their employees for artificial intelligence (AI). Training budgets are growing, and "upskilling" has become a common response to rapid technological change.

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