Microsoft recently rejected a California law enforcement agency’s request to install facial recognition technology in officers’ cars and body cameras because of human rights concerns, company President Brad Smith said Tuesday. Microsoft concluded it would lead to innocent women and minorities being disproportionately held for questioning because the artificial intelligence has been trained on mostly …
Category: Бізнес
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Kudlow: White House Talking to Other Possible Fed Candidates
The White House is considering other possible candidates for the board of the Federal Reserve although President Donald Trump still backs his two potential nominees, Herman Cain and Stephen Moore, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Tuesday. Kudlow, speaking to reporters at the White House, added that Trump’s picks are still going through …
Kudlow: White House Talking to Other Possible Fed Candidates
The White House is considering other possible candidates for the board of the Federal Reserve although President Donald Trump still backs his two potential nominees, Herman Cain and Stephen Moore, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Tuesday. Kudlow, speaking to reporters at the White House, added that Trump’s picks are still going through …
Росія збирається оскаржити рішення суду щодо виплати 44,4 мільйона доларів «Укрнафті»
Росія не визнає законність рішення міжнародного арбітражу, що зобов’язав її виплатити українській компанії «Укрнафта» компенсацію за втрачене в окупованому Криму майно в розмірі 44,4 мільйона доларів. Про це повідомили агентству ТАСС у прес-службі Міністерства юстиції Росії. «Росія не брала участь в розгляді зазначеного позову. Вона не визнає законність винесеного рішення, в першу чергу в зв’язку …
Росія збирається оскаржити рішення суду щодо виплати 44,4 мільйона доларів «Укрнафті»
Росія не визнає законність рішення міжнародного арбітражу, що зобов’язав її виплатити українській компанії «Укрнафта» компенсацію за втрачене в окупованому Криму майно в розмірі 44,4 мільйона доларів. Про це повідомили агентству ТАСС у прес-службі Міністерства юстиції Росії. «Росія не брала участь в розгляді зазначеного позову. Вона не визнає законність винесеного рішення, в першу чергу в зв’язку …
Fearing Austerity, Lebanese Protest Ahead of Budget
The Lebanese government has yet to disclose its budget for 2019, but protesters are already in the streets fearing the “difficult and painful” reforms it is expected to announce as it tries to get spending in control and rein in public debt. Retired army officers blocked several highways with burning tires Tuesday, a preemptive warning …
Fearing Austerity, Lebanese Protest Ahead of Budget
The Lebanese government has yet to disclose its budget for 2019, but protesters are already in the streets fearing the “difficult and painful” reforms it is expected to announce as it tries to get spending in control and rein in public debt. Retired army officers blocked several highways with burning tires Tuesday, a preemptive warning …
Development Bank Earmarks $4.4 Billion for Central Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) promised Tuesday to invest $4.4 billion (3.89 billion euros) in infrastructure in over the next seven years. The sum will help to finance 30 projects, ranging from electricity networks and transport to information technology and communication and improve cross-border trade, it said in a statement. Spending will be focused on …
Development Bank Earmarks $4.4 Billion for Central Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) promised Tuesday to invest $4.4 billion (3.89 billion euros) in infrastructure in over the next seven years. The sum will help to finance 30 projects, ranging from electricity networks and transport to information technology and communication and improve cross-border trade, it said in a statement. Spending will be focused on …
НБУ послабив курс гривні
Національний банк України затвердив офіційний курс гривні на 16 квітня на рівні 26 гривень 81 копійки за долар. Порівняно з офіційним курсом на 15 квітня – 26 гривень 71 копійка – гривня послабшала відносно долара на 10 копійок. Офіційний курс євро становить 30,33 гривні за євро порівняно з учорашнім 30,24 грн за євро. Свого пікового …
НБУ послабив курс гривні
Національний банк України затвердив офіційний курс гривні на 16 квітня на рівні 26 гривень 81 копійки за долар. Порівняно з офіційним курсом на 15 квітня – 26 гривень 71 копійка – гривня послабшала відносно долара на 10 копійок. Офіційний курс євро становить 30,33 гривні за євро порівняно з учорашнім 30,24 грн за євро. Свого пікового …
