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Fingerprint and loupe.
60,000: Researchers at Columbia University trained an artificial intelligence tool on 60,000 human fingerprints and made a strange discovery: Contrary to popular belief, our fingerprints may not be entirely unique. If confirmed, this discovery could change a bedrock assumption of forensic science.
40: Artificial intelligence will affect 40% of all jobs, according to a new analysis by the International Monetary Fund. In advanced economies, a whopping 60% of jobs could be affected. In about half of the affected jobs, AI could actually help workers, the IMF said, but the net effect on people around the world won’t be pretty.
15.4: The value of China’s chip imports fell 15.4% to $349.4 billion in 2023 after the US intensified export controls on the semiconductor industry. It’s the second year in a row that it has dropped and the worst decline since data tracking began in 2004.
Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it.
The Central American habitats of dozens of migratory bird species are now threatened by what?
How did Hamas respond to a US-backed cease-fire proposal?
What was the verdict on the Hunter Biden case?
In which country is the government estimating a quarter of all livestock could starve to death this year, thanks to a nasty weather event known as the dzud?
Which country demanded this week that the Kremlin send home the remains of two of its citizens killed while fighting for Russia in Ukraine?
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