{n}.bora’s Top Articles: 23rd October
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There will be no blog post next week as I’m away on leave. However, as always, if you want advice and support on any of the topics raised, get in touch and we will be more than happy to help.
Business:
- This article from Business Insider explores how China may be losing its status as a global economic superpower:
https://www.businessinsider.com/china-xi-jinping-economy-real-estate-debt-bust-american-companies-2023-10?r=US&IR=T - This BBC News article reports that UK wages are growing faster than inflation for the first time in nearly two years, implying that the cost-of-living crisis may be starting to ease:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67121459?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Technology:
- This TechCrunch article warns that Russia and China-linked government backed hackers have exploiting a patched vulnerability in the Windows tool WinRAR, noting that users who haven’t updated the app may be at risk:
https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/18/russia-sandworm-fancy-bear-china-winrar-zero-day/
Advice:
- Discussing what project planning is and mentioning different tools and techniques, this article from the Digital Project Manager provides a good overview of the planning phase of project management:
https://thedigitalprojectmanager.com/projects/scope-management/project-planning-techniques/
AI:
- As well as talking about its own work, this article from IBM discusses some common use cases of machine learning:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67153669?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Something Great:
- Another article talking about the work of IBM, this article discusses how technology is being used to help farmers in Malawi, providing a good example of how to ensure IT is suited to the people using it:
https://www.ibm.com/blog/empowering-farmers-across-the-digital-divide-in-malawi-with-openharvest/
First published by {n}.bora October 22, 2023
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