How digital breakdowns affect supply chains — and endanger the global economy
Global supply chains depend on flows of information as much as they do on flows of goods1. Digital…
Preparing to leave office, with world beset by problems, UN chief talks of a way forward
UNITED NATIONS — The world is deeply divided and the U.N.’s most powerful body is paralyzed when it…
Apple to unveil latest iPhone lineup
Apple is unveiling its latest generation of iPhones, widely expected to include a foldable version, on Wednesday at…
AI and robotics drive a boom in stock offerings in Shanghai and Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese markets are booming with new public stock offerings, energized by the craze for…
Nvidia and other tech firms ride the wave of AI, pushing US markets mostly higher
US futures are mostly higher as demand for artificial intelligence technology leads to a surge in business for…
Australia’s music industry bans AI songs from charts
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s recorded music industry will bar tracks wholly generated by artificial intelligence from official…
Alibaba quarterly profit drops 75% as AI investment spending grows
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s technology giant Alibaba on Thursday reported a 75% drop in profit for the…
South Korea’s Kospi index jumps more than 16%
BANGKOK (AP) — South Korea’s Kospi index jumped more than 16% on Friday, tracking Wall Street gains, as…
Asian shares mostly gain, but South Korea’s Kospi drops nearly 5%
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Monday but South Korea’s Kospi fell nearly 5%…
UKZN student to represent South Africa at international entrepreneurship competition
University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) student Chwayita Momoza has been selected to represent South Africa at the Middle East,…
World shares slide following an AI-led retreat on Wall Street
BANGKOK (AP) — World shares were mostly lower on Friday, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 losing 4% as heavy…
Hundreds of economists say ‘we must act now’ on AI’s economic impact
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hundreds of economists say in an open letter that institutions “must act now” to…