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AI takes centre stage as Mobile World Congress Shanghai kicks off
AI takes centre stage as Mobile World Congress Shanghai kicks off

From phones that can detect deepfake scams to autonomous intelligent vehicles, the disruptive potential of artificial intelligence took centre stage as Mobile World Congress Shanghai kicked off Wednesday. Smart device brand Honor on Wednesday unveiled technology it said could detect deepfake scam calls and warn the phone's owner in real-time.

S. Korea administrative robot defunct after apparent suicide
S. Korea administrative robot defunct after apparent suicide

A city council in South Korea said Wednesday their first administrative officer robot was defunct after throwing itself down some stairs, with local media mourning the country's first robot suicide. Headlines in local media questioned the apparent robot suicide, saying: "Why did the diligent civil officer do it?"

UK faces strained finances after election
UK faces strained finances after election

Britain will see little difference on public spending whichever of the country's main parties wins next month's general election, with state coffers strained largely by huge Covid expenditure. According to Sopher, whichever party wins power, "tax is going to go up" to fund public services.

UK Conservatives' 14 years of economic unrest
UK Conservatives' 14 years of economic unrest

Britain's Conservatives are expected to lose the July 4 general election in large part because of economic turmoil from Brexit, high taxation and a budget that exacerbated a cost-of-living crisis. It also sent interest rates soaring, ramping up costs for homeowners seeking to refinance -- and exacerbating the cost-of-living crunch.

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