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UN Security Council Wants to ‘Exercise Leadership’ in Regulating AI
UN Security Council Wants to ‘Exercise Leadership’ in Regulating AI
July 19, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Depending on who’s asked, artificial intelligence (AI) represents either the destruction or salvation of civilization.  That’s because the increasingly popular innovative technology could either displace...

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UN Says North Korea Stole Record Amount of Crypto in 2022
UN Says North Korea Stole Record Amount of Crypto in 2022
February 07, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The United Nations says North Korea stole a record amount of cryptocurrency assets last year. As Reuters reported Tuesday (Feb. 7), a confidential UN report...

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UN Report: Clock Ticking to Dodge Global Recession Worse Than ‘08
UN Report: Clock Ticking to Dodge Global Recession Worse Than ‘08
October 04, 2022  |  Economy

Monetary policies instituted to offset inflation in developed nations like the U.S. and the U.K. are negatively affecting emerging markets, causing the United Nations and...

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UN Agency: Crypto Adoption Threatens Developing Countries
UN Agency: Crypto Adoption Threatens Developing Countries
August 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has warned that cryptocurrency use threatens developing countries’ monetary sovereignty — especially their ability to collect...

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UN Study Shows Int’l Travel Stuck At 1980s Levels; Recovery Forecast Suggests Long Way To Go
UN Study Shows Int’l Travel Stuck At 1980s Levels; Recovery Forecast Suggests Long Way To...
June 30, 2021  |  Travel Payments

While the pace of recovery in the U.S. has been relatively swift as COVID-19 vaccines have reached the public quickly, the global pace of recovery...

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Today In Payments Around The World: UK Banks Prepare For Firms Extending BBLS Terms; UN Report Highlights eCommerce Surge
Today In Payments Around The World: UK Banks Prepare For Firms Extending BBLS Terms; UN...
May 03, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, banks in the United Kingdom are bracing for a wave of requests from firms to extend terms...

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UN Report: eCommerce Now Makes Up 19 Percent Of Global Retail Sales
UN Report: eCommerce Now Makes Up 19 Percent Of Global Retail Sales
May 03, 2021  |  eCommerce

Fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, eCommerce around the globe surged to $26.7 trillion in 2019, and increased from 16 to 19 percent of total retail...

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UN Rule Mandates Connected Cars Be Secured Against Cyberattacks
UN Rule Mandates Connected Cars Be Secured Against Cyberattacks
July 09, 2020  |  Regulation

A new rule from the United Nations will require connected cars sold in Japan, South Korea and the European Union, among other places, to be...

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Global Tourism Faces Multi-Trillion-Dollar Hit From COVID-19
Global Tourism Faces Multi-Trillion-Dollar Hit From COVID-19
July 01, 2020  |  Economy

The tourism sector in the United States will take the biggest hit of any country in the world from COVID-19, with China a distant second,...

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