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ECB doesn’t aim to weaken euro against dollar

WASHINGTON / Reuters The European Central Bank (ECB) is unhappy with the US dollar’s recent fall but accepts it as a natural consequence of the Federal Reserve’s cautious economic outlook and sees no reason to act to weaken the euro, three ECB sources said. A weaker dollar — it has shed 4 percent against the euro since the beginning of ...

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Chatbots: Future of online biz?

  Washington / AFP An artificial intelligence “chatbot” from Taco Bell now lets you order a meal in a smartphone text exchange that might look something like this: TacoBot: Hello there, I’m your TacoBot, I can help you order a meal for you or your team. You: Can I order one soft taco with beef? TacoBot: Sounds good… do you want ...

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Mona Lisa’s villa up for sale in Italy

Rome / AFP One of Tuscany’s most famous villas is up for sale with its owners hoping to be smiling all the way to the bank thanks to its links to the Mona Lisa. The Villa Antinori was once owned by the family of silk merchant Francesco Del Giocondo, whose wife Lisa Gherardini is widely believed to have sat for Leonardo ...

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