As the technology to create deepfakes becomes easier and cheaper, the need to guard against these cybercrimes have come to the forefront August 29, 2023/iiDENTIFii In a matter of seconds, it is possible to hold your phone up to your face and see what you will look like in 40 […]

August 29, 2023/Oilprice.com Tom Kool Editor, Oilprice.com Oil prices continue to trade sideways this week, with supply shocks being counteracted by continued macroeconomic pessimism. Chart of the Week – China has at last issued product export quotas that would enable Chinese refiners to ship their surplus barrels overseas, with state-owned […]

(Credit: AvigatorPhotographer/Getty Images) By IMFBlog In a shock-prone world, economies must be more resilient—individually and collectively. Cooperation is critical, but greater protectionism could lead to fragmentation, and even split nations into rival blocs just as fresh shocks expose the global economy’s fragility. While estimates of the cost of fragmentation vary, […]