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Facial recognition has troubling limitations

London is one of the most watched cities in the world: Its inhabitants are caught on camera about 300 times a day on average and the British capital has become a testbed for police use of live facial recognition. But the technology, which powers a multibillion-dollar market for security firms and building management, has troubling limitations. To show it up ...

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Inflation is now global, but the traps are local

When it comes to inflation accelerating around the world, don’t count on a swift response from the two most important economies. The US and China are trapped by their own policy choices and domestic priorities. Neither has much appetite for an assault on price increases. Germany’s calls for a clampdown are too late. For anyone still wedded to the idea ...

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FlyDubai in early talks about its next jet order

Bloomberg FlyDubai, the low-cost sister company of giant long-haul airline Emirates, said it’s in early talks with both Boeing Co and Airbus SE about its next jetliner order after previously being a loyal customer of the US company. While FlyDubai is an all-Boeing operator, it scrapped 65 orders for the 737 Max model after deliveries were halted following two fatal ...

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