Asian stocks drifted Wednesday after a retreat on Wall Street as data showing a softening in the US jobs market pointed to a slowing economy and fuelled fresh fears of a recession.. But New York traders ran out of energy Tuesday and turned sellers after data showed February job openings at US companies fell to their lowest level since May 2021 and below forecasts.
Brazilian chef Ana Lucia Costa is putting the finishing touches on an exquisite dish of marinated pork loin with lime and ginger, preparing to serve around 100 diners.. Da Silva got up at 3:00 am to cook a dish of rice with saffron and black sesame seeds, served with roasted vegetables.
In Colombia's far north, wind farm expansion is unsettling the Indigenous Wayuu inhabitants of a semi-desert region earmarked as an El Dorado of renewable energy. . As part of a vast energy transition plan, in which solar and wind energy would represent eight percent of national supply, two wind farms have recently been built on this Caribbean peninsula.
Apple fans are watching to see whether the iPhone-maker puts a culture-changing spin on virtual reality, even as rivals slow their march toward the metaverse.. "I'm not interested in putting together pieces of somebody else's stuff," he told GQ, saying that the release of the iPhone and Apple Watch both had their serious detractors.
President Joe Biden said at a meeting of advisors on the rapidly emerging artificial intelligence sector Tuesday that the jury is still out on whether AI poses a danger to society.. "AI systems with human-competitive intelligence can pose profound risks to society and humanity," said the open letter titled "Pause Giant AI Experiments". sms/dw
US officials unveiled criminal charges Tuesday against the head of a startup who allegedly defrauded JPMorgan Chase in the course of a $175 million sale to the banking giant.. "As alleged, Javice engaged in a brazen scheme to defraud JPMorgan in the course of a $175 million acquisition deal," said US Attorney Damian Williams.
European stocks closed mixed on Tuesday, with earlier gains pared after opening weakness on Wall Street as investors weighed the potential impact of rising oil prices and slowing economic activity on interest rate policies.. Oil prices also retreated from earlier highs, hit by profit-taking after soaring on Monday following a surprise decision by the OPEC+ producers' group to cut output in order to keep prices high.
More and more tools are using artificial intelligence. GPT Writers shares few examples that make life easier and more colourful.
When Mario Draghi left Italy's government last year, Brussels fretted over the fate of the EU recovery funds he negotiated for his country.. But there are other long-running issues that have hampered the efficient spending of EU funds, including a lack of public officials to administer the funds and Italy's legendary bureaucratic red tape.
On the Isle of Wight, one of England's most popular seaside holiday destinations since Victorian times, a pipeline stretches out from the shore to pump raw sewage into coastal waters.. The Isle of Wight, a mecca for yachtspeople off England's southern coast, has three entries.
