RBA v Treasury on AI, as Michele Bullock casts doubt on productivity recovery and data centre boom adds to inflation

RBA v Treasury on AI, as Michele Bullock casts doubt on productivity recovery and data centre boom adds to inflation

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Commonwealth Bank and artificial intelligence giant Anthropic are both tipping AI will deliver a productivity bonanza for Australia, aligning with Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ Intergenerational Report, which some have criticised as too optimistic in its long-term outlook. But as Treasury tipped AI to help productivity recover within five years, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Michele Bullock…

PICG Directors’ Summit 2026 puts governance, leadership and digital transformation at centre of Pakistan’s corporate future

PICG Directors’ Summit 2026 puts governance, leadership and digital transformation at centre of Pakistan’s corporate future

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KARACHI, September 10: Pakistan’s corporate boards must move beyond compliance and play a more active role in navigating economic uncertainty, technological disruption, cybersecurity, sustainability and succession challenges, business leaders and governance experts said at the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance (PICG) Directors’ Summit 2026. Held under the theme “The Showcase: Your Leadership, Your Impact,” the…

Cyprus Diaspora Forum 2026 positions Cyprus at the centre of global investment and innovation

Cyprus Diaspora Forum 2026 positions Cyprus at the centre of global investment and innovation

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The third Cyprus Diaspora Forum 2026 (CDF 2026), from May 6 to May 9 in Limassol, reflected Cyprus’s increasing confidence as a critical hub in the south-eastern Mediterranean. The event included keynote speakers, forums, fireside chats, and significant networking. Cyprus is now seen less as a small tourist island economy, hostage to geostrategic complexities and…

Japan launches programme to cut data centre emissions as AI power demand surges | News | Eco-Business

Japan launches programme to cut data centre emissions as AI power demand surges | News | Eco-Business

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Japan has launched a new government-backed programme to develop and test low-carbon technologies for data centres, as the country seeks to curb rising emissions from the rapid expansion of digital infrastructure and generative artificial intelligence (AI). The country’s environment ministry said on Monday it had opened applications for projects under a new initiative aimed at…

AI, Cybersecurity and UPI Take Centre Stage at World Fintech Summit 2026

AI, Cybersecurity and UPI Take Centre Stage at World Fintech Summit 2026

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The second edition of the World Fintech Summit 2026 concluded in Bengaluru this week, bringing together policymakers, fintech founders, banking executives, regulators, and technology companies to discuss the future of India’s digital financial ecosystem. The two-day event focused on areas including digital payments, artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, financial inclusion, digital identity, and emerging technologies in…

WhatsApp banned 9,400 accounts involved in digital arrest scams since January 2026: Centre to SC

WhatsApp banned 9,400 accounts involved in digital arrest scams since January 2026: Centre to SC

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A multi-pronged action involving telecom regulators, service providers, the RBI, tech giants and the CBI has been taken to tackle the rising menace of digital arrest scams, besides WhatsApp banning 9,400 accounts involved in such offences, the Centre has told the Supreme Court. The action was detailed by the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) of…

Centre proposes to scrutinise online news content even without complaint

Centre proposes to scrutinise online news content even without complaint

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The draft amendments also revise Part II, which deals with intermediary due diligence. They introduce a provision requiring intermediaries to comply with all clarifications, advisories, directions, standard operating procedures and guidelines issued by the Ministry. This compliance will form part of due diligence under Section 79 of the Information Technology Act. At present, intermediaries must…

Centre Proposes To Extend IT Rules To Users Posting News Content On Social Media

Centre Proposes To Extend IT Rules To Users Posting News Content On Social Media

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The Central Government has proposed amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, proposing to expand compliance obligations of intermediaries with government-issued directions and to widen the scope of regulatory oversight over online content, including news and current affairs shared by non-publisher users. The Ministry has invited feedback from…

Cloudnotte’s 2026 national digital literacy competition takes centre stage

Cloudnotte’s 2026 national digital literacy competition takes centre stage

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]]> Digital knowledge seems to be the new swan song. Now, in a push to transform Nigerian youth from digital consumers into creators, the third edition of the National Digital Literacy Competition has opened the right opportunity, so said the organisers. The scheme has opened registration, inviting students aged 10 to 17 across the country…