Category: Business

Over the past couple of years, the seemingly steady rightward drift of Elon Musk has culminated in actions and statements that have sparked broad controversy. Musk – visionary CEO of Tesla, SpaceX and founder of X Corp – is a man on a mission to get humanity to Mars. He is also the wealthiest person […]

Addressing the AI Action Summit against the glittering backdrop of the Grand Palais museum in the French capital, the UN chief warned that the growing concentration of AI capabilities risked deepening geopolitical divides. “Global guardrails” must be agreed and deployed urgently and best practices shared, Mr. Guterres insisted, in the interests of solidarity, equitable policies and […]

Digital security training can feel overwhelming, and not everyone will have access to new apps, new devices, and new tools. There also isn’t one single system of digital security training, and we can’t know the security plans of everyone we communicate with—some people might have concerns about payment processors preventing them from obtaining fees for […]

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimates that imposing tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico could generate $1.4 trillion in revenue over a decade. However, extending former President Trump’s tax cuts could cost $4.6 trillion over the same period, highlighting a significant fiscal imbalance that raises concerns among economists about the long-term effects of […]

Water bills are going up in England and Wales, even after the series of scandals around water companies. Last year water firms paid £158 million in fines following a record-breaking number of sewage dumps in rivers and seas. Severn Trent Water and United Utilities alone reportedly made 1,374 illegal sewage spills over two years. (Both […]

Ever since Chat-GPT’s debut, artificial intelligence (AI) has been the center of worldwide discussions on the promises and perils of new technologies. This has spawned a flurry of debates on the governance and regulation of large language models and “generative” AI, which have, among others, resulted in the Biden administration’s executive order on AI and […]

France is set to invest a staggering €109 billion ($113 billion) into artificial intelligence (AI) projects, a move hailed by President Emmanuel Macron as a monumental step in the country’s technological evolution. The announcement comes ahead of the AI Action Summit in Paris, where heads of state and tech leaders will gather to discuss the […]

In early December 2024, hopes for a landmark global treaty to curb plastic pollution were dashed as negotiations in South Korea stalled. Leading the campaign against the deal were major oil-producing nations, especially Saudi Arabia and Russia, who argued for a more flexible approach to any legally binding limits on plastic manufacturing. The collapse of […]

Germany’s reputation as Europe’s largest and one of the most robust economies is increasingly overshadowed by a growing bureaucracy that’s draining the resources of businesses, big and small. Navigating the complex maze of regulations and paperwork has become a daily struggle, costing businesses valuable time and money. Bureaucratic Burden: A Slow Process In Germany, it […]

The Texas legislature will soon be debating a bill that would seriously weaken the free speech protections of people in that state. If you live in Texas, it’s time to contact your state representatives and let them know you oppose this effort.  Texas Senate Bill 336 (SB 336) is an attack on the Texas Citizens […]