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Ethiopia became the first country in the world to ban the import of gas and diesel cars. But the country has only around 50 charging stations.

In February, the Ethiopian government banned imports of all non-electric vehicles. The decision was taken to reduce Ethiopia’s expense on fuel imports, which stood at $7.6 billion in 2023. While the country has become the first in the world to stop the entry of fossil fuel-powered vehicles, the decision was made without preparing for its outcome, EV owners, dealers, and experts told Rest of World. Most Popular The AI job interviewer will see you now Conservative evangelicals use social media to sway Brazil election Instagram account hacked? “Ethical hackers” will get it back The “good is that it forces the whole country to move to e-mobility … [but] customers and sectors both suffer from lack of infrastructure and regulations for e-mobility while we have to deal with it,” said Yasaki Yuma, founder and CEO of Ethiopian e-mobility company Dodai.

Dendup and Samdrup are the founders of NoMindBhutan, the country’s first artificial intelligence startup that makes and deploys chatbots.

ut given Bhutan’s closed physical and digital economy, NoMindBhutan’s journey is not easy. Startup and tech industry experts believe that for Bhutan to truly benefit from AI, the entire ecosystem needs to evolve.

“One of the main challenges we face is the inability to access international payment platforms such as Stripe and PayPal. Additionally, we do not have access to cloud servers like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud to host our AI models, which is crucial for reducing costs and improving the quality of our AI,

While Indonesia’s laws dictate that religious minority groups must be protected, the country’s notorious blasphemy law is often used to target and silence them

“People believe it really can solve a lot of things that it can't. I mean, the unfortunate thing is that OpenAI was amazing. But it was useless. It can't really do anything.”

IEA estimates that, added together, this usage represented almost 2 percent of global energy demand in 2022 — and that demand for these uses could double by 2026

Nearly half (47%) of employees using AI say they have no idea how to achieve the productivity gains their employers expect, and 77% say these tools have actually decreased their productivity and added to their workload.

By introducing new technology into outdated models and systems, organizations are failing to unlock the full productivity value of generative AI across their workforce

bringing together and equipping people with the necessary skills; dispelling the AI aura; and establishing the necessary organizational infrastructure.

Peter Kyle, the science secretary has announced funds to establish five quantum technology hubs across England and Scotland. They will work with industry and government to develop and commercialise devices and ultimately drive a new economy.

Amazon is also the largest corporate purchase of renewable energy, a record it has held for four years in a row