Brave New World

Judges Approve use of ChatGPT in Legal Rulings, Despite Its Tendency to Fib — and ‘Invent’ False Cases

Fallible AI gets the go-ahead in Britain to summarise lengthy texts and perform ‘administrative’ court tasks. UK judges will be…

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‘The Madman’ Takes Charge: Javier Milei Inaugurated President of Impoverished Argentina

In his inaugural address to the nation on Sunday, delivered on the steps of the Argentina’s domed neoclassical congress, President…

1 year ago

James Caan CBE, an Ambassador for the Transformational Power of AI Development, Welcomes the £500m Boost for AI Development in the Autumn Statement

AI has the power to be a game changer for the UK economy, and so I was incredibly relieved to…

1 year ago

From Beeb ‘Rescue’ to Champion of a Break-out Platform for Content Creators

Ben Lavender, the man once credited with ‘saving the BBC’, is now backing a disruptive online platform. The former founder…

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Money, Munitions, Military Outlay, and EU’s Plight in War of ‘Catch-up’

There is no more enduring truth than that expressed by Roman statesman and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero: ‘The sinews of…

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Binance Teeters as Regulators Close-in on Troubled Exchange

Crypto is having another ‘moment’. Wim Romeijn takes a look for CFI.co... Binance, the largest exchange for trading digital currency…

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Coal, Ja Bitte, Nuke, Nein Danke: Germany’s Other Sort of Nuclear ‘Disaster’ is Unfolding

Coal is a dirty source of fuel, and brown coal is the worst of the lot — yet, as Wim…

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On Freeters and Other Exotic Creatures in a Land of Plenty

The sustainability of Japan’s society is in doubt for various reasons, writes Wim Romeijn. China, Europe, and even the United…

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China Syndrome: A Wilting Economy, Financial ‘Long-Covid’, a Collapsing Property Sector — and the Spectre of Deflation Hovering Nearby

The global economy is supported by four pillars; two are wobbly, reports Wim Romeijn, and one is being rebuilt. The…

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Inverted Yield Curves and Central Bankers Pull Focus to the Tetons as BRICS Founders

Another day, another financial event — the 46th US Federal Reserve Summer Symposium — for Wim Romeijn to ponder... As…

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