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India records strong 7.2% annual growth
India records strong 7.2% annual growth
by  AFP

India's GDP grew by 7.2 percent in the year to March, official figures showed Wednesday, boosted by services and consumption, putting it among the world's fastest-expanding major economies. India's benchmark Sensex index closed down 0.55 percent in trading in Mumbai on Wednesday ahead of the GDP data release. grk/slb/axn

AI tools threaten to upend ad industry
AI tools threaten to upend ad industry
by  AFP

Data-driven algorithms supercharged the advertising industry by enabling precisely targeted campaigns, but new AI tools may be about to shake the sector once again. And as AI tools get more widespread, he said, the people whose images provide the training data will be able to claim fees that will eventually "cost as much as using a model".

EU looks to boost boat tracking to fight overfishing
EU looks to boost boat tracking to fight overfishing
by  AFP

The EU is moving towards extra tracking and putting cameras on fishing boats to monitor their catches in order to prevent overfishing, under a deal Wednesday that environmentalists hailed as a "landmark moment".

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