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Good evening, everyone. Welcome to a special technology edition of the Speechkit daily brief, today we filtered the most trending technology and science articles worldwide from a pool of millions of sources, we hope you will find this interesting. From Rolling Stone Spotify is Profitable. How Did That Happen? Three key reasons the streaming giant just posted its second quarterly operating profit ever Spotify, whose losses are an evergreen music-biz talking point, just turned a quarterly profit. This news not only came as a surprise to the music industry at large, but to Spotify itself. The streaming company previously forecast to its investors that its operating performance in the three months to end of September would weigh in somewhere between a slender €2 million profit and a €78 million loss. In the end, Spotify posted a €54 million Q3 operating profit – some thirty times bigger than its predicted highpoint. Indeed, this profit figure was so substantial, it actually dragged up Spotify's year-to-date operating profit to €4 million ($4.5 million). From The Indipendent ‘Singapore on steroids': Sir Martin Sorrell lays out low-tax, low-regulation vision for Brexit Britain Advertising executive calls for country to be ‘open for business in a way we haven't seen before' Britain should become a “Singapore on steroids” economy with low taxes, low regulation and a renewed focus on trade with America after Brexit, according to Sir Martin Sorrell. From France 24 Art meets AI: computer-generated works set for New York sale Two paintings up for auction in New York highlight a growing interest in artificial intelligence-created works -- a technique that could transform how art is made and viewed but is also stirring up passionate debate. The art world was stunned last year when an AI painting sold for $432,500, and auctioneers are keen to further test demand for computer-generated works. "Art is a true reflection of what our society, what our environment responds to," said Max Moore of Sotheby's. "And so it's just a natural continuation of the progression of art," he added. Sotheby's will put two paintings by the French art collective Obvious up for sale on Thursday, including "Le Baron De Belamy." That's all for today come back tomorrow for more news.

Good evening, everyone. Welcome to a special technology edition of the Speechkit daily brief, today we filtered the most trending technology and science articles worldwide from a pool of millions of sources, we hope you will find this interesting. From the Epoch Times German Companies in China Have Low Business Confidence, With Many Planning to Leave Market More than 20 percent of German companies are planning to relocate production away from China, according to a Nov. 12 study released by the German Chamber of Commerce in China. This year's rendition of the annual survey polled 526 member companies. The Chamber has 2,300 member companies, which comprises roughly 50 percent of all German companies in China. From Tech Radar Google signs huge healthtech cloud deal Google has revealed a significant push into the healthcare space with a major new cloud computing deal. The deal will also mark the beginning of Project Nightingale, Google's new initiative to try and bring AI and machine learning technology and healthcare closer together. From Yahoo Finance Automation could replace up to 800 million jobs by 2035 according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch Some half of all jobs worldwide — or up to 800 million total jobs could be at risk of becoming obsolete by 2035 due to the rise of automation. To make matters worse, robots are getting cheaper, the analysts said, with industrial robotic costs falling 27% from 2005 to 2014. Those costs could decline another 22% by 2025. While the analysts acknowledge that automation isn't a new phenomenon and has been used across the economy for decades, they predict “the next generation of robotics and automation could be even more transformative.” From the Sun American robots lose jobs to Asian robots as Adidas shifts manufacturing two years after opening its ‘Speedfactories' US robots will lose jobs to Asian machines amid Adidas' plans to shift its trainer manufacturing two years after opening its “superfactories”. Adidas has announced it plans to shut down its high-tech robot factories in Germany and The States. We hope you enjoyed this format! Thank you for listening, come back tomorrow for more news.

From the Express Sturgeon sparks fury for 'handing power to EU' after attacking Farage's election strategy Nigel Farage announced on Monday the Brexit Party would not stand in the 317 seats won in the 2017 general election by the Conservative Party. The Brexit Party leader claimed he made the decision in fear of a hung parliament and critical gains for the Liberal Democrats, fighting to stop Brexit, if his party challenged every seat. But, the decision sparked anger from SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon who warned the plot would culminate to be “deeply damaging” for Scotland. From Marketwatch Jeremy Corbyn says latest Brexit Party move is a ‘Trump alliance' Labour Party chief Jeremy Corbyn has denounced the decision by Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage not to challenge the Conservative Party in seats it won at the last British election. Here are the World Headlines for Today From The New York Times James Le Mesurier, Backer of Syrian White Helmets, Is Found Dead in Turkey The death of Mr. Le Mesurier, a Briton who provided training and equipment for the civil defense group, is under investigation. From Reuters China's Jingye Group agrees outline deal to rescue British Steel China's Jingye Group said on Monday it has reached a provisional deal to buy British Steel and promised to invest 1.2 billion pounds ($1.5 billion) over the next decade and save thousands of jobs. From Global News Mercury travels across sun in transit Stargazers witnessed the tiny black dot of Mercury travel across the sun on Monday, a transit that won't occur for another 13 years. From ABC News EU calls for calm in Bolivia, hopes for new vote The European Union is calling for calm in Bolivia and says it stands ready to send election observers to monitor any new polls if a request is made. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says the bloc's foreign ministers weighed Monday whether to send a monitoring team and agreed that "if the conditions are right, we will be ready to work on it." That's all for today come back tomorrow for more news.

