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During a trip home to Johannesburg, South Africa, while completing an engineering master’s program in Japan, Pelonomi Moiloa attended the largest machine learning community gathering she’d ever seen in Africa, just a few miles from where she grew up. In all, 600 people from 22 nations attended 2017’s Deep Learning Indaba, held at the University of Witwatersrand, discussing topics like health care and agriculture solutions custom-made to meet the needs of African people.That week-long gathering made Moiloa feel she could…

A raft of other large technology firms, from customer relationship management software seller Salesforce to music streaming service Spotify, have announced similar layoffs. Start-up founders too have groused that it is becoming harder to raise funds for their companies to grow as increasingly cautious investors pull back from putting money into risky new businesses due to rising interest rates and inflation.But with technology skills still in high demand and the labour market tight, Husic argues Australia will still…

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—Saudi officials are wooing top mining companies to help exploit untapped mineral deposits in the kingdom that could be worth hundreds of billions of dollars, as the world’s biggest exporter of oil accelerates plans to build new industries away from hydrocarbons. The fourth-largest net importer of minerals globally has a small domestic mining industry despite unverified estimates putting its mineral wealth at over $1.3 trillion, including deposits of copper, zinc, phosphates, uranium and gold. The…

Both mystics and sceptics are in search of truth but the paths they take and means they use seem quite different from each other. What made you bring them together in this book? Mysticism and scepticism are not in any way antithetical to each other. The mystic path is not one of fuzzy romanticism. It is incisive; it is discriminating. It is capable of enormous leaps in understanding. Scepticism is an aspect of that quest. There is often disappointment and disillusion in the journey of faith – that too must be examined.…

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WASHINGTON—Top White House economic officials are considering a renewed push for a suite of policies aimed at luring more Americans back to work, including enhanced child- care and eldercare benefits, as they hammer out priorities for the coming year.The question of how to find enough workers has emerged as a pressing issue as the country emerges from the pandemic, with a smaller share of adults working or looking for work than in early 2020. White House economic officials expect to brief President Biden on their thoughts…

Supermarkets are doubling down on their in-house product lines, seeking to capitalize on the disposable-income squeeze that is hitting consumers. Sales of private-label products, which are typically cheaper than brand-name equivalents, have surged in recent months as shoppers look for ways to economize amid soaring inflation. Supermarkets are doubling down on their in-house product lines, seeking to capitalize on the disposable-income squeeze that is hitting consumers. Sales of…

Twitter will roll out new controls as soon as next week to let companies prevent their ads from appearing above or below tweets containing certain keywords, the social media platform told advertisers in an email on Thursday.The new controls are part of Twitter's effort to reassure and lure back advertisers that have pulled ads off the platform since it was purchased in October by billionaire Elon Musk, amid reports from civil rights groups that hate speech has risen since the acquisition and after several banned or…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—Your next hotel workout might remind you of those at-home gyms we all hastily set up during Covid lockdowns—minus the cramped quarters, mismatched weight sets and kids clamoring for attention.With business and vacation travel bouncing back, Hyatt Hotels Corp. , Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. and other chains are betting that travelers want hotels that help them take their pandemic-inspired fitness routines on the road. More hotels are bragging…

Let the battle for the $5 T-shirt begin.Primark, Shein and other budget-friendly retailers are winning over U.S. shoppers with cut-price clothes as high inflation has made many people more price-sensitive. GU (pronounced “G” “U”) earlier this month opened its first U.S. store, selling such items as $30 sweaters and $60 puffer coats. Owned by Japan’s Fast Retailing Co. FRCOY 2.49% , GU offers clothing and accessories about 20% cheaper than those sold by retail-chain…