Category: Business

Innovation in construction materials has long been hindered by limited access to industry infrastructure, regulatory complexities, and slow adoption cycles. The GCCA, a global association representing 40+ leading cement and concrete companies, is breaking these barriers by offering startups direct access to real-world testing environments, mentorship, and commercialization pathways. The Innovandi Open Challenge 2025 invites […]

The start of 2025 has been good for China and its reputation as a high-tech innovator. The unveiling of the Chinese-made artificial intelligence (AI) tool, DeepSeek, caused consternation on the US stock exchange and from potential competitors in Silicon Valley. Chinese firms are increasingly at the forefront of key high-level technologies such as electric vehicles […]

SAN FRANCISCO—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the Repro Uncensored coalition on Wednesday launched the #StopCensoringAbortion campaign to ensure that people who need reproductive health and abortion information can find and share it.  Censorship of this information by social media companies appears to be increasing, so the campaign will collect information to track such incidents.   […]

Fourteen years of conflict have unravelled nearly four decades of economic, social and development progress. Today, nine out of 10 Syrians are living in poverty, and one in four is jobless. The report warns that at current growth rates, the economy will not regain its pre-conflict GDP level before 2080, or 55 years from now. […]

Ahead of the election on February 23, many German voters are deeply concerned about the economy – and for good reason. The German economy is in a recession and has been shrinking for two consecutive years. In fact, it is now about the same size as it was in 2019, even as some of its […]

The launch of ChatGPT and other deep learning quickly led to a flurry of lawsuits against model developers. Legal theories vary, but most are rooted in copyright: plaintiffs argue that use of their works to train the models was infringement; developers counter that their training is fair use. Meanwhile developers are making as many licensing […]

Apostolos Tzitzikostas, the European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, has reaffirmed his strong commitment to advancing the European rail sector, emphasizing its central role in achieving the EU’s ambitious sustainability and growth targets. Speaking at a recent event, Tzitzikostas highlighted that the European Union’s support for rail development is unwavering, with his own agenda […]

It’s hard to keep up with all the tariff announcements coming out of Washington. On February 1, the US president, Donald Trump, announced the introduction of 25% tariffs on most imported goods from Canada and Mexico, and an additional 10% levy on goods from China. The tariffs against Canada and Mexico were soon postponed by […]

EFF and a coalition of privacy defenders have filed a lawsuit today asking a federal court to block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing the private information of millions of Americans that is stored by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and to delete any data that has been collected or removed […]

Intel’s stock price soared by 16.1% to US$27.39, marking its best trading day since March 2020, as speculation about a potential breakup of the tech giant gained traction. Media reports suggest that two major industry players, Broadcom (AVGO) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), are eyeing separate portions of Intel’s business. According to The Wall […]