Category: Business

Age verification mandates won’t magically keep young people safer online, but that has not stopped governments around the world spending this year implementing or attempting to introduce legislation requiring all online users to verify their ages before accessing the digital space.  The UK’s misguided approach to protecting young people online took many headlines due to […]

A tidal wave of copyright lawsuits against AI developers threatens beneficial uses of AI, like creative expression, legal research, and scientific advancement. How courts decide these cases will profoundly shape the future of this technology, including its capabilities, its costs, and whether its evolution will be shaped by the democratizing forces of the open market or the […]

As reproductive rights face growing attacks globally, access to content about reproductive healthcare and abortion online has never been more critical. The internet has essential information on topics like where and how to access care, links to abortion funds, and guidance on ways to navigate potential legal risks. Reproductive rights activists use the internet to […]

State and federal lawmakers have introduced multiple proposals in 2025 to curtail or outright block children and teenagers from accessing legal content on the internet. These lawmakers argue that internet and social media platforms have an obligation to censor or suppress speech that they consider “harmful” to young people. Unfortunately, in many of these legislative […]

Gold prices surged to unprecedented highs this week as escalating pressure from the United States on Venezuela sent investors rushing toward safe‑haven assets. Spot gold climbed as high as $4,498.70 per ounce, breaking the $4,500 barrier for the first time during Asian trading. Other market trackers reported peaks between $4,420 and $4,469 per ounce as volatility rippled across global commodities. The rally […]

Across ideologically diverse communities, 2025 campaigns against automated license plate reader (ALPR) surveillance kept winning. From Austin, Texas to Cambridge, Massachusetts to Eugene, Oregon, successful campaigns combined three practical elements: a motivated political champion on city council, organized grassroots pressure from affected communities, and technical assistance at critical decision moments. The 2025 Formula for Refusal […]

ServiceNow has agreed to acquire cybersecurity startup Armis for $7.75 billion in cash, marking the largest acquisition in the company’s history and a defining move in its push to fuse enterprise security with the rapidly expanding world of artificial intelligence. The deal, announced this week, positions ServiceNow to build what it calls an “AI control tower” […]

Venture capital investment in the cybersecurity sector has dropped to a multiyear low, even as global cybercrime losses are projected to reach as much as $10 trillion in 2025. The contrast between shrinking investment and escalating economic damage is sharpening concerns that the industry may be underestimating the scale and urgency of the threat. The cybersecurity […]

Nvidia has moved to consolidate its dominance in artificial intelligence hardware with a $20 billion acquisition of key assets from Groq, the Silicon Valley startup known for its ultra‑low‑latency inference chips. The all‑cash deal is the largest in Nvidia’s history and nearly triples Groq’s $6.9 billion valuation from a funding round just three months earlier. […]

China has escalated its trade tensions with India by filing a formal complaint at the World Trade Organization, targeting New Delhi’s tariffs on technology imports and subsidies linked to key manufacturing sectors. Beijing’s request for consultations marks the first step in the WTO’s dispute‑settlement process and reflects a widening rift between Asia’s two largest economies. According […]