Electric Car Makers Woo Chinese Buyers with Range, Features
Automakers are showcasing electric SUVs and sedans with more driving range and luxury features at the Shanghai auto show, trying to appeal to Chinese buyers in their biggest market as Beijing slashes subsidies that have propelled demand. Communist leaders wanting China to lead in electric vehicles have imposed sales targets. That requires brands to pour …
Electric Car Makers Woo Chinese Buyers with Range, Features
Automakers are showcasing electric SUVs and sedans with more driving range and luxury features at the Shanghai auto show, trying to appeal to Chinese buyers in their biggest market as Beijing slashes subsidies that have propelled demand. Communist leaders wanting China to lead in electric vehicles have imposed sales targets. That requires brands to pour …
Mexican President Says to Return ‘Stolen’ Wealth to the People
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he will create a “Robin Hood” institute to return to the people the ill-gotten wealth seized from corrupt politicians and gangsters. His administration is drawing up a bill to create an independent “Robin Hood” institute “against the corrupt” that would put confiscated goods such as real …
Mexican President Says to Return ‘Stolen’ Wealth to the People
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he will create a “Robin Hood” institute to return to the people the ill-gotten wealth seized from corrupt politicians and gangsters. His administration is drawing up a bill to create an independent “Robin Hood” institute “against the corrupt” that would put confiscated goods such as real …
Tiger Woods’ Victory in Masters a Win for Golf Business
Tiger Woods’ victory at the Masters golf tournament on Sunday, his first major victory since 2008, is expected to lift sales for sponsors, broadcasters and golf courses lucky enough to host a tournament with Woods playing. The competition put the 43-year-old back on top of a sport he helped transform 25 years ago. “Tiger sells …
Tiger Woods’ Victory in Masters a Win for Golf Business
Tiger Woods’ victory at the Masters golf tournament on Sunday, his first major victory since 2008, is expected to lift sales for sponsors, broadcasters and golf courses lucky enough to host a tournament with Woods playing. The competition put the 43-year-old back on top of a sport he helped transform 25 years ago. “Tiger sells …
Sending Data Via Light
Most wireless communications use RF or radio frequency communications to send data back and forth. But all that information can slow things down. One National Science Foundation supported researcher is using light to send information, and, as we hear from VOA’s Kevin Enochs, it’s quicker and more secure than RF. …
Sending Data Via Light
Most wireless communications use RF or radio frequency communications to send data back and forth. But all that information can slow things down. One National Science Foundation supported researcher is using light to send information, and, as we hear from VOA’s Kevin Enochs, it’s quicker and more secure than RF. …
Turkey: Buying Russian Defense System Should Not Trigger US Sanctions
Turkey’s purchase of a Russian air defense missile system should not trigger U.S. sanctions because Ankara is not an adversary of Washington and remains committed to the NATO alliance, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Monday. Speaking at a U.S.-Turkey conference in Washington amid rising tensions between the two NATO allies over Ankara’s plan to buy …
Turkey: Buying Russian Defense System Should Not Trigger US Sanctions
Turkey’s purchase of a Russian air defense missile system should not trigger U.S. sanctions because Ankara is not an adversary of Washington and remains committed to the NATO alliance, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Monday. Speaking at a U.S.-Turkey conference in Washington amid rising tensions between the two NATO allies over Ankara’s plan to buy …
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Tackles Visitors’ Color Blindness
The vibrant colors and hues that make up Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings soon will be on full display for color blind visitors The vibrant colors and hues in Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings soon will be on full display for color blind visitors. The Santa Fe museum announced Monday it’s teaming up with California-based EnChroma to expand the …