How A.I. is set to evolve in 2022
Areas like deep learning and large language models are set to be high on the AI research agenda this year.
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Putin sends troops to help an ally as Kazakhstan unrest turns deadly
WorldView: Russia sending peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan Moscow — Russia has sent military hardware and paratroopers to Kazakhstan as part of a “peacekeeping” mission following a plea from President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. …
‘The next variant is just around the corner’: Experts warn the world’s at risk until all are vaccinated
Experts say the sharing of Covid vaccinations with poorer countries is not just an altruistic act, but a pragmatic one.
Rare protests draw resignations and shake Kazakhstan to the core
Riot police block a street to stop demonstrators during a protest in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 5, 2022. Vladimir Tretyakov/AP Moscow — Unprecedented protests have led to the de-facto resignation of one …
Omicron may have peaked or ‘plateaued’ in parts of the world, giving experts cause for optimism
There are early, tentative signs that the omicron wave has peaked, or is plateauing, in the places that were among the first to be hit hard by the variant.
France’s famed Bogdanoff twins die of COVID after rejecting vaccines
Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff pose during a portrait session in Paris, France, November 27, 2019. Eric Fougere/Corbis/Getty Paris — Controversial French TV stars and famous twins Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff were …
U.S. reports over 1 million new daily Covid cases as omicron surges
The U.S. also has the highest seven-day average of new cases in the world, according to Johns Hopkins University’s rankings.
Prince Andrew starts 2022 facing a possible sex abuse trial
Prince Andrew under pressure amid lawsuit London — It’s a critical week for Britain’s Prince Andrew as he tries to avoid the fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein sex abuse scandal. …
Political change is coming to the EU’s big three economies. Here’s why it matters
The politics are changing in the EU’s three biggest economies and this could have implications for markets.
Stocks could ride the 2021 tailwind into the new year, but the jobs report and Fed will be in focus
It’s back to business in the week ahead, with the important December jobs report and a new focus on the Federal Reserve’s move to tighten policy.