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An Oxford University course module allowed students to use AI tools to write essays in a class. The task was to help students understand how to write a much better essay by using AI responsibly. The essays weren’t part of any formal assessment, Professor Steve New told Business Insider. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app Oxford University students were given the go-ahead to use AI tools like ChatGPT to help them write an essay for a class, The Telegraph reported Tuesday.Professor Steve New, who teaches…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.This month, a consortium of global telecoms standards organisations declared plans to work on a sixth generation of superfast wireless cellular communications specifications. But consumer take-up of 5G has been lacklustre. One wonders whether 6G, due out next decade, will attract much attention.Mobile carriers such as Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile promised that 5G networks would transform our lives. Auctions for bandwidth hit a record in 2021 when Verizon bid more than $45bn. Yet many smartphone customers struggle to notice any difference.About two-thirds…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Pfizer logo is seen in this illustration taken, May 1, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo (Reuters) -Pfizer on Wednesday forecast 2024 revenue and profit below Wall Street expectations, sending its shares down 7% in premarket trading even as it raised cost-cut target by $500 million. Sales of Paxlovid and the vaccine Pfizer (NYSE:) makes with German partner BioNTech (NASDAQ:) had boosted the company’s revenue over the last two years. But a drop in annual vaccination rates and demand for the treatments in 2023 have forced the company to launch a program in October to cut jobs and…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Dollarama store is pictured in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 5, 2018. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo (Reuters) -Dollarama lifted its annual sales forecast on Wednesday, encouraged by strong demand for its household essentials and groceries as inflation-hit consumers turned to discount stores. Consumers grappling with high interest rates and rental costs are swarming dollar stores in search of affordable holiday decorations and cheaper consumables including chocolates, snack bars and beverages. Montreal-based Dollarama has also benefited from price hikes that were undertaken to offset higher costs resulting from persistent supply-chain challenges in logistics and labor. The discount store…
4/4 © Reuters. Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide speaks during an interview with Reuters, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates October 31, 2023. REUTERS/Abdel Hadi Ramahi/ File photo 2/4 DUBAI (Reuters) – The COP28 climate summit adopted a final deal on Wednesday that for the first time calls on nations to transition away from fossil fuels to avert the worst impacts of climate change. Here are some reactions to the deal: U.S. special climate envoy John Kerry: “I am in awe of the spirit of cooperation that has brought everybody together.” Denmark’s Minister for Climate and Energy…
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4/4 © Reuters. Cars line up to have their tanks filled with gasoline in Havana, Cuba, December 11, 2023. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini 2/4 By Dave Sherwood and Mark Frank HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban gasoline, already one of the world’s best bargains, is getting cheaper by the day for those with access to dollars, as the local peso currency continues its freefall against the greenback. “Special” (94 octane) gasoline sells on the Caribbean island nation for 30 pesos, or 11 cents per liter (42 cents/gallon) at the current black market exchange rate, among the world’s cheapest fuel, according to online database GlobalPetrolPrices.com.…
Ukraine faces dwindling reserves of ammunition, personnel and Western support. The counteroffensive it launched six months ago has failed. Moscow, once awash in recriminations over a disastrous invasion, is celebrating its capacity to sustain a drawn-out war.The war in Ukraine has reached a critical moment, as months of brutal fighting have left Moscow more confident and Kyiv unsure of its prospects.The dynamic was palpable last week, as Vladimir V. Putin casually announced plans to run for six more years as president of Russia, swilling champagne and bragging about the increasing competence of Russia’s military. He declared that Ukraine had no…
Elon Musk’s biographer said the billionaire wants Jeff Bezos to focus his energy on Blue Origin.Walter Isaacson said on the “Diary of a CEO” podcast that Musk wants Bezos to grow the company. Musk previously told the FT that he was trying to goad Bezos so the firm would make more progress. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app Elon Musk’s biographer said the billionaire wants Jeff Bezos to “get out of his hot tub and yacht,” and focus his efforts on his aerospace…
Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Gig economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.EU regulators have agreed to landmark rules that will force ride-sharing and delivery companies, such as Uber and Deliveroo, to improve employment conditions for workers on their platforms.The rules laid out five criteria, of which gig economy platforms must meet at least two. If for example a company determines a worker’s hours and pay, then that person is to be treated as an employee, said legislators on Wednesday. Nicolas Schmit, the EU’s commissioner for jobs and social rights, on Wednesday hailed the…