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Brexit vote: Single market benefit ‘largely imaginary’ – BBC News
Image copyright Getty Images The trade benefits of belonging to the European Union have been “largely imaginary”, according to the social policy think-tank Civitas. Its analysis argues that exports from non-EU countries to the single market have grown faster than the UK’s, since its creation in 1993. That lends weight to the argument that no […]
What makes gambling wrong but insurance right? – BBC News
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Shipowners and traders meet in shipping agency Lloyd’s of London’s coffeehouse in 1863 Almost a decade ago, I tried to place a bet with a leading UK betting shop that I would die within a year. They should have taken the bet – I am still alive. But they […]
Japanese authorities decry ongoing robot failures at Fukushima
Six years ago, a massive earthquake, consequent tsunami and nuclear crisis struck Japan. International organizations rushed to help the countrys devastated residents, and to figure out how to clean up Fukushima Daiichi, the wrecked nuclear power plant. Robots offered a ray of hope amid unfathomable loss. At least they did, until recently. As the Asahi […]
Detained on Nauru: ‘This is the most painful part of my story when you realise no one cares’
In this excerpt from the book They Cannot Take the Sky, Benjamin talks about his years detained on Nauru, and his undying hopes for the future. Benjamin was taken to Nauru in 2013 with his family. He told the first part of this story on Christmas Day 2014. He is still on Nauru. You just […]
Advances in AI and ML are reshaping healthcare
Megh Gupta Contributor Megh Gupta is a member of the investment team at OMERS Ventures. Qasim Mohammad Contributor Qasim Mohammad is a Toronto-based venture capitalist and a member of the investment team at OMERS Ventures. More posts by this contributor: Voice recognition technology is expediting the race to frictionless retail Opportunities and challenges in commercializing space privately […]