Top news of the week: 08.08.2022.
Siri or Skynet? How to separate AI fact from fiction
Determining the way artificial intelligence is used and governed will be one of the century’s key political battlegrounds. Here’s what everyone needs to know
The US-China relationship will continue to deteriorate.
The Taiwan crisis is pushing the two superpowers further apart
Demand for grocery delivery cools as food costs rise
Karen Raschke, a retired attorney in New York, started getting her groceries delivered early in the pandemic. Each delivery cost $30 in fees and tips, but it was worth it to avoid the ...
Data protection Bill wasn’t perfect but new one shouldn’t be opaque
India is the second worst-hit country by data breaches, and the third most impacted by network attacks. There has been increasing disquiet amongst Indians around both private sector data ...
Hong Kong cuts COVID hotel quarantine to 3 days for arrivals
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong will reduce the mandatory hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals to three days from a week, the city’s leader said Monday. The southern Chinese city remains one ...
President Joe Biden tests negative for Covid-19 following rebound case
President Joe Biden has tested negative for Covid-19 but will remain in isolation pending a second test, his physician announced in a letter Saturday.
GOP seeking power over elections in Wisconsin, Minnesota
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s secretary of state has no role in elections, but that could change if Republicans are able to flip the seat this year and pass a law that would empower the ...
Addressing water-related conflict and disasters
The majority of the impacts of climate change, including natural disasters, are felt in the hydrological cycle - and their frequency and magnitude are expected to increase in coming years. ...