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Italy’s prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, has warned of the break-up of the European Union, as unprecedented pressure was piled on northern states to give way and unlock €500bn (£438bn) of economic support for the countries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. After 16 hours of talks since Tuesday, EU finance ministers reconvened by videoconference on …

Like many first-time parents, Jon Borgese, a tech executive in Manhattan, had heard the buzz around the Baby Brezza formula maker, a countertop device that automatically dispenses warm bottles of formula at the touch of a button. The $200 machine, widely available at retailers like Amazon, Target and Buy Buy Baby, markets itself as the …

Trust is a powerful asset for any business. With increased use of advanced technologies and their potential impact on society, trust will be earned by business leaders who develop and implement technologies in an ethical way that benefits us all. Getty According to a survey of 300 senior global executives conducted by Clifford Chance and …

The bureau is behind on recruiting staff for upcoming operations, behind on recruiting community partners for the bureau to work with to educate the public about the census, and behind on developing certain aspects of technology they plan to use to distribute the census as well as mitigating cybersecurity risks, the report found. New York …

Please enable Javascript to watch this video ST. LOUIS – We live in a world increasingly reliant on technology. Technology fueled by data. The way that data is collected and used will impact society in new ways in this new decade. The nonprofit Future of Privacy Forum serves as a North Star in an endless …

You can’t be too careful” is not just a widely used catchphrase. It is considered to be a truism. But when it comes to how we approach new technologies, the evidence strongly suggests these supposed words of wisdom to be false. Very often we seem to be far too careful, over-cautious and unwilling or unable …

When commenting on his recent appointment as the president of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL), senior partner at Plexus Law, Anthony Baker, stated that 2020 is set to be a significant year for the forum, its members and the insurance community, as new challenges relating to climate change and technology come to the fore. …

Credit: CC0 Public Domain With the recent legalization of cannabis edibles in Canada, physicians and the public must be aware of the novel risks of cannabis edibles, argue authors in a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). “Although edibles are commonly viewed as a safer and more desirable alternative to smoked or vaped cannabis, …

A new study in rats suggests that caffeine may offset some of the negative effects of an obesogenic diet by reducing the storage of lipids in fat cells and limiting weight gain and the production of triglycerides. Rats that consumed the caffeine extracted from mate tea gained 16% less weight and accumulated 22% less body …

Endangerment of species The Australian Koala Foundation has declared koalas to be “functionally extinct”, after fears of 2,000 of them being killed as more than 100 bushfires struck south-eastern Australia. However, the claim has been criticised since there are still an estimated 15,000-28,000 koalas in New South Wales. Even so, it is believed that the …