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Why is Uber Pulling out of Some African Markets?
Uber’s exits from Nigeria and Uganda highlight the growing challenges of making ride-hailing work in Africa.
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- Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- corporations, gig economy
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AI’s Impact on the Environment Is Absolutely Horrifying, New Paper Finds
It’s reached the point that AI is giving the fossil fuel industry a substantial leg up, as a new paper published in the journal NPJ Climate Action details.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Report: World Set to Cross 1.5°C Global Warming, but Can Still Limit, Adapt to and Return From Higher Temperatures
The report puts best-case scenario peak temperature rise at 1.8°C; others suggest over 2°C.
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- Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Health Officials Turn to Mobile-Phone Data to Track Ebola Spread in Congo
As the virus spreads, health officials are looking for ways to anticipate where cases could emerge next and direct limited surveillance and response resources.
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- Health Care, Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Oracle Plans to Cut 3,000 India Jobs the Same Month Microsoft Puts 500 on Notice
Oracle is reportedly moving to cut close to 3,000 jobs in India around September 1 or 15, right as its new fiscal quarter opens, following a fiscal-year headcount drop of 21,000 that the company partly blamed on AI adoption. Microsoft, meanwhile, has put roughly 500 India employees, about 2% of its India workforce, on performance improvement plans, giving the AI-versus-headcount story its clearest real numbers yet.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: Growth Without Work: The Human Cost of the AI Revolution
'In an excerpt from his book “The New Divide: Power, Control & the Cost of AI,” writer Jibu Elias examines the technology’s impact on jobs.'
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Vietnam’s VinSpace Signs Deal With Elon Musk’s SpaceX to Launch Its First Satellites in 2027
VinSpace will launch its satellites on a SpaceX Transporter rideshare mission run by Elon Musk’s company, which carries satellites from multiple customers on a single rocket to share launch costs, it said in a statement.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- South Asia
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Apple Pay Launches in the Philippines
"An easier, safer, and more secure way to pay using iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, and Mac is now available."
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- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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