Meta releases AI model for translating speech between dozens of languages
 Facebook parent company Meta Platforms on Tuesday released an AI model capable of translating and transcribing speech in dozens of languages, a potential building-block for tools
Elon Musk’s X plans to remove headlines from links to news articles
Elon Musk is pushing to change how news links appear on his social media platform X, formerly called Twitter, in a move that could potentially
Exclusive: Northvolt raises $1.2 billion in latest funding round for factory build out – CFO
 Swedish lithium-ion battery producer Northvolt has raised $1.2 billion from investors including BlackRock and several Canadian pension plans as it prepares to build new factories in
Meta rolls out web version of Threads
 Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it was launching the web version of its new text-first social media platform Threads, in a bid to retain professional users
3M names Bryan Hanson as CEO of its health care business
3M Co said on Tuesday that Bryan Hanson would be the chief executive officer of the healthcare company it plans to spin off. 3M last year disclosed plans
Wall St loses steam as higher Treasury yields weigh, Nvidia erases gains
Wall Street’s main indexes pared gains on Tuesday, as U.S. Treasury yields rose on growing worries about interest rates staying higher for longer, while gains
S&P downgrades multiple US banks on growing liquidity worries
S&P Global followed Moody’s in cutting its credit ratings and outlook on multiple U.S. regional banks, saying higher funding costs and troubles in the commercial
Using macroeconomic data to detect the economic drivers of carbon dioxide emissions in Spain
There is increasing interest around the world in designing policies to curb carbon dioxide emissions, which are driven in large part by economic activity. This
What the Undergraduate Women in Economics Challenge did for economics
Economics is a popular degree in the US. However, men outnumber women by two to one at the best colleges, and overall there are about
Looking back: Insights from the World Bank COVID-19 household monitoring dashboard
In June 2023, the COVID-19 Household Monitoring Dashboard released its 18th edition. For over 3 years, the dashboard has shared harmonized high-frequency phone survey (HFPS)
