Standard Chartered and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) today released the GBA Business Confidence Index (GBAI) for the first quarter of 2023. The current performance for “business confidence” jumped 11.8 points to 51.3, which was also the first above-50 print since the fourth quarter of 2021. The expectations index leapt to 61.5, the […]
Smart Engines has launched an AI solution for reading credit card numbers recorded in any format. Banking customers simply point their smartphone camera at a printed or handwritten credit card number to make a transfer or pay for a purchase at a point of sale. The neural network recognises the number combination in real-time and […]
ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) lifted off on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana at 14:14 CEST on 14 April. The successful launch marks the beginning of an ambitious voyage to uncover the secrets of the ocean worlds around giant planet Jupiter. Following launch and separation from the rocket, ESA’s […]
In March, hundreds of budding entrepreneurs descended on Noida, a suburb of India’s capital Delhi, to attend a three-day convention that had dubbed itself the “world’s biggest funding festival”. Eager start-up founders looked forward to rubbing shoulders with business leaders at the World Startup Convention (WSC), hoping that their 15-minute pitches would transpire into funding. […]
Synthetic embryos made without eggs and sperm are looking increasingly like the real thing—raising thorny ethical questions. Embryos are special. These tiny blobs of cells have the potential to create life. That’s why we limit what scientists can do with them. Researchers are generally not allowed to grow human embryos for more than 14 days, […]
While society is more connected than ever, the global financial system remains disconnected, creating an obstacle for the 1 billion people who rely on remittances.The value of remittances, which are funds that workers in one country send to family and friends in another country, is not universally appreciated or understood. While the dollar value of […]
La irrupción de la inteligencia artificial ha dado lugar al Periodismo Automatizado, es decir, la redacción automática de noticias con mínima o nula aportación humana mediante técnicas informáticas de lenguaje natural. Estamos ante una realidad emergente que ocupa todas las etapas de la cadena periodística, principalmente tres fases: automatización en la recogida de información, producción […]
Son cada vez más los adultos mayores que cuentan con gran cantidad de seguidores en las redes sociales. Cuál es el secreto de su éxito. Se denomina grandfluencers a los adultos mayores que, al contar con gran cantidad de seguidores en las redes sociales, ejercen determinada influencia. El término surge de la combinación de “grand” […]
The coronavirus pandemic saw a virtually unprecedented spike in the price of vehicles. As chip shortages hobbled the industry, automakers rationed semiconductors, installing them mainly in their most profitable, and most expensive, models. Millions of affordable vehicles, the ones accessible to most new car buyers, never got built. That drove up the median price of […]
Las empresas del multimillonario se diversifican en rubros como salud, bienes raíces, tecnología, entretenimiento, transporte, entre otras Como uno de los hombres más ricos del mundo, con una fortuna aproximada de 180.000 millones de dólares, Jeff Bezos es el fundador de Amazon y también posee otras empresas, entre fundadas y adquiridas a modo de inversión, […]
