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Markets Anton Sugoniakin: how can the circular economy trend affect the consumer electronics industry? af fect the consumer electronics industry? Issue 46 5 min read Markets Inflation, which are the 10 European countries where it is highest which are the 10 European countries where it is highest? Issue 46 4 min read Markets Consumer alarm: ‘the new ECB hike is a blow to families’ ‘The 25 basis point increase in interest rates decided today by the ECB represents an average blow of +20 euros per installment for Italian families who have taken out variable rate mortgages’. Issue 46 6 min read Markets In 2023 a recession is increasingly likely is a recession increasingly likely? Issue 46 5 min read Markets Inflation and the climate crisis are today’s main concerns According to the Global Risks Report 2023 of the World Economic Forum (WEF), conflicts of a geopolitical nature continue to dominate the global scenario (first and foremost, the war between Russia and Ukraine, which shows no sign of abating), generating difficulties in the supply of natural resources, foodstuffs, energy, as well as economic tensions. Issue 46 6 min read Markets Quick hits: June 2023 The New York Times has closed a deal with Google that will allow the newspaper to receive one hundred million dollars from the company over three years. The Wall Street Journal reports it. Issue 45 2 min read Markets Why blockchain and smart contracts can improve public contracts Technological innovation produces continuous and direct effects on the organization of work, on social relations and on the system of industrial relations, so that, as a consequence, it is necessary to rethink the traditional legal categories in the field of labor law. Issue 45 5 min read Markets The European Union in the press with the ‘strategic autonomy’ led by France In the analyzes of the media and in diplomatic circles, the new declination of the ‘strategic autonomy’ of Europe presented by Macron during the visit to China and in the interview granted during the return trip to the publications Les Echos and Politico.eu is still destined to arouse many questions. Issue 45 5 min read Markets Fake news: what to do against the dictatorship of the dominant thought Artificial intelligence (AI), just as we are discussing in this issue of the Handelot Times, undoubtedly represents one of the main challenges that our society is called to confront today. Issue 45 7 min read Markets Mind uploading and brain hacking Mind Uploading, now a popular term for many, is the uploading - still theoretical - of the human mind into a computer or hardware, which would allow us to transcend the limits of our physical shells and therefore - at least it seems - to live forever. Issue 45 6 min read Markets Blurred boundaries between natural and artificial. The risk of transhumanism natural and artif icial. When atoms meet bits Issue 45 6 min read Markets 6 Marvel and DC characters that will conquer fans in 2023 2022 ended with the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the last of last year’s superhero films: as 2023 arrives, it’s time to turn our attention to the characters from Marvel and DC films whose release is scheduled for the new year. Issue 45 3 min read