Category: Business

Whether they call it AI summaries, knowledge panels, or AMP, Google takes actions that are less about functionality and more about locking you into its own ecosystem. Knowing that makes it possible for all of us to choose better services than Google’s, defeating their anticompetitive goal. In this case, as it is so often, knowledge […]

Diesel prices in Nigeria jumped by about 83 per cent between late February and the end of August, compared with nine per cent in Ireland. Gasoline rose by about 51 per cent in Myanmar, but just three per cent in Sweden. The reason lies partly in local conditions: taxes, subsidies, domestic pricing rules and exchange […]

Yesterday, along with the ACLU, EFF filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit court of appeals in United States v. Spurlock, a case involving a “tower dump” warrant. These overbroad warrants require cellular providers to turn over location data about every phone in a given area at a given time. This is the first […]

SEATTLE — U.S. aerospace giant Boeing and international aviation finance leader Avolon officially confirmed on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, that the Irish lessor has finalized a firm order for 140 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft. The announcement confirms that the entire triple-digit commitment—initially revealed without variant specifics in October—consists strictly of the high-capacity 737 MAX […]

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Garment workers across major industrial belts surrounding Dhaka have escalated strikes and street demonstrations, demanding a substantial increase to the monthly minimum wage as severe cost-of-living pressures continue to strain household budgets. The wave of labor unrest, which intensified through October and early November 2026, has forced approximately 30 ready-made garment (RMG) […]

But according to neuroscientist David Rock, the bigger question is not what AI is doing for us. It is what it might be doing to us. “In some ways, technology isn’t changing us at all,” Mr. Rock told us.  Human brains still make decisions, solve problems and respond to challenges much as they have for […]

The educational centre in Loikaw Township, Kayah state was being used by displaced families when it came under attack on Saturday, amid an ongoing civil war sparked by a coup in 2021. Further airstrikes were reported in Rakhine state over the weekend, including one that struck a temporary healthcare facility, reportedly killing a newborn baby […]

The U.S. Postal Service used social media surveillance to monitor and report on protests across the political spectrum, government records show. The records, disclosed to EFF and other requesters suing the postal service under the Freedom of Information Act, show that the agency’s internet Covert Operations Program, or iCOP, routinely sifted through social media posts […]

The government’s surveillance powers grew rapidly after Sept. 11, 2001, some in public view and some in secret. EFF suspected but couldn’t prove that the National Security Agency was spying on Americans’ communications. The New York Times sat on a story about it for over a year, finally publishing it in December 2005. Then, in January […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — In one of the largest technology transactions of 2026, custom chipmaker Marvell Technology, Inc. announced on November 2, 2026, that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire optical components maker Lumentum Holdings Inc. in an all-stock transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $115 billion. The megadeal combines Marvell’s […]