Emotion-detecting tech should be restricted by law – AI Now
The AI Now Institute says the field is "built on markedly shaky foundations"
Climate change: Anger as protesters barred from UN talks
Around 200 climate campaigners were ejected after staging a sit in, preventing access to one of the negotiating halls
The 100 greatest innovations of 2019
The 32nd annual Best of What’s New awards.
Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed calls for peace in the Horn of Africa as he receives the Nobel Peace Prize medal
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed called for peace in the Horn of Africa as he received his Nobel Peace Prize medal in a ceremony on Tuesday
The best 50 films of 2019: Odd, rich, startlingly varied. And brilliant
The debate that defined the year in film kicked off when Martin Scorsese asserted that Marvel’s superhero films weren’t really cinema. The director of The Irishman never fully backed away from that statement, but, in an opinion piece for the New York Times, he later intimated that his real beef was the shrinking range of alternatives in mainstream cinemas.
Finland anoints Sanna Marin, 34, as world’s youngest-serving prime minister
Finland’s transport minister, Sanna Marin, has been selected to lead the Social Democratic party, making her the country’s youngest prime minister
Research: How Technology Could Promote Growth in 6 African Countries
Africa is closely watched as the next big growth market – a description that has persisted for a while
SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka has been on my wish list of countries to visit for a long time. For years I heard stories about the beauty of its landscapes, the delicious
Mars rover aims to grab a piece of history
The Airbus team is training a prototype rover to recognise and pick up small cylinders off the ground
Instagram demands date of birth from new members
The photo-sharing network already requires people to be at least 13 years old to create an account
Advocata Institute welcomes new selection committee for State Enterprises
Advocata Institute welcomes the newly appointed selection board to screen appointments for State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs).
How to Develop a Talent Pipeline for Your Digital Transformation
Companies in every industry are digitalizing their operations, and many are struggling to find the talent they need to do it
Companies Need to Rethink What Cybersecurity Leadership Is
For businesses today, cyber risk is everywhere. Yet for all the investments they’ve made to secure their systems and protect customers
Europe’s new space budget to enable CO2 mapping
They will be developed out of a new European Space Agency (Esa) budget agreed in Seville, Spain
Climate Change: Are we passing some key ‘tipping points’?
Their commentary in the journal Nature says there’s growing evidence that irreversible climatic changes could be triggered within a few decades
Tata Steel: 1,000 UK jobs to go amid worldwide cuts
Two thirds of the job losses will be management and office-based roles, Tata said
Conde Nast Traveler readers vote Sri Lanka 4th best to visit
Readers of the upmarket travel publication Conde Nast Traveler have voted Sri Lanka the fourth best country to travel to in 2019 despite the Easter
Deputy Ministers & State Ministers sworn in
The new State ministers and deputy ministers sworn in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat
Cabinet announces massive tax cuts
The Government today(November 27) announced the removal of a number of taxes, including the Pay As You Earn Tax (PAYE) and also the
Lebanese business people back protesters’ call for change
So what are the views of Lebanon's business community, both in the country itself and abroad
