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Israel to build supercomputer to keep pace in global AI race

By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel next month will launch a tender to establish the country’s first supercomputer to ensure the country remains a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, the chief executive of the state-backed Israel Innovation Authority said on Wednesday. Speaking at an AI conference, Dror Bin said that while AI […]

Why a Vietnam drought may spike global espresso prices

STORY: Vietnam’s coffee growers have been hit hard by the worst drought in nearly a decade this year, and that could mean a morning espresso is about to get more costly. The country is the world’s second biggest coffee producer and the top producer of robusta beans, the variety most commonly found in espressos and […]

Global Investors Turn Cautious on Once Favorite Japanese Stocks

(Bloomberg) — Japan’s record share market rally earlier this year is looking like a distant memory as foreign investors sell off stocks in a sluggish economy. Most Read from Bloomberg Citigroup Inc. and abrdn Plc are among banks that have turned more pessimistic toward the nation’s equities as the outlook for corporate governance reform and […]

CDK Global crippled by cyberattack, disrupting vehicle sales in U.S. and Canada. Here’s a look at what happened and where things stand.

Thousands of car dealerships were crippled this week after CDK Global suffered back-to-back cyberattacks, leading to disruptions in business operations — including sales, financing and payroll systems — across North America. If you’re looking to buy a vehicle this week, you might be impacted. Here’s what we know. What is CDK Global — and what […]

Venezuela Set to Join Global Watchdog’s Dirty Money ‘Gray List’

(Bloomberg) — Venezuela, already under sanctions from the US, is expected to get added to a global watchdog’s “gray list” for not making sufficient progress to stem illicit financial flows. Most Read from Bloomberg The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force is poised to put the South American nation — home to the world’s largest proven […]

Global alert issued over fake weight loss and diabetes drugs

The World Health Organisation and US drug manufacturer Eli Lilly have warned people to be wary of fake versions of popular weight loss and diabetes medicines. The WHO said on Thursday that it has received reports of fake semaglutide — the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Ozempic — in all regions of the […]

Deadly heat in Mexico and US made 35 times more likely by global heating

The deadly heatwave that scorched large swaths of Mexico, Central America and the southern US in recent weeks was made 35 times more likely due to human-induced global heating, according to research by leading climate scientists from World Weather Attribution (WWA). Tens of millions of people have endured dangerous day – and nighttime temperatures as […]