{n}.bora’s Top Articles: 21st March
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Business:
- This article from BBC News looks at why UK manufacturing firms are reshoring their operations:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68500499
Technology:
- Exploring the approach society should take to combatting cybercrime, this article from TechCrunch discusses the debate around banning ransom payments:
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/04/should-we-ban-ransom-payments/
Advice:
- This Entrepreneur article looks at how small businesses can adapt to the most recent changes in SEO:
https://www.entrepreneur.com/growing-a-business/5-powerful-seo-strategies-to-help-you-rank-in-2024/469931
AI:
- This article from AI News reports on – and explores different reactions to – the EU’s passing of the AI Act:
https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/2024/03/13/eu-approves-controversial-ai-act-mixed-reactions/
Something Great:
- As selected by our managing director Peter, this article from Business Cornwall looks at how local business St Austell Brewery has used AI to help develop its latest beer:
https://businesscornwall.co.uk/news-by-location/st-austell-business-news/2024/03/brewery-uses-ai-to-create-new-beer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brewery-uses-ai-to-create-new-beer
First published by {n}.bora March 21, 2024
Image credit: Photo by Souvik Banerjee on Unsplash
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