From the Associated Press Bank of England warns over global economic hit to UK The growth outlook for the British economy has deteriorated largely as a result of a gloomier global backdrop, the Bank of England said Thursday as it refrained from cutting rates in the run-up to a general election that could have huge repercussions on Brexit. From BBC News Dalian Atkinson: Police officer charged with footballer murder A police officer has been charged with the murder of retired footballer Dalian Atkinson who died after being Tasered. The ex-Aston Villa striker, 48, was restrained by police officers at his father's house in Telford, Shropshire, on 15 August 2016. A second police officer, also from the West Mercia Police force, has been charged with assault causing actual bodily harm. Both were bailed after appearing at Birmingham Crown Court. Here are the World Headlines for Today From The New York Times Former Twitter Employees Charged With Spying for Saudi Arabia The Justice Department's charges raised questions about the security of technology companies. From The Washington Times International court sentences Congo warlord to 30 years The International Criminal Court passed its highest ever sentence Thursday, sending a Congolese warlord known as “The Terminator” to prison for 30 years for crimes including murder, rape and sexual slavery. From The Hill China, US agree to reduce tariffs amid trade talks, Beijing says A Chinese official said Thursday that Beijing and Washington have agreed to reduce tariffs amid trade negotiations, according to multiple reports, clearing a potential obstacle to a deal. From Al Jazeera Cambodia's Rainsy 'refused boarding' onto Paris-Bangkok flight Opposition leader is attempting to return to Cambodia from self-imposed exile to challenge Prime Minister Hun Sen. That's all for today come back tomorrow for more news.

From the Daily Mail Jacob Rees-Mogg 'profoundly apologises' for suggesting Grenfell Tower residents lacked 'common sense' for following fire brigade's 'stay put' order - adding he too 'would have listened to their advice' From The Irish Independent You think Brexit has been tough? Wait until trade talks, says Michel Barnier The EU's chief negotiator has drawn up battle lines for talks that would take place after the UK leaves the bloc. Mr Barnier said the trade talks after Britain leaves as expected on January 31 might be as tough as the long-running Brexit divorce negotiations, which have consumed much of the last three years. Here are the World Headlines for Today From The Boston Globe At least 9 US citizens dead after cartel attack in north Mexico Drug cartel gunmen ambushed three SUVs along a dirt road, slaughtering at least six children and three women in a grisly attack that left one of their SUVs a burned-out, bullet-riddled hulk, authorities said Tuesday. From The New York Times Trump Vowed to Shrink the Trade Gap. It Keeps Growing. The overall United States trade deficit continued to widen in the first nine months of 2019, data released Tuesday morning show, defying a Trump administration plan to try to shrink the figure by renegotiating trade agreements. From Business Insider Turkish forces have captured the older sister of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a raid in northwestern Syria, officials announced, about 50 miles from where he died by suicide vest in a US raid ten days ago. From Bloomberg Israeli Top Court Rejects Rights Activist's Expulsion Appeal Israel's Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by the local director of Human Rights Watch, which sought to block the Israeli government's attempt to expel him for allegedly supporting an international boycott movement against Israel. From The Mirror A dozen bottles of red wine sent to space station ‘in the name of science' NASA has sent twelve bottles of red wine to the International Space Station (ISS) in an unusual science experiment. That's all for today folks, enjoy Bonfire Night and come back tomorrow for more news.

