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ILO director-general Gilbert F. Houngbo has urged policies that share productivity gains, including from AI, through better incomes, job quality and social protection.
Read the original →Developers say building costs and planning delays top Irish housing barriers. A Suffolk-MIT study finds AI could cut construction costs 17-20%.
Read the original →Center for Industrial Progress President Alex Epstein discusses the power demands of AI data centers and how electricity shortages could affect data center construction. He appeared on 'FOX Business In Depth: A.I. Arms Race.'
Read the original →Siemens invests in Skeleton Technologies to boost AI data center power stability and efficiency with advanced supercapacitor technology.
Read the original →War, tariffs and AI reignite U.S. inflation and push the Fed toward a December hike. An energy shock, tariffs and AI spending squeeze households as the Fed leans toward a year-end rate move.
Read the original →A young climate ambassador shares how building SortMate led to researching AI trust, human choice, and the future of work with Dot Perspective.
Read the original →The IMF expects Asia's growth to moderate to 4.8% in 2026 and 4.4% in 2027. It warns that an Iran war energy shock, a possible AI correction and rising global bond yields could derail the region's outlook.
Read the original →World Bank Group Chief Economist Michael Kremer says open access, integration, standards and financing are needed to turn AI pilots into public services.
Read the original →SEMICON West 2026 has opened, with semiconductor market growth as the backdrop. AI power demand, advanced technology and talent development were on the agenda.
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