Energy & Green Tech
South Africa's experience in piloting a new type of climate finance vehicle can inform debates about how to fund a just transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
Dec 6, 2023
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Business
Eleven global tech giants have pledged to do more to tackle the scourge of online scammers, the UK government said on Thursday, billing the promise as a world first.
Nov 30, 2023
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Business
Amazon thought it had found an efficient way to find the best workers. Recruitment is time consuming and expensive, so why not outsource it to artificial intelligence (AI)?
Nov 28, 2023
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Business
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is the world's largest dedicated multilateral climate fund, and aims to support climate mitigation and adaptation efforts in developing countries. Mobilizing financial resources from the private ...
Nov 27, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
For the past 16 years South Africans have dreaded rolling power cuts euphemistically dubbed "loadshedding." These are caused by the ailing state power entity Eskom's crumbling infrastructure and its over-reliance on aging ...
Nov 10, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
The UN secretary-general on Thursday set up a panel of experts to make recommendations in the field of artificial intelligence, a technology with "transformative potential" yet also great risks to democracy and human rights.
Oct 27, 2023
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Business
For three global organizations, the discourse around AI has shifted from negative concerns about privacy and the mass collection of data to more positive debates about how it can be used as a tool and a facilitator of change, ...
Oct 11, 2023
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Business
Electricity generation accounts for about a third of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions.
Oct 6, 2023
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Security
In 2018-19, identity crime directly and indirectly cost Australia an estimated A$3.1 billion.
Sep 26, 2023
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Business
Pennsylvania state government will prepare to use artificial intelligence in its operations, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro said Wednesday, as states are increasingly trying to gauge the impact of AI and how to regulate it.
Sep 21, 2023
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