Survey: Will artificial intelligence take over IT and the world?
By Scott Matteson From TechRepublic Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a staple of science fiction and cinema for decades now, with one of the most famous early examples being Stanley Kubrick’s film “2001: A Space Odyssey.” It represented the potential…
Critics fear Pacific trade deal favours big business over states
By Glenda Kwek, AFP From Business Insider Sydney (AFP) – With the end game in sight to what could be the world’s most ambitious trade deal, critics fear a controversial mechanism to protect investors will strengthen the hand of big…
CRA targeting mining-sector tax havens
By Nelson Bennett From Business Vancouver Tax evasion by Canadian companies using offshore havens promises to become election issue Canadian corporations that use tax havens like Switzerland and the Cayman Islands to reduce the taxes they pay at home have…
Royal Caribbean halts dynamic dining expansion
From Travel Pulse Royal Caribbean International has halted the expansion of Dynamic Dining, a concept that reinvented the way cruise passengers ate dinner. Introduced on Quantum of the Seas, Dynamic Dining essentially did away with the mammoth main dining room…
Cartoon of the week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Yuri Milner’s DST Global raises $1.7B for its fifth fund — without Russian money
DST Global, the venture capital and growth equity firm led by Yuri Milner, has raised $1.7 billion for its fifth fund, according to a filing with the SEC. The fund has been registered in the Cayman Islands. The identity of…
2015 Toronto Caribbean Carnival Parade
From The Star Paraders wear colourful costumes, extravagant headpieces and bright makeup during the 2015 Toronto Caribbean Carnival Parade All IMAGES: COLE BURSTON/TORONTO STAR For more on this story go to: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/08/01/gallery-2015-toronto-caribbean-carnival-parade.html The Parade took place Saturday August 1st, 2015…
Boston’s Caribbean J’ouvert shortened
From Antigua Observer BOSTON, Jul. 26, CMC – After an outcry from neighbors, elected officials and the Boston Police Department officials here say this year’s Caribbean J’ouvert will be shortened. The early morning celebration scheduled for August 29 will be…
How Gridmates is crowdsourcing electricity to help eliminate energy poverty
By Lyndsey Gilpin From TechRepublic By using a peer-to-peer financing model, this Austin-based startup is providing a way for people to power the homes of those who lack access to electricity. Globally, 1.3 billion people live without power, according to…
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Financial management for the broke(n) family
By Samuel Rosenberg From CARIBBEAN360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Sunday August 2, 2015 – While not a foregone conclusion, children who grow up with a single parent are more likely to suffer financially than those who live with both parents which often…
