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Responsible by Design: Five Principles for Generative AI in Financial Services

To balance risk and opportunity, institutions must build a new risk model suited to an evolving technology Thanks to recent technological advances in generative artificial intelligence foundation models and record-breaking rates of consumer adoption, it’s no longer a question whether your company will use this technology. It’s a question of when and how. Trained on…

New air monitor detects COVID-19 variants in 5 minutes

Using wet cyclone technology, the biosensor allows air samples to mix at high velocities creating a surface vortex trapping the virus aerosols A new proof-of-concept device from researchers at Washington University in St. Louis monitors air samples for COVID-19 virus variant detection in about 5 minutes, according to a study today in Nature Communications. The work is based…

US tourism invades European destinations

In some of Europe's most popular destinations, this summer is expected to surpass 2019 records, from Barcelona, Rome, Athens, and Venice to the picturesque islands of Santorini in Greece, Capri in Italy, and Mallorca in Spain. Tourists have to wait more than two hours to visit the Acropolis in Athens. Taxi queues at Rome's main…

In battle against soil pollution, new ally emerges

The answer to cleaning up contaminated industrial sites in Europe could lie in the microbes that are already there Trees and other vegetation grow on the site of a former soap factory in northwestern France. While the greenery suggests all is well in the Ploufragan commune near the Brittany coast, the truth is that a…

Artificial Intelligence: A tool for assault or defense?

Edy Almer, Product Management Director for Threat Detection and Incident Response at Logpoint, outlines the concerns and wider uses of Artificial Intelligence The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the form of Language Learning Models (LLMs) is already significantly disrupting modern society. We’ve seen objections to these systems’ use of copyrighted material on which they are trained,…

Mayors from six continents go back to school

Established by Bloomberg Philanthropies, Harvard Kennedy School, and Harvard Business School to help close the gap in executive development for the public sector As cities find themselves on the frontlines of addressing increasingly global challenges, the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative announced on July 17 the seventh class of 40 mayors and 80 senior municipal…

Cabo Verde’s Sustainable Growth relies on Economic Diversification and Resilience to External Shocks

The 2023 Economic Update is a comprehensive overview of Cabo Verde's economy in 2022. The report provides a clear understanding of the economic context and challenges faced by the country in the short term, facilitating the implementation of necessary reforms moving forward In 2022, Cabo Verde witnessed strong economic growth, led by the sectors of…

Closer dialogue between producers and consumers needed to ensure security of gas supply

The global energy crisis reshaped natural gas markets, with profound implications for policymakers and market players, according to a new IEA review of global gas market security The global energy crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has transformed the structure of natural gas markets, requiring closer dialogue between producers and consumers looking to ensure both short-…

Italian winemaking town sets example for EU rural revival

Asti shows how the European countryside can reverse depopulation through agriculture and cultural heritage Near the north-western Italian town of Asti, known for its vineyards and sparkling white wine, Alberto Mossino helped cultivate a different crop: maize. On a farm surrounding a 19th-century villa he revived the production of Ottofile maize, which is used to…

New EU end-of-life vehicles policy creates a circular economy for EV materials

The European Commission has announced new regulations to create a circular economy for materials in end-of-life vehicles The proposed measures will transform end-of-life vehicles’ design, production, and treatment to optimise the recovery and recycling of critical raw materials essential in zero-emission vehicle manufacturing. The new policy will replace the current Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles and…