{n}.bora's Top Articles: 8th August
The articles for this week include the most recent news in the US and China’s semiconductor trade war, explanations of Kanban graphics cards, and using AI in cancer screening. Read on to find out more.
If you want advice on how any of these topics may impact your organisation, get in touch and we will be more than happy to have a chat.
Business News:
- Last Thursday, the Bank of England raised UK interest rates again, reaching a fifteen year high. This BBC News article has more information:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66384289
Technology News:
- This BBC News article reports that, as part of the ongoing semiconductor war with the US, China has banned exports of the key metals gallium and germanium:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66118831?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Advice:
- This article from the Digital Project Manager gives examples of and explains Kanban project management:
https://thedigitalprojectmanager.com/projects/pm-methodology/kanban-examples/ - Focusing on computer hardware rather than software, this article from Business Insider explains graphics cards, one of the most complex parts of a PC:
https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/tech/what-is-a-graphics-card?r=US&IR=T
AI:
- This article from the Next Web looks at how we balance encouraging AI innovation with regulating against risks and ethical concerns:
https://thenextweb.com/news/can-we-regulate-ai-without-stifling-innovation-heres-what-experts-think?utm_source=social&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=profeed
Something Great:
- As reported by the Guardian, a study has discovered that we can safely use AI in breast cancer screening, reducing the workload of radiologists nearly by half:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/02/ai-use-breast-cancer-screening-study-preliminary-results