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Worried about AI job security? 5 simple ways to pivot at work now (instead of stressing)
Wong Yu Liang/Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Failed projects and job-loss fears have lowered employee confidence in AI. Professionals should embrace AI and find clear personal benefits. Be realistic, accept cultural change, and focus on long-term impact. Evidence suggests workers have lost confidence in AI,…
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Asias travel sector rattled by Iran attacks, fears of domino effect slowdown
Airspace closures across the Middle East have left tens of thousands of travellers stranded and forced airlines to divert routes, threatening to derail the fragile recovery in Asia’s tourism and aviation sectors, as the conflict involving the US and Israel against Iran continues to escalate. Major transit hubs, including Dubai and Doha, remain shut or…
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Top MLB prospect Konnor Griffin homers again for Pirates
JUPITER, Fla. — Konnor Griffin, the consensus No. 1 prospect in baseball, homered for the third time this spring in the first inning, and four pitchers combined for a one-hitter in the Pittsburgh Pirates‘ 6-1 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. The 19-year-old Griffin, ranked as ESPN’s top prospect, started at shortstop for…
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Apple introduces the $599 iPhone 17e with MagSafe and twice the storage
Apple has just announced the addition of the iPhone 17e to its smartphone lineup. This model is kitted with the same A19 chip that powers the base iPhone 17, and it will support the Apple Intelligence suite of AI tools. As the rumors suggested, the iPhone 17e will indeed be priced at $599, same as…
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Apple updates the iPad Air with an M4 chip
Apple is kicking off multiple days of product announcements this morning with a new iPad Air. Unsurprisingly, it’s more or less like the iPad Air Apple announced one year ago, except it now has an M4 chip instead of last year’s M3. Apple is also including its in-house networking chips, the N1 and C1X, which…
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Will petrol and diesel prices go up because of the Iran war?
There might also be a more direct impact on food. “Some elements of crude oil are used in fertiliser, and so there could be a cost implication in terms of food prices,” Benjamin Goodwin, partner at banking advisory firm PRISM Strategic Intelligence told the BBC.
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Opinion | How the Taliban can end the cycle of violence with Pakistan
The fragile ceasefire between the Taliban and Pakistan has broken, and there is now open war in South Asia. This week has seen a dangerous escalation between the former allies, starting when Pakistan carried out a series of air strikes on what it says were terror “camps and hideouts” in Afghanistan’s border provinces. Pakistan claims…
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Thousands more flights cancelled as Iran strikes continue
From the UK, flights have also been cancelled for many Middle East destinations, including all flights to Israel and Bahrain, three quarters of the day’s scheduled flights to the United Arab Emirates, and more than two thirds (69%) of flights to Qatar.
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Hong Kong exporters and exhibitors face fallout from US-Israel strikes on Iran
Adverse economic impacts from the US-Israel strikes on Iran unfolded on Monday, disrupting supply chains, driving up oil prices and leaving many Middle East business leaders at a major trade fair in Hong Kong in an awkward position. As the strikes entered a third day, oil prices surged by 13 per cent – the biggest…