From the BBC Speaker's election: MPs begin process to pick John Bercow's successor Seven candidates are in the running, including ex-deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman and current deputy Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle. Voting has begun and rounds will continue until one candidate obtains more than half of the votes. From Marketwatch EU remains committed to Iran nuclear deal even after U.S. withdrawal European Commission spokeswoman said Monday the deal is a matter of security ‘not just the region, or Europe, but globally' Maja Kocijancic, a spokeswoman for the European Commission, said Monday that the deal “is a matter of our security, not just the region or Europe but globally.” But she says the EU's commitment to the deal “depends on the full compliance by Iran.” Here are the World Headlines for Today From Associated Press US, China spar at Southeast Asian regional summit The rivalry between the United States and China over influence in the Asia-Pacific region was on show Monday as the two superpowers traded barbs over freedom of navigation in the region's seas. The war of words took place at the annual summit of leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, hosted this year by Thailand. From Fox Business McDonald's shares slide after parting ways with CEO over relationship with employee From USA Today Trump says whistleblower offer of written responses not enough From The BBC Mothercare UK latest in line of retailers to enter administration in 2019 As Mothercare calls in the administrators, parents share their memories and tell us what they think went wrong. It was once the one-stop shop for all things baby-related, but Mothercare's 79 UK stores are not profitable and 2,500 jobs are at risk. That's all for today, come back tomorrow for more news.

From Computing.co.uk Facebook has reached a deal with the Information Commissioner's Office over the misuse of personal data by Cambridge Analytica. The company will pay the £500,000 fine originally proposed by the ICO, the maximum it could legally levy, pre-GDPR - but without acknowledging responsibility. From Common Space A winter General Election is coming: how did that happen? Winter is coming and so, it would appear, is an army of chilly party activists to a doorstep near you, as a December General Election has been made all the more likely by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's change of heart Here are the World Headlines for Today From City AM Russian pipeline Nord Stream 2 gets final approval The controversial Russian oil pipeline Nord Stream 2 has been approved by Denmark, removing the last obstacle in the way of the project's completion. The Danish permit, which has been pending since April 2017, was the last needed for the 1230km pipeline from Russia to Germany to be completed. From The Huffington Post Pathologist Claims Jeffrey Epstein Autopsy 'Points To Homicide' Dr. Michael Baden, a forensic expert hired by Epstein's brother, cast doubt on the official ruling that the former money manager died by suicide. From BBC News Chile cancels climate and Apec summits amid mass protests Chile has pulled out of hosting two major international summits, including a UN climate change conference, as anti-government protests continue. From USA Today Jeep maker FCA could merge with French automaker PSA Peugeot Italian-American carmaker FCA and French automaker PSA Peugeot confirmed Wednesday that they have held discussions for a potential combination that analysts believe could take the form of a merger. From The Washington Post U.S. slowdown deepens as economic growth slips to 1.9 percent pace in third quarter Business investment contracts for second straight quarter, as companies pull back amid uncertainty

From Bristol Post Updates as MPs vote to decide on December General Election The chances of an election increased today after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn confirmed he would support the government's call for an election on December 12, despite opposition from some of his MPs. From The Daily Telegraph Grenfell Tower report: Fire union chief hits back at 'back-to-front' criticism saying ministers are 'evading scrutiny' Here are the World Headlines for Today From ABC News Lawyer blasts charges in toddler's cruise ship death An attorney for the Indiana family of an 18-month-old girl who fell to her death from a cruise ship in July said Puerto Rican prosecutors' decision to charge her grandfather with negligent homicide is "pouring salt" on the family's wounds. From Reuters General Motors earnings beat lifts shares but U.S. strike weighs on outlook General Motors Co on Tuesday posted a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit on robust U.S. demand for its lucrative pickup trucks and SUVs, offsetting the $3-billion hit from a U.S. labor strike that led it to slash its earnings forecast. From The Irish Indipendent Google sued by Australian regulators over location tracking The Competition and Consumer Commission accused Google of collecting information on users' whereabouts even after they had switched off the feature. From the BBC Hong Kong: Joshua Wong calls his election ban 'politically driven' Joshua Wong, the high profile pro-democracy activist from Hong Kong, has been disqualified from running in forthcoming district council elections. From The Irish Times Merck results lifted by strong sales of cancer drug Revenue rises 15% and forecasts higher earning for full year That's all for today, come back tomorrow for more news.

