United Nations opens new centre in Netherlands to monitor artificial intelligence and predict possible threats The UN has warned that robots could destabilise the world ahead of the opening of a headquarters in The Hague to monitor developments in artificial intelligence. Source: The Guardian
China said it will continue pursuing negotiations with Canada on a free-trade deal after assurances that a recently settled North American trade agreement would not stop Ottawa from signing deals with other countries. Source: South China Morning Post
An epic bond-buying spree by Japan’s central bank means it’s now sitting on assets worth more than the country’s entire economy. Data released by the Bank of Japan on Tuesday show that its total holdings stand at 553.6 trillion yen ($4.9 trillion) following years of money printing aimed at jump starting the country’s stagnant economy. That’s bigger than Japan’s annual gross domestic product at the end of the second quarter — and more than five times the size of Apple’s (APPL) market value. Source: CNN
The Czech Republic will not sign a United Nations migration pact next month, joining Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, as well as the United States, in withdrawing from the global agreement. Source: Politico
