Uber pays Australian cab drivers $178 million.

Uber pays Australian cab drivers $178 million.

As per a legal firm representing taxi owners and drivers, Uber has consented to settle a lawsuit in Australia by paying A$271.8m ($178.3m; £140m). More than 8,000 drivers and owners of taxis and hire cars filed the class action lawsuit with Maurice Blackburn Lawyers. The lawsuit said that when the massive ride-hailing company “aggressively” entered…

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In 2024, the IMF's World Economic Outlook report projects 3.1% global growth.

In 2024, the IMF’s World Economic Outlook report projects 3.1% global growth.

According to projections from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), global growth will be 3.1% in 2024 and 3.2% in 2025. “Moderating Inflation and Steady Growth: An Open Path to Soft Landing,” the IMF’s most recent World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update Report for January 2024, which was made public on Tuesday in South Africa, supports this…

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Charges against an ex-Google engineer for stealing AI secrets

Charges against an ex-Google engineer for stealing AI secrets

The US has accused a former Google software engineer of stealing trade secrets related to artificial intelligence (AI) while surreptitiously working for two Chinese companies. Leon Ding, whose real name is Linwei Ding, was taken into custody on Wednesday after being charged with four felonies in California. More than 500 private files are said to…

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Simple instructions for buying ECG credit in Ghana using an app or MoMo

Simple instructions for buying ECG credit in Ghana using an app or MoMo

Customers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) can now easily acquire electricity credit with mobile money (MoMo) services or applications. With this effort, customers will have more convenience and flexibility in controlling their electricity consumption since the credit-buying procedure will be streamlined.   Customers can use a mobile application to purchase ECG credit by…

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An IT malfunction causes the first day of the emissions levy rollout to fail.

An IT malfunction causes the first day of the emissions levy rollout to fail.

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) declared that the Parliament-passed Emissions Levy would go into effect on February 1, 2024.   As Accra-based TV3 has reported, it has emerged that a technology problem caused the implementation to stall on Day 1. “Checks by 3News indicate that the website through which applications were supposed to be processed…

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