# Die Verenigde Nasies se datahoof, Durai Chinnachamy, waarsku dat kunsmatige intellligensie nie ‘n towerstaf-oplossing vir klimaatsverandering is nie. Hy sê hoewel KI klimaatsoptrede kan ondersteun deur verbeterde data-ontleding, vroeë waarskuwingstelsels en energie-doeltreffendheid, is daar ook omgewingskoste aan verbonde. Chinnachamy beklemtoon die behoefte aan ‘n gebalanseerde benadering wat KI met beleidsveranderings kombineer vir die doeltrefffende […]
# An exhibition titled, A World for Women, by Women: Infinite Possibilities, is currently showcasing at the United Nations headquarters in New York City until the fifth of next month. The exhibit highlights the strength and resilience of women and girls worldwide, showcasing their stories of empowerment, progress, and transformation. The UN says through artificial […]
# Die sosiale media-reus, Meta, se antitrust-hofsaak teen die Amerikaanse Federale Handelskommissie begin vandag in Washington. Die kommissie voer aan die eienaar, Mark Zuckerberg, se verkryging van Instagram en WhatsApp in onderskeidelik 2012 en 2014, was onwettig en moes nooit goedgekeur gewees het nie. Hy beweer dit verhoed dat maatskappye kan meeding en gee hom dus […]
# United Nations chief data officer, Durai Chinnachamy, has cautioned that artificial intelligence is not a silver bullet for climate change. He says while AI can support climate action through improved data analysis, early warning systems, and energy efficiency, it also comes with environmental costs. Chinnachamy has stressed the need for a balanced, sustainable approach […]
# Social media giant Meta is set to face off against the US Federal Trade Commission in a landmark antitrust trial in Washington today. In the lawsuit, the FTC argues that owner Mark Zuckerberg’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp in 2012 and 2014, respectively, were illegal and should never have been approved. It claims the transactions […]
# Van 2028 af gaan skepe ʼn globale koolstofbelasting van een-duisend-800-rand per ton betaal tensy hulle skoner brandstof gebruik of tot die netto-zero-fonds bydra. Die ooreenkoms wat 60 lande deur die Internasionale Maritieme Organisasie onderteken het, wil skepe se vrystelling, wat tans drie-persent van kweekhuisgasse uitmaak, verminder. In die Noordoos Atlantiese Oseaan is ʼn strenger […]
# ’n Switserse studie wat in Nature gepubliseer is, het onthul dat menslike aktiwiteit gelei het tot ’n afname van byna 20-persent in globale biodiversiteit. Navorsers het data van twee-duisend-100 studies ontleed en 50-duisend bewerkte en ongerepte gebiede vergelyk. Die studie het habitatverandering, hulpbronontginning, klimaatsverandering, besoedeling en indringerspesies as die vyf sleuteldrywers geïdentifiseer. Die navorsers […]
# With effect from 2028, ships will face a global one-thousand-800-rand per-ton carbon tax unless they use cleaner fuel or contribute to the net-zero fund. The deal, signed by over 60 countries through the International Maritime Organisation, aims to reduce ship emissions, which make up three-percent of global greenhouse gases. A stricter fuel rule and […]
# Die kindervriendelike rolprent A Minecraft Movie is in die tweede week na sy vrystelling steeds die wêreld se nommer-een-lokettreffer. Die rolprent met die akteurs Jack Black en Jason Momoa in die hoofrolle is reeds die grootste geldmaker van die jaar. Die geloofsgebaseerde gesinstekenprent van Angel Studios, King of Kings, is tweede, gevolg deur 20th […]
