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The hidden supply chain costs of the AI boom

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Today, I’m talking with Willy Shih, an economist, a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School, and the author of the upcoming book, Where Does My Stuff Come From? The Powerful Economics Behind Global Supply Chains. Willy is one of my all-time favorite Decoder guests — his way of looking at the world through […]

Australians are yet to see the benefits of AI and datacentres – and US midterms show they could be political kryptonite

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Albanese should tread carefully as he struggles to make case for how the new technology will benefit ordinary voters

When will Australia see the benefits of the AI and datacentre boom? So far, all we’ve seen is the possibility of changes to copyright that would hurt Australian creatives, special rules about power and water use, and the threat of mass displacement or replacement of workers, with the trade-off being a mere 10% chance of human extinction.

Now add the Reserve Bank’s assessment this week that datacentres were part of growing “inflationary pressures” when lifting interest rates to an 18-year high.

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One Nation asks donors at $3,000-a-head Sydney fundraiser to accept ‘non-disclosure agreement’

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Transparency experts raise concerns about plans to use NDA to gag attendees at event featuring Pauline Hanson in lead-up to NSW election

One Nation is attempting to gag donors from ever revealing details of discussions at an invite-only, cocktail-dress fundraiser with the party’s senior leadership team, in a move described as a “worrying precedent” for democracy.

Invitations to the “very special evening” at an undisclosed central Sydney venue next Thursday show donors will be charged $3,000 for a “private and very discrete” four-hour event.

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What sorts of nudges win wallet share in the attention economy?

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Nudges—the subtle interventions that encourage people to make beneficial decisions without forcing them into these choices—are a popular marketing tool widely used for a variety of social causes and business purposes. But their effectiveness depends on finding the right combination of context and content, says Siddharth Bhattacharya, an assistant professor of information systems and operations management at the Costello College of Business.