Happy almost-THURSDAY, friends. We’re quickly making our way towards the long weekend, with plenty driving the news cycle at home and abroad. STILL DRIVING THE CONVERSATION- It’s Day Three of the World Economic Forum in Davos — and the global “polycrisis” remains the big buzzword. Sessions focused on tech, climate, and investments will end at […]
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AI isn’t going anywhere — so educators and businesses are adapting + A looming recession isn’t slowing down the Great Resignation
OpenAI’s ChatGPT is wreaking havoc in education + pushing teachers to alter their methods and curricula: Professors and teachers across different levels of education are revisiting their approach to coursework to circumvent students’ potential reliance on new artificial intelligence tools, the New York Times reports. The shift is largely triggered by last year’s release of […]
HBO’s The Last of Us sets a new standard for TV adaptations of a video game
? ON THE TUBE TONIGHT- (all times CLT) The Last of Us: Finally, a TV adaptation of a video game that gets it right: The HBO series sticks close to the source material — the hit 2013 PlayStation video gamedeveloped by Naughty Dog — and is set in a post-apocalyptic America ravaged by a zombie […]
Crystal Palace looks to beat Man United in back-to-back games for the first time
⚽ The Egyptian Premier League is heating up, with three matches today: Haras El Hodoud are currently on the pitch facing off against El Dakhleya; the score stands at 0-0, as we dispatch. Later this evening, Al Gaish plays Ismaili at 5pm and Enppi plays Future FC at 7pm. English Premier League: Crystal Palace plays […]
Wednesday night music fix: Take your pick of jazz and blues or Arabic throwbacks
? OUT AND ABOUT- (all times CLT) Maroon 5 tribute Like Jagger and jazz and blues band Hardcase are taking the stage tonight at El Sawy Culturewheel at 8pm. Fans of retro Arabic music, you’re in luck: HabibiFunk is performing at Cairo Jazz Club tonight at 9pm before Safi takes over later in the evening.
Put together a feast fitting of the 13th century Andalusian kingdom
? UNDER THE LAMPLIGHT- You can now whip up a 13th century Middle Eastern feast: Best of Delectable Foods andDishes from al-Andalus and al-Maghrib is a cookbook by Andalusi scholar Ibn Razīn al-Tujībī that includes 475 recipes. It is one of just two surviving cookbooks from the 13th century Muslim-Andalusian world. Although Arabic scholars have […]
What the markets are doing on 18 January, 2023
The EGX30 remained flat at today’s close on turnover of EGP 946 mn (44.6% below the 90-day average). Local investors were net buyers. The index is up 9.5% YTD. In the green: Oriental Weavers (+3.3%), CIB (+3.2%) and QNB Al Ahli (+3.0%). In the red: AMOC (-6.2%), Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals (-4.2%) and GB Auto (-4.2%).