From Sky The EU has agreed to delay Brexit until 31 January 2020 at the latest, Donald Tusk has announced. A "flextension" will be granted and "formalised through a written procedure", the bloc's Council president tweeted, with an EU source adding confirmation would come on Tuesday or Wednesday. From the BBC A major accountancy firm covered up evidence of smuggling by an organised crime gang that was laundering British drug money, an investigation has revealed. Ernest and Young failed to report suspicious activity at one of the world's largest gold refineries and then altered a compliance report to hide the crime. Here are the World Headlines for Today From Politico President Donald Trump said Monday that negotiations for the so-called phase one of the United States' trade deal with China were “ahead of schedule.” From Star Tribune California wildfires erupt in LA, burn in wine country Easing winds offered a chance of improved conditions for firefighters trying to control a huge fire in Sonoma County wine country north of San Francisco, but forecasters warned that another round of strong wind gusts could hit the area on Tuesday. The fire has been burning since Wednesday. From CNBC Tiffany shares soar 32% after French luxury group LVMH confirms interest in acquiring the luxury jeweler From the South China Morning Post Thailand to seek talks with United States on loss of trade privileges The US announced on Friday it was suspending US$1.3 billion in trade preferences for Thailand over its failure to adequately protect worker rights From The Washington Times Argentina's Peronists celebrated their return to power after incumbent President Mauricio Macri conceded defeat in a dramatic election that likely swung the country back to the center-left, saw the return of a divisive former president and threatened to rattle financial markets. That's all for today, come back tomorrow for more news.

You have made it to the weekend, here's the top stories of today. From the BBC Why Terminator: Dark Fate is sending a shudder through AI labs Arnold Schwarzenegger means it when he says: "I'll be back," but not everyone is thrilled there's a new Terminator film out this week. In labs at the University of Cambridge, Facebook and Amazon, researchers fear Terminator: Dark Fate could mislead the public on the actual dangers of artificial intelligence (AI). AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio told BBC News he didn't like the Terminator films for several reasons. "They paint a picture which is really not coherent with the current understanding of how AI systems are built today and in the foreseeable future," says Prof Bengio, who is sometimes called one of the "godfathers of AI" for his work on deep learning in the 1990s and 2000s." From The Guardian Javid: government will push for general election 'again and again' Sajid Javid has said the government will repeatedly push for a general election if parliament rejects Boris Johnson's motion on Monday, as electoral administrators outlined potential problems with a pre-Christmas election including a lack of polling stations and late postal votes. Johnson on Thursday night threatened to pull his Brexit deal if Jeremy Corbyn rejected the offer of a general election on 12 December, but Labour appeared poised to block Monday's motion by telling MPs to abstain. The party has said it will only back an early election when a no-deal Brexit scenario can be firmly ruled out. From Sky News Russian troops patrol Syrian border following deal with Turkey The deal will see Syrian government forces establish 15 posts along the border, according to the Interfax news agency. As Russian troops began their patrols, US President Donald Trump said Turkey was making the ceasefire permanent, prompting him to lift sanctions imposed on Turkish imports in response to the recent violence "unless something happens that we are not happy with". Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan echoed Russia's demand for Kurdish soldiers to retreat, saying his military would resume its offensive in northeastern Syria if neither Russia or the US ensured the Syrian Kurdish fighters were removed. That's all for today! Have a great weekend !

From the BBC 'Minimal' checks needed on post-Brexit Northern Ireland-Great Britain trade There will be "minimal targeted interventions" on trade from Northern Ireland to GB under the PM's Brexit deal, the Brexit secretary has said. Stephen Barclay's comments came after Northern Ireland business groups appealed for greater clarity about how the deal will affect trade with the rest of the UK. It will mean new administration and checks on goods crossing the Irish Sea. But how those processes will be implemented is yet to be worked out. From NBC News Google claims quantum computer breakthrough. IBM pushes back. An experimental quantum processor performed a calculation in minutes that would've taken an ordinary supercomputer thousands of years, Google said. The findings, published Wednesday in the scientific journal Nature, show that "quantum speedup is achievable in a real-world system and is not precluded by any hidden physical laws," the researchers wrote. Quantum computing is a nascent and somewhat bewildering technology for vastly sped-up information processing. Quantum computers might one day revolutionize tasks that would take existing computers years, including the hunt for new drugs and optimizing city and transportation planning. From the BBC RBS slumps to loss after £900m hit from PPI Royal Bank of Scotland has swung to a loss in the third quarter after taking a hit from the cost of payment protection insurance. The Edinburgh-based bank, in which the government owns a 62% stake, added its investment bank had a "particularly challenging" three months. It reported a pre-tax loss of £8m for the July-to-September period after it took a £900m charge for PPI. These are the last results before chief executive Ross McEwan departs. The New Zealander is being replaced by Alison Rose next month, when she becomes the first woman to lead one of the UK's big four banks. She joined the bank 27 years ago as a graduate trainee. The bank had reported a £961m profit in the same three months a year ago. That's all for today! check back tomorrow for more news