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Developing countries double down on technology at Havana summit

Developing countries double down on technology at Havana summit

(1/5)Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the G77+ China summit in Havana, Cuba, September 16, 2023. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini Acquire Licensing Rights

HAVANA, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Developing nations on Saturday declared Sept. 16 the annual “Day of Science, Technology and Innovation in the South” as they prepared to wrap up a two-day summit on the subject.

“We note with deep concern the existing disparities between developed and developing countries in terms of conditions, possibilities and capacities to produce new scientific and technological knowledge,” the final declaration of the G77 group of developing nations and China said.

“We call upon the international community, the United Nations System and the International Financial Institutions to support the efforts of the countries of the South to develop and strengthen their national science, technology and innovation systems,” the organization, which now counts 134 countries, stated.

The statement cited the pandemic and

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Best Technology Stocks To Buy For The Long Term

Best Technology Stocks To Buy For The Long Term

Top Technology Stocks

Technology is one of the most attractive sectors of the stock market. They’re a favorite of growth-oriented investors and risk-takers alike. Technology stocks have gained investor favor over time, leading to the sector now commanding 27% of the U.S. stock market benchmark S&P 500 Index in 2023 (compared to 11% a decade ago). However, these stocks also represent a high-volatility segment of the market.

When sifting through the myriad of technology stocks that the stock market has to offer, you need to have some parameters to help filter down the list. Here’s a list of my top technology stocks filtered using these parameters (and why):

  • Large-cap stocks: safe, having stood the test of time
  • Trading on the Nasdaq with a volume of over 1 million: investor interest and ease of trading
  • Short float of less than 10%: do not have a pessimistic market sentiment
  • Trading below-average
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Opinion | We shouldn’t listen to tech entrepreneurs on anything but technology

Opinion | We shouldn’t listen to tech entrepreneurs on anything but technology

In today’s noisy artificial intelligence marketplace, Adam Lashinsky’s query in his July 18 op-ed, “Why are we listening to tech moguls like Musk?,” resonated loudly. Why do we listen to only the loudest voices when some of the quieter voices might be echoing a truth we need to hear? Opinions are not truths, no matter who speaks them. And truths are only one component of wisdom, no matter their source.

Sorting out AI’s challenges and complexities must not be left only to those with the loudest voices. Tech giants whose profit motives encourage the rapid development of products and who sometimes ignore ethical standards are part of our world. There are other, quieter voices that also need to be heard, those for whom ethical responsibilities loom large. Their AI applications, although less well-known, might be equally important.

Take the recent spate of lawsuits against Big

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Canada must turn to the next generation of Canadian technology – the CANDU MONARK – to power its future

Canada must turn to the next generation of Canadian technology – the CANDU MONARK – to power its future

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Ontario has a homegrown solution to the problem of decarbonizing its energy supply in CANDU nuclear technology.
To meet increased demand and zero-carbon energy by 2050, new nuclear reactors will be needed in the province.IMAGE COURTESY OF ATKINSRÉALIS

Ontario will soon be making some big decisions about nuclear power. Already the largest beneficiary in Canada of this clean, reliable, stable power source, Ontario gets between 50-60 per cent of its power from nuclear. Recently, the provincial government announced its intention to build 4,800 MW of new nuclear power production at Bruce Power’s site in Kincardine, Ont., the largest operating nuclear site in the world. It has also announced that it will extend the life of four CANDU® reactors at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station for another 30 years of safe operation and that it intends to build four small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), including

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How the growth of wearable technology is transforming football

How the growth of wearable technology is transforming football

It was not so long ago that professional footballers would treat their bodies with little more care than a Sunday league player.

“At Liverpool, if we played an away game in the late ’90s, we’d get onto the team bus and there would be a couple of crates of lager,” Michael Owen tells The Athletic.

“You’d have to tick a box before kick-off to say whether you wanted chicken and chips or fish and chips after the game — and by the time you were halfway home, the whole bus was engulfed in cigarette smoke.” 

Fast forward to 2023 and modern-day football is worlds apart from the amateur game, most notably due to the detail with which players’ performance is objectively monitored — from the volume of passes made to the blades of grass covered.

We have grown accustomed to seeing players wear a GPS (global positioning system) sports

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