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15111 articles published since 08 Mar 2022
15111 articles published since 08 Mar 2022
Azerbaijan, which holds early legislative elections on Sunday, is a country in the Caucasus region with a historical relationship with hydrocarbons, which account for most of its revenues.
Generative AI tools will save companies lots of time and money, promises Vik Singh, a Microsoft vice president, even if the models must learn to admit when they just don't know what to do. Even if the model has to turn to a human in 50 percent of cases, that still saves "tons of money."
A block on Elon Musk's X social network in Brazil started to take effect early Saturday after a Supreme Court judge ordered its suspension, according to AFP. Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes on Friday ordered the suspension of the platform following a months-long standoff with the tech billionaire over disinformation in South America's largest nation.
Chinese manufacturing contracted for a fourth consecutive month in August, official data showed Saturday, a worse-than-expected result reflecting the world's second-largest economy's struggle to recover. The non-manufacturing PMI, which includes services, was in positive territory in August at 50.3 points compared with 50.2 a month earlier.
Ordinary Americans have "had enough" of inclusivity and diversity policies at US companies, according to Robby Starbuck, who has led a one-man campaign against the controversial initiatives. He has also campaigned against the imposition of anti-climate change policies on companies, and in a recent video on X where he has 600,000 followers denounced US militarism abroad.
A sprawling Ecuadoran forest reserve, home to toucans and the spectacled bear, is at the heart of a tug-of-war between environmentalist and miners. The reserve is also home to 270 mammal species.
The US Federal Reserve's favored measure of inflation held steady in July according to government data Friday, sustaining expectations that the central bank is on its way to interest rate cuts starting next month.
India's economic growth slowed to 6.7 percent on-year in the April-June quarter, official data showed Friday, as lower government outlays and lacklustre consumer spending weighed on the world's fifth-largest economy. The Indian economy had expanded to 7.8 percent on-year in the previous March quarter.
Fans are not the only ones eagerly awaiting next year's Oasis reunion tour: British hoteliers and pub owners are looking forward to a boom in business, with hopes of a Taylor Swift-style economy boost. The tour looks set to "join the likes of Taylor Swift, Harry Styles and Beyonce in delivering record-setting shows", added UKHospitality's Nicholls.
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