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  • Last year, TNS launched AI Labs, a pioneering initiative that will research and develop new AI solutions - including voice biometrics, predictive call analytics, generative AI and AI SMS detection - to help carriers stay ahead of bad actors. Yahoo Finance
  • Awareness of available knowledge resources generated by existing organizations appears to be low and many consider security as a regulatory requirement rather than an opportunity to de-risk a project. GOV.UK
  • While cheetahs can be found in various parts of Africa and parts of Iran, their need for vast expanses has contributed to their vulnerability, as habitat loss affects their ability to hunt effectively and inhibits their biodiversity. HowStuffWorks
  • MIT - ADT University is poised to empower a new generation of skilled professionals and first-generation entrepreneurs who will play a pivotal role in contributing to growth and progress. Business Upturn
  • Temperate rainforests once covered vast swathes of western Britain, but the rare habitat declined due to historic deforestation and continues to face threats from air pollution, invasive species and diseases. NHBS
  • The launch of the WTAI financial management system will not only bring new financial management opportunities to global cryptocurrency users, but will also open a new chapter in the ecology of the WTB chain. Yahoo Finance
  • With bushfires increasing compared to other natural disasters and expected to intensify due to climate change, it is important for countries such as Australia to quantify their economic impact as part of routine practice, including supply-chain spillovers. ScienceDaily
  • IBM researchers have uncovered a new method for hijacking voice calls using generative AI, a development that could have significant implications for financial institutions and others who manage sensitive data. it World Canada
  • College graduates are worried about their work readiness and potential to secure jobs due to the rapid emergence of generative AI, while employers acknowledge how the hiring landscape is being changed quickly by the new technology. eLearningInside News
  • Major apparel exporters in Asia, such as China and Bangladesh, might assume a less dominant role as a sourcing base for recycled clothing due to their insufficient infrastructure for efficiently sorting used clothing and generating high-quality recycled textile materials. FASH455 Global Apparel & Textile Trade and Sourcing
  • The world faces two concurrent crises in nature - climate change and loss of biodiversity with both threatening the availability of food and water whilst also endangering global supply chains. The Scottish Farmer
  • The US, the world's biggest exporter of gas last year, announced that it was pausing all pending export permits for liquified natural gas until it could come up with an updated criteria for approving new gas export projects that consider the impact of the climate crisis. The Guardian
  • With generative AI in the wild for just over a year, Gartner predicts AI's substantial role in enterprise IT in 2024 as organizations look for new business opportunities and cost efficiencies. iTWire
  • The Biden administration has paused further approvals of US liquified natural gas (LNG) exports pending the completion of federal studies that will assess the impact of the exports on climate change. Washington Weekly
  • While Apple tends to manage with less DRAM in iPhones - which is likely to remain the case for its models with generative AI - 8 GB will likely not be sufficient for a sophisticated LLM. Edge AI and Vision Alliance
  • GRPS respondents disagree about the urgency of environmental risks, in particular biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and critical change to Earth systems. Foresight - the CMCC observatory on climate policies an
  • Several major global carmakers, including Volkswagen, Tesla, General Motors and Toyota, have failed to minimize the risk of Uyghur forced labour being used in their aluminium supply chain, which is an important material for automotive parts. ThePrint
  • China introduced rules on generative AI last year, while US President Joe Biden issued an executive order regulating the technology, but the EU's law is the most comprehensive, with binding rules on a wide range of issues from risk to copyright. Tech Xplore
  • Newly launched Rufus represents a significant customer experience improvement for discovery and that, including its AWS cloud services, generative AI will ultimately drive tens of billions of dollars of revenue for Amazon over the next several years. Retail Dive
  • Mastercard is turbocharging its fraud detection technology with generative AI that can scan a trillion data points to predict whether a transaction is likely to be genuine or not. FinExtra
  • Despite hefty investments in 2024 going into building cloud infrastructure to support the rapid adoption of generative AI technology, investors were bullish. Cloud Cyber Security
  • Natural gas started at about 15 quadrillion units, rising steadily to over 20 quadrillion units, with an expected increase to around 25 quadrillion units by 2030. Timeless English

Last updated: 07 February 2024



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