The United States is set to prohibit imports of Canadian dairy products, most alcoholic beverages and motorcycles, adding another layer to the escalating trade dispute between the two neighboring countries. The White House announced the measures on Tuesday, shortly after Canada introduced retaliatory tariffs covering about $20 billion worth of US goods. The latest developments …
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Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming part of the cybersecurity battle on both sides. Businesses are dealing with more attacks, while security teams are increasingly turning to AI to detect vulnerabilities, investigate incidents and respond to threats. The scale of the problem is already significant. Check Point reported that organisations saw a 20% increase in cyberattacks …
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Salesforce experienced a major service disruption on September 16, affecting customers across multiple regions and causing login issues, intermittent errors, delayed services and difficulties submitting support cases. The outage began at around 3:50 a.m. EDT and was officially resolved shortly before 3 p.m., following several hours of monitoring. Salesforce initially linked the disruption to an …
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Artificial intelligence is increasingly becoming part of mainstream business operations, and with that shift comes a difficult question for technology leaders: how much of the workforce should be replaced, redesigned or reduced? For CIOs, the answer should not begin with a head-count target. As companies move AI projects from trials to large-scale deployment, workforce reductions …
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An AI feature can launch successfully, attract users and generate strong engagement. Then the finance team reviews the numbers and finds a very different story: the feature may be losing money on every request. This is becoming a familiar challenge for companies building AI products. The cloud industry faced a similar problem years ago, when …
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The US economy expanded at a slower-than-expected pace in the second quarter as higher inflation and the economic fallout from the Iran conflict weighed on activity, according to government data released Thursday. Gross domestic product grew at an annualized rate of 1.5% in the three months through June, down from the 2.1% pace recorded in …
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For years, the CIO was seen as the person responsible for keeping technology running. Networks had to stay up, systems had to work, cybersecurity had to be managed and technology projects had to be delivered on time and within budget. That job still matters. But that is only one part of the role today. Technology …
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For decades, mainframes have powered some of the world’s most critical business operations, particularly in banking, insurance, government and large enterprises. While organizations have long debated whether to replace these legacy systems, the rise of artificial intelligence is changing the conversation. Instead of encouraging businesses to abandon mainframes altogether, AI is increasingly being viewed as …
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FIFA is on course to generate a record $13 billion during its 2023-26 commercial cycle, reflecting a significant expansion in its revenue streams beyond its traditional dependence on the FIFA World Cup. The projected earnings represent a 72% increase over the previous commercial cycle, which concluded with the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and are …
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The FIFA World Cup remains one of the biggest global platforms for advertisers, attracting an audience that far surpasses most sporting events. While the Super Bowl reached around 125 million viewers earlier this year, the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar drew nearly 2.8 billion people who watched at least part of the tournament. This …
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