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Frugal Retail Clients Prompt Accenture Warning on Weak Consulting Business

Accenture Plc warned that a pullback in spending from clients who were postponing business improvement projects, especially in retail, was hurting its consulting business and forecast quarterly sales that could miss market estimates. Shares in the company fell as much as 6 percent on Friday. After a pandemic-led boom, spending on IT and transformation projects […]

Analysis-Bumper Green Aluminium Output Is Good News for Carmakers, and Climate

Aluminium makers are set to boost low-carbon metal output by 10 percent in 2023 and churn out even more in the years ahead, driving down the cost for carmakers seeking climate-friendly supplies and shrinking the industry’s hefty carbon footprint. Aluminium is the most energy-intensive metal to produce, accounting for about 1.1 billion tonnes of global […]

AI in Telecom: Artificial Intelligence, Real Impact

Artificial intelligence is already adaptable enough in the telecom sector to automate quick responses to consumer inquiries, manage networks, and build new products. AI in telecom empowers the telecom sector to concentrate on providing clients better services and fostering long-lasting relationships to expand their business. Today, many telecom providers can use AI to offer their […]

Biden Blacklists China’s Ymtc, Crackdowns on AI Chip Sector

The Biden administration on Thursday added Chinese memory chipmaker YMTC and 21 “major” Chinese players in the artificial intelligence chip sector to a trade blacklist, broadening its crackdown on China’s chip industry. YMTC, long in the crosshairs of the U.S. government, was added to the list over fears it could divert American technology to previously […]

Australia Takes Aim at Apple, Microsoft over Child Protection Online

An Australian regulator, after using new powers to make the tech giants share information about their methods, accused Apple Inc and Microsoft Corp not doing enough to stop child exploitation content on their platforms. The e-Safety Commissioner, an office set up to protect internet users, said that after sending legal demands for information to some […]

Billionaire-Backed Kobold Metals to Invest in Zambia Copper Mine

California-based artificial intelligence exploration firm KoBold Metals is investing $150 million to develop a copper mine in Zambia, the company announced at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C., a win for Zambia’s president who has set an ambitious copper production target. The Mingomba project will be a joint venture with Australian private equity firm […]

U.S. Ready to Explore Next Phases of Trade Relationship with Africa, Ustr Tai Says

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Monday that her agency is preparing to sign a memorandum of understanding with African Continental Free Trade Area countries to explore work on the next phases of the U.S.-African trade relationship. Tai said at the Semafor Africa Summit that she sees opportunities to improve the longstanding African Growth […]