Category: Business

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 […]

Bosses of tech giants Meta, Google and X had front row seats at Donald Trump’s recent presidential inauguration. This special treatment highlighted the increasingly cosy relationship between leaders of technology companies and the White House. Just a few weeks before the ceremony, Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg had pledged to “work with President Trump to push […]

Google continues to show us why it chose to abandon its old motto of “Don’t Be Evil,” as it becomes more and more enmeshed with the military-industrial complex. Most recently, Google has removed four key points from its AI principles. Specifically, it previously read that the company would not pursue AI applications involving (1) weapons, […]

We may never know if St Valentine, a martyr beheaded for officiating the forbidden weddings of persecuted Christians, was keen on chocolate and flowers. But we do know that millions of people around the world will be using those very items to celebrate his name on February 14. In the UK, it is estimated that […]

“The partnership between the United Nations and the African Union has never been stronger,” said the UN chief, striking a positive tone from the outset. “Together, we see an Africa brimming with hope and possibility.” The Secretary-General noted the “booming, enterprising” young population of the continent and the wealth of renewable resources it offers, and […]

As President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order in 2020 to retaliate against online services that fact-checked him, a team within the Department of Justice (DOJ) was finalizing a proposal to substantially weaken a key law that protects internet users’ speech. Documents released to EFF as part of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit […]