Category: Business

At a major UN conference underway this week in Awaza, Turkmenistan, calls are growing to tackle the high trade costs, investment gaps and growing digital divide that continue to hold these countries back. Despite progress in some areas, landlocked developing nations – from Bolivia to Bhutan and Burkina Faso – account for just 1.2 per […]

Operating within the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the group aims to amplify their voices in global climate talks, where their distinct vulnerabilities have long been overlooked. Disproportionate climate risks Although LLDCs account for approximately 12 per cent of the world’s land surface, they have experienced nearly 20 per cent of the world’s […]

Tokyo, Japan – August 7, 2025SoftBank Group reported a return to profitability in its fiscal first quarter, driven by robust performance across its Vision Funds portfolio and strategic investment gains. The rebound was supported by increased holdings in high-performing technology companies, including Nvidia and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which contributed significantly to the group’s bottom-line […]

Washington, D.C. – August 7, 2025President Donald Trump is expected to sign two executive orders on Thursday aimed at strengthening financial protections and expanding retirement investment options. The first order will prohibit financial institutions from denying or restricting services based on an individual’s political or religious beliefs, or their engagement in lawful business activities. The […]

Of the many principles EFF fights for in consumer data privacy legislation, one of the most basic is a right to access the data companies have about you. It’s only fair. So many companies collect information about us without our knowledge or consent. We at least should have a way to find out what they […]

Copenhagen, Denmark – August 7, 2025Danish shipping conglomerate A.P. Moller–Maersk delivered stronger-than-expected operating results for the second quarter, underscoring its resilience amid ongoing geopolitical instability. The company reported preliminary underlying earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of $2.3 billion for the June quarter. The performance was attributed to sustained operational efficiencies and robust […]

Companies large and small are doubling down on digital rights, and we’re excited to see more and more of them join EFF. We’re first and always an organization who fights for users, so you might be asking: Why does EFF work with corporate donors, and why do they want to work with us? SHOW YOUR […]

And increasingly, climate change is compounding the problem – damaging roads, disrupting supply chains, and threatening already fragile infrastructure with floods, droughts, and extreme weather. But as global discussions intensify, a UN conference underway in Turkmenistan is aiming to flip the scrip – to help transform LLDCs from landlocked to landlinked through smarter more climate […]

The UK is having a moment. In late July, new rules took effect that require all online services available in the UK to assess whether they host content considered harmful to children, and if so, these services must introduce age checks to prevent children from accessing such content. Online services are also required to change […]

When a technology can have a conversation with you, it’s natural to anthropomorphize that technology—to see it as a person. It’s tempting to see a chatbot as a thinking, speaking robot, but this gives the technology too much credit. This can also lead people—including judges in cases about AI chatbots—to overlook the human expressive choices […]