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Afghans resettled in UK affected by new MoD data breach
Thousands of Afghans brought to safety in the UK have had their personal data exposed, after a Ministry of Defence (MoD) sub-contractor…
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US: Stocks mostly lower after mixed data
Wall Street stocks finished mostly lower on Friday (Aug 15) with chip companies under pressure as markets digested mixed US economic data.…
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Data shows China’s economy lagged in July due to Trump’s tariffs
China’s economy showed signs of slowing in July as factory output and retail sales slowed and housing prices dropped further, according to…
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Why AI is vulnerable to data poisoning—and how to stop it
Imagine a busy train station. Cameras monitor everything, from how clean the platforms are to whether a docking bay is empty or occupied.…
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From Data to Design: Redefining Fashion’s Approach to Plus-Size Shoppers
The Rise of Plus-Size Fashion Options Until recently, plus-size shoppers were seeing a level of choice in clothing that had never existed…
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South-east Asia’s reality check: What’s hindering data centres’ green transition?
Powered by large-scale data centres, South-east-Asia’s digital economy is expanding at breakneck speed – but the region’s clean energy…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq retreat from record rally after hot producer inflation data
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq retreated from record highs on Thursday (Aug 14), after a hotter-than-expected producer prices report dampened…
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Sime Darby seeks loan to build Malaysian data centre for Google
The AI frenzy has fuelled demand for funding the centres in Asia, resulting in a series of record-breaking loans for operators Malaysian…
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Trump's nominee to oversee jobs and inflation data faces shower of criticism
The director of the agency that produces the nation's jobs and inflation data is typically a mild-mannered technocrat, often with…
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Temasek-backed ST Telemedia is said to consider selling stake in data centre operator GDS: sources
ST Telemedia (STT) is considering selling its holding in Chinese data centre operator GDS Holdings, people familiar with the situation…
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Gold firms as soft US data pressures dollar, fuels rate-cut bets
Gold prices inched higher on Wednesday (Aug 13), supported by a weaker US dollar after tame US inflation data cemented bets for an…
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Karoline Leavitt Hints Trump Could Start Hiding Even More Jobs Data
“Trump’s got all federal agencies kind of coming together for seven days, going out, trying to stop the violent crime, all kinds of stuff.…
Business
What If A.I. Doesn’t Get Much Better Than This?
For this week’s Open Questions column, Cal Newport is filling in for Joshua Rothman. Much of the euphoria and dread swirling around…
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Airline shares surge after airfare data shows pricing power returning
Shares of major U.S. carriers jumped on Tuesday after upbeat airfare data for July signaled improving pricing power for the industry, as…
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AI data wars push Reddit to block the Wayback Machine
As the battle to train artificial intelligence models becomes more intense and Reddit’s rich content library becomes more valuable, the…
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Trump’s BLS Pick Has Perfect Solution to Trash Economy: Hide the Data
“Trump’s got all federal agencies kind of coming together for seven days, going out, trying to stop the violent crime, all kinds of stuff.…
Business
Trump nominates conservative economist to head agency that compiles jobs, inflation data
President Donald Trump said Monday that he has nominated E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, to head the…
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There Aren’t Data to Support Anti-Natalism
Children are precious and valued as human beings, regardless of where their careers lead them. Source link
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Gold slips as dollar firms, investors book profit; US data on tap
Gold prices slipped on Monday (Aug 11) as the US dollar strengthened and some investors locked in profits after a recent rally, with…
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Trump Wants Every School’s Admissions Data. Imagine What Comes Next.
The New York Timesreported Wednesday that Cuomo “spoke about the race directly” with the president in recent weeks. Though it’s not clear…
Business
Keppel raises S$6.3 billion in private funds for education and data centre assets
Keppel has secured S$6.3 billion in funds under management so far this year for its private fund strategies, including education assets…
Business
China stocks close at highest level since 2021 on upbeat trade data
Investors remain focused on an Aug 12 deadline to see if Beijing and Washington will reach a durable tariff agreement. China stocks rose…
Business
Google wants you to be a citizen data scientist
For more than a decade, enterprise teams bought into the promise of business intelligence platforms delivering “decision-making at the…
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The voice data gold rush is on, but don’t fall for fool’s gold
For as long as we’ve imagined “the future,” we’ve imagined computers that talk with humans. From the calm, ever-listening computer in Star…