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Competition in the AI value chain will be fierce

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INT

This follows a similar launch by Databricks, a cloud-based AI data management platform. Companies along the AI value chain are increasingly launching new GenAI models to funnel…

AI use in the fashion industry will proliferate

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INT

Firms in this sector are deploying AI in functions as diverse as consumer behaviour analysis and product development to supply chain management and marketing. The fashion industry…

Ukraine's nuclear dependence on Russia will decline

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UKRAINE

Nuclear power plants (NPPs) account for over 50% of the electricity supply in Ukraine. Kyiv has been seeking to break its dependence on Russia in all spheres of the nuclear supply…

Tech advances should eventually spark a platinum rally

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INTERNATIONAL

The price has remained tepid since the metal’s value doubled during the first year of the pandemic. However, for the first time since 2018, the price of platinum is nearing parity…

EU/UK financial trading risks need close monitoring

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EU/UK

Hedge funds are systemically important participants in financial markets and their preference for leverage amplifies their impact, especially when interest rate changes prompt…

Measurement issues impede tech change impact estimates

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INTERNATIONAL

The TUC website “notes with caution” that a June 2024 Citigroup report speculates that “up to 54% of banking jobs and 48% of insurance roles could be displaced by AI.” Estimates…

Pressures on farmland in China will increase

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CHINA

Beijing’s heavy emphasis on grain cultivation and total arable area aims to guarantee long-term food security and self-sufficiency, but that has been challenged by land…

Chinese chip smuggling presents fresh US challenges

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CHINA

Underground markets and business reroutes through overseas subsidiaries are helping companies evade US restrictions, undermining Washington’s efforts to block Chinese access to…

US defence reliance on imported key minerals is a risk

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UNITED STATES

The neglect of domestic mining since the 1980s has left the US military reliant on a relatively small number of foreign suppliers for critical minerals and rare earths needed to…

Incentives may fuel East Africa green transport growth

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EAST AFRICA

Driven in part by foreign exchange shortages and petroleum import costs, the measure also seeks to leverage Ethiopia’s own electricity resources to underpin a new ‘green…