Interest Rates

Interest rates take yet another hike

“Price stability is a prerequisite for a strong economy and a sustained period of full employment. Given this, the Board’s priority is to return inflation to the 2–3 per cent range over time,” said the RBA. Interest rates have seen another increase after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said they expect more to be…

Communicating with animals

AI is helping scientists develop “interspecies communication”

“We can use artificial intelligence-enabled robots to speak animal languages and essentially breach the barrier of interspecies communication,” said Karren Bakker from the University of British Columbia. Animal-speaking AI is being used to “breach the barrier of interspecies communication” but it’s also raising ethical questions. In an interview with Vox, Karren Bakker from the University…

Katie Ledecky

Katie Ledecky breaks the 1500m world record

Katie Ledecky tops the list so far for the FINA World Cup standings. Source: Katie Ledecky, Facebook. American swimmer Katie Ledecky has beaten the 1500m world record by almost 10 seconds at the FINA Swimming World Cup in Toronto. The 25-year-old entered the pool on Saturday night where she completed the 1500m freestyle short course…