Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – The upcoming G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro is poised to take a significant step forward in promoting sustainable development and fostering global entrepreneurship. According to Gao Jian, Director of the Entrepreneurship Research Center on G20 Economies at Tsinghua University, the summit will help bridge divides between developed and developing […]
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[ad_1] Germany is a leader in privacy and data protection, with many Germans being particularly sensitive to the processing of their personal data – owing to the country’s totalitarian history and the role of surveillance in both Nazi Germany and East Germany. So, it is disappointing that the German government is trying to push through […]
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[ad_1] In its recent report, Civil Rights Implications of Face Recognition Technology (FRT), the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights identified serious problems with the federal government’s use of face recognition technology, and in doing so recognized EFF’s expertise on this issue. The Commission focused its investigation on the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of […]
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[ad_1] Update 11/14/2024: The PERA and PREVAIL patent bills were pulled at the last minute today, without getting a committee vote. Senators are right to have concerns with these deeply flawed bills. We hope to engage with the next Congress on real patent fixes—changes that will create a more fair system for small companies and everyday users […]
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[ad_1] The biannual report, which focuses on developments affecting global food and animal feed markets, highlights that higher costs for cocoa, coffee, and tea are driving the increase, while disparities in import bills persist across income levels. Cocoa prices have soared nearly four times their ten-year average earlier this year, coffee prices have almost doubled, and […]
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[ad_1] Now, of course, we’ve all dropped a cell phone, picked it up, and realized that we’ve absolutely destroyed its screen. Right? Or is it just me…? Either way, you’ve probably seen how expensive it can be to repair a device, whether it be a cell phone, laptop, or even a washing machine. Device repair […]
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest chipmaker, is embroiled in a high-profile legal dispute concerning allegations of racial and citizenship discrimination at its newly established manufacturing facilities in Arizona. A lawsuit filed by current and former employees, including a senior talent acquisition director, claims that TSMC has systematically favored Taiwanese citizens over American […]
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In the fast-paced, highly competitive world of business, failure is a term that’s often seen as an inevitable part of the growth process. Business leaders and entrepreneurs are trained to view failure as a stepping stone to success — a necessary experience that leads to innovation, learning, and resilience. But what happens when failure isn’t […]
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[ad_1] “We are here to respond to a key challenge: turning the energy transition towards justice,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres, asking the participants at a roundtable discussion to weigh in on the work of his Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals. The panel launched last year at COP28 in the United Arab Emirates with […]
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[ad_1] Don’t be scared of your backlog of digital rights news, instead, check out EFF’s EFFector newsletter! It’s the one-stop-shop to keeping up with the latest in the fight for online freedoms. This time we cover our expectations and preparations for the next U.S. presidential administration, surveillance towers at the U.S.-Mexico border, and EFF’s new report on the use of AI in Latin America. […]
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