ビジネス英語ニュース 41 – データのプライバシー

ビジネス英語ニュース 41 - データのプライバシー

The digital age has brought unprecedented access to information and new online services. And in exchange, people have proven very willing to provide personal information and to have their online activities monitored. But is it worth it? As Wired reports, more and more people are questioning this trade-off:

The US has found itself in the middle of a data privacy awakening, and you can credit the recent spate of headline-grabbing scandals as the kick-starter. Cambridge Analytica illicitly took the personal information of up to 87 million Facebook users and turned it into targeted political ads. And Equifax let slip the sensitive details of 148 million Americans because it couldn’t be bothered to patch a known vulnerability.

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ビジネス英語ニュース 40 – 再生可能エネルギー

ビジネス英語ニュースレッスン 40 - 再生可能エネルギー

初期のエネルギー源はシンプルでした; 火は物を加熱することが発見された, そして変換が起こりました – 蒸気を発生させるやかんの下の火など. しかし時代は変わりました, 再生不可能なエネルギー源の使用による影響, または化石燃料, もはや無視できない問題です. 気候変動の議論は脇に置いて, 企業や政府が実現できる真の商業チャンスがある, そしてすべきです, 考慮する.

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ビジネス英語ニュース 39 – インド経済見通し

ビジネス英語ニュース 39 - インド経済見通し

Emerging markets have been through a lot over the past few years: The oil-price drop in 2014; China’s botched devaluation of its currency in 2015; and India’s bungled “demonetization” in late 2016. この年, しかし, seems to be putting all that in the past, particularly for India. The BRIC nation has made strides in all areas which has led to a boom in business

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ベン 38 – 自動化とAIの台頭

Throughout the course of history, society has often been hesitant to accept widespread change. A day doesn’t pass without a new technological advance being reported. This has led many to worry about the effects of artificial intelligence, またはAI, on our daily lives.

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ビジネス英語ニュース 37 – EU離脱

ビジネス英語ニュース 37 - EU離脱 & EU Referendum

Unless you have been living under a rock, you know that the people of the UK woke up on June 24 to learn that they had voted in favour of leaving the European Union, otherwise know as Brexit. After an emotional campaign, 33.5 million votes were cast in the referendum with 17.4 million voting for Leave, そして 16.1 million for Remain. Months of warnings from both camps focused on both the political and economic ramifications and rewards.

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