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Former Volkswagen boss Carl Hahn dies aged 96
Former Volkswagen boss Carl Hahn dies aged 96
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Carl Hahn, who headed the Volkswagen group during the German car giant's heyday in the 1980s, has died, a spokeswoman for the Carl and Marisa Hahn Foundation told AFP on Sunday. He first worked at Volkswagen in North America and later completed a stint at tyre company Continental in Hanover before returning to the German group as chief executive. fec/rox

AI, do my homework! How ChatGPT pitted teachers against tech
AI, do my homework! How ChatGPT pitted teachers against tech
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Know-it-all chatbots landed with a bang last year, convincing one engineer that machines had become sentient, spreading panic that industries could be wiped out, and creating fear of a cheating epidemic in schools and universities. A group of Australian universities said they would change exam formats to banish AI tools, regarding them as straight-up cheating.

China's 2022 growth seen as its lowest in 40 years
China's 2022 growth seen as its lowest in 40 years
Business and Economy
by  AFP

China's economic growth for 2022 is expected to have been among its weakest in four decades after the twin crises of the pandemic and property woes, analysts said ahead of Tuesday's GDP announcement. The World Bank forecast China's GDP will rebound to 4.3 percent for 2023 -- still below expectations.

Tourists surge back to Jordan's desert marvel Petra
Tourists surge back to Jordan's desert marvel Petra
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Tending to his camels in Petra, Jordan's spectacular archaeological marvel hidden deep in a desert canyon, Hussein Bdoul is all smiles: the tourists are back. "At the time of the coronavirus pandemic, we did not see anyone in Petra," said Bdoul -- a disaster for the town where, he said, "90 percent of people work in tourism".