Category: Business

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 […]

Fast fashion giant Shein’s mooted flotation on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) could be larger than any stock exchange listing seen in Europe in the last year. Coming at a time when the LSE is struggling to attract new listings, with some firms migrating to other exchanges, this could be a welcome boost. So it […]

Congress has begun debating the TAKE IT DOWN Act (S. 146), a bill that seeks to speed up the removal of a troubling type of online content: non-consensual intimate imagery, or NCII. In recent years, concerns have also grown about the use of digital tools to alter or create such images, sometimes called deepfakes. While […]

In a significant meeting with key business leaders on Monday, China’s President Xi Jinping reassured private sector figures, including Alibaba founder Jack Ma, that the government’s policies toward private businesses will remain stable. This assurance comes as Beijing seeks to revitalize an economy severely impacted by the pandemic, regulatory crackdowns, and a real estate crisis. […]

Pakistan’s Finance Minister, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, emphasized the country’s focus on expanding exports—both skilled labor and tangible goods—during his recent remarks at the AlUla Conference for Emerging Market Economies. He highlighted the significant opportunity presented by Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, which is driving the Gulf nation’s growing demand for skilled workers, particularly in sectors tied […]

India and the United States are set to embark on an ambitious path to strengthen their economic ties, with a commitment to elevate bilateral trade to $500 billion by 2030. This goal was outlined by India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal during a meeting on Tuesday, where he highlighted that both nations aim to […]

Syria’s new foreign minister, Asaad al-Shaibani, recently appeared at the World Economic Forum’s annual conference in the Swiss resort of Davos. He announced that his country is open for business and seeking foreign investment. After more than 13 years of civil war and decades of dictatorship that saw Syria become a pariah state, the country […]

For years now, there has been some concern about the coziness between technology companies and the government. Whether a company complies with casual government requests for data, requires a warrant, or even fights overly-broad warrants has been a canary in the digital coal mine during an era where companies may know more about you than […]