{n}.bora’s Top Articles: 12th September
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Business News:
- After raising interest rates fourteen times in a row, the governor of the Bank of England has suggested that interest rates are close to their peak, this article from BBC News reports:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66733193?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Technology News:
- This WIRED article gives an overview of the UK’s Online Safety Bill and what it may mean going forward:
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/the-uk-is-poised-to-force-a-bad-law-on-the-internet
Advice:
- This IBM blog post provides a good overview of the different types of cyberthreats, providing a simple overview of each:
https://www.ibm.com/blog/types-of-cyberthreats/
AI:
- Less relevant for organisations but still key for gauging AI’s impact, Google now requires that any political adverts on its platforms declare when they use AI generated content. This BBC News article has more information:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66739858?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Something Great:
- This article from the World Economic Forum looks at how AI can be used to prevent the spread of wildfires:
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/09/ai-model-prevent-wildfires/
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First published by {n}.bora September 12, 2023
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