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It is time to think about the ethics of artificial intelligence

Gold futures settle lower for third straight session

Shannon K. O'Neil

Politics, North America

In a recent survey, Mexicans listed corruption as the country’s top problem, ahead of security and the economy.

Corruption dominates Mexico’s headlines: helicopter rides for officials’ family members, housing deals from favored government contractors, the still unexplained disappearance of 43 students and a drug lord escaping a maximum-security prison, for the second time. In a recent survey, Mexicans listed corruption as the country’s top problem... Читать дальше...

The sudden shift of the India-Pakistan T20 to Eden Gardens has sent the men in uniform into a tizzy.

Lena Dunham demands photo editors stop retouching her imagesLena Dunham speaks onstage at the American Magazine Media Conference at Grand Hyatt New York on February 2, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Time Inc) Actress Lena Dunham is banning photo editors from retouching her images. The “Girls” creator and star, who is known for her larger figure, recently became engaged in a dispute with bosses at Spain’s Tentaciones magazine after she accused them of digitally altering her cover shot to make her look slimmer. Читать дальше...

Parliament on Wednesday passed the National Waterways Bill, which provides for declaring certain inland waterways as national waterways with the Rajya Sabha giving its nod to the legislation.

At the Lil Wayne show, openers Rae Sremmurd often asked the Pinnacle Bank Arena crowd's college students to make some noise. If T-Pain asks the same thing, the response from University of Nebraska-Lincoln students might somehow be more deafening.

The crew chief for Casey Mears explains why Goodyear doesn't use softer tires.

The results of eight executive members of Chandigarh Club were declared on Wednesday. All the eight were first-timers, though many of them were honorary secretaries .A total of 21 candidates had applied for the posts.

In a surprise move, the ministry of home affairs (MHA) on Wednesday transferred UT adviser Vijay Kumar Dev with immediate effect to the Delhi government. This is the shortest-ever tenure of any adviser with the Chandigarh administration.

The Police Complaint Authority (PCA), which was formed for providing grievances to victims of police atrocities, is headless and dysfunction for last eight months.

A local court on Wednesday sentenced a Punjab Police head constable to 14-year jail term for raping his 13-year-old daughter for past three years in Mohali. The head constable was arrested in March 2015.

The department of nephrology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, would organize a voluntary screening camp for kidney disease at New OPD on Thursday. Free basic medical examination and blood and urine tests would be conducted.

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has asked a restaurant in Sector 10 to pay a Sector 18 diner Rs 17,499 for charging extra tax in the sixth case of its kind in three months in the Tricity.

Former Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon calls himself “old school,” including his use of marijuana both during and after his career.

Malati had left her home in Birbhum as a 10-year-old to act in films.With just Rs 10 in her bag, she traveled ticketless to Kolkata and landed up in a brothel.

Deputy commissioner Ajit Balaji Joshi on Wednesday announced service charge was illegal. In a communication, he stated, "There would be no service charge on food bills that hotels and restaurants are levying on consumers as it is not backed by any statute.

How to find rain gear that keeps you dry, doesn’t make you too warm and makes you look good at the same time.

According to the rumours, Pep Guardiola will try to bring Ilkay Gundogan to Manchester City. Bild reports that soon-to-be Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has met with the agent of Ilkay Gundogan. “The outgoing Bayern Munich coach travelled to Amsterdam on Monday to discuss transfer business with City director Txiki Begiristain, with rumours suggesting the pair were discussing […]

Amy R. Connolly
WASHINGTON, March 8 (UPI) -- Acting U.S. Education Secretary John King called for the reauthorization of the Perkins Act, a program that supports career and technical education.

Mahammad Majid Ali alias Majid master, the CPM strong man who was accused in the murder of Trinamool activist Noor Ali Mollah was granted bail after he surrendered in a Barasat court on Wednesday.

Blake Griffin broke his hand punching a Clippers equipment manager. A big deal? To the NBA season, yes. To USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo as he picks the 2016 Olympic roster, no. Ben Golliver of Sports Illustrated: USA Basketball Chairman Jerry Colangelo says that off-court incident won't impact Blake Griffin's chances to make 2016 Olympic […]

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It’s getting harder to be a human - at least a human making a good living in the financial markets.

High frequency trading, algorithmic trading, dark pools, and a variety of other technical finance concepts are upending the once cushy job of Wall Street traders everywhere and making computers more and more essential to the trading that powers Wall Street forward each day. More than 80 percent of trades today are made by computers and almost half are high frequency trades held for a split-second according to the SEC. Читать дальше...