Category: Business

We’ve seen plenty of bad tech bills in recent years, often cloaked in vague language about “online safety.” But Florida’s SB 868 doesn’t even pretend to be subtle: the state wants a backdoor into encrypted platforms if minors use them, and for law enforcement to have easy access to your messages. This bill should set […]

Those of us who study trade and investment for a living are, I suspect, becoming exasperated with both the White House stance on tariffs and the way that this is reported in much of the media. US president Donald Trump believes that if a country has a trade surplus with the US it is somehow […]

Swiss pharmaceutical leader Roche is making a historic bet on the U.S. life sciences sector, announcing a $50 billion investment over the next five years to dramatically expand its American manufacturing and research footprint. The move underscores a strategic pivot that could soon see the U.S. become a net exporter of Roche medicines, according to […]

Closing this gap is not optional. There were189 million fewer women than men online in 2024.   The disparity is about more than access, it reflects deeper systemic barriers, according to ​Doreen Bogdan-Martin who heads the UN telecommunications agency, ITU. “That’s too many missed opportunities to learn, to earn and to shape our shared digital […]

The Trump administration is reportedly considering a significant rollback of tariffs on Chinese imports in an effort to de-escalate long-standing trade tensions with Beijing, according to sources cited by Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal. People familiar with internal deliberations say the White House is exploring the possibility of cutting tariffs by more than 50% […]

This is the first part of a three-part series about age verification in the European Union. In this blog post, we give an overview of the political debate around age verification and explore the age verification proposal introduced by the European Commission, based on digital identities. Part two takes a closer look at the European […]

Apple CEO Tim Cook quietly met with top Trump administration officials to express concern over proposed tariffs on Chinese-made electronics—moves that could have significantly raised the price of iPhones for U.S. consumers. According to The Washington Post, Cook engaged directly with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and other senior figures during the tariff standoff, opting for […]

Boeing has agreed to sell portions of its Digital Aviation Solutions business to private equity firm Thoma Bravo for $10.55 billion in an all-cash transaction. This strategic move is part of Boeing’s plan to streamline operations and focus on its core aerospace and defense sectors. The deal includes four key digital aviation platforms: Jeppesen, ForeFlight, […]

In 2024, global employee engagement fell to 21%, a two-percentage-point decrease from 2023 and the second recorded decline since 2009. This drop resulted in an estimated $438 billion in lost productivity worldwide, according to Gallup’s “State of the Global Workplace: 2024” report. The report highlights that while engagement levels have stagnated, employee stress and loneliness […]

The world is facing a “silver tsunami” – an unprecedented ageing of the global workforce. By 2030, more than half of the labour force in many EU countries will be aged 50 or above. Similar trends are emerging across Australia, the US and other developed and developing economies. Far from being a burden or representing […]