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The Government is being urged to urgently ‘close the loopholes’ which could allow hostile states and malicious actors to donate to political parties via untraceable cryptocurrencies. Reform UK became the first …
Reform UK’s Crypto Donations Put Under Spotlight as Experts Warn It’s ‘Impossible to Trace’ Foreign Cash Read More
At the end of November, Hamza Hourani’s phone rang. It was a cloudy morning in Damascus, and some Syrians were quietly stocking their cupboards as rebel fighters marched south toward …
Syria’s quest to build its own Silicon Valley Read More
TikTok is investing in a $10 billion data center in Brazil’s northeast. Indigenous people who claim the allocated land say they were not consulted on the project. Brazil aims to …
Indigenous group in Brazil takes TikTok to court over planned data center Read More
A Chips Act 2.0 could introduce new funding schemes for chip manufacturers, the Commission said in a call for evidence published on Friday. The Commission is set to revise its Chips Act …
Chips Act 2.0 could open the state aid tap further Read More
Google, Meta, and Microsoft continue to invest in AI models to handle issues from wildfires to maternity deaths in Africa. Experts say such projects could complicate Africa’s digital infrastructure and …
Big Tech’s “AI for good” spending increases in Africa. So does skepticism Read More
Karthik started working as a “productologist” for Builder.ai in 2022. In another company, the role — assisting customers in building software — might have been called a product manager. But “productologist” …
Inside the collapse of Builder.ai: Was it even an AI company? Read More
A powerful lobby group funded by major US tech firms, including Google, Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Uber, may have influenced Donald Trump’s decision to investigate Brazil’s “unfair” trade practices. …
How Trump’s trade war with Brazil serves Big Tech’s interests Read More
In Muzo, luck and chance are like two more neighbors in town — old, familiar faces. People buy and sell raffles, lottery tickets, or betting slips in the hope of …
Colombian emerald fever hits TikTok: A journey to Muzo, the source of the world’s most valuable gems Read More
In May, Brazil’s Finance Minister Fernando Haddad flew to the U.S. to meet with executives from Amazon, Google, Nvidia, and Meta. His agenda: to pitch his country as the newest, most attractive …
Brazil wants to be a sustainable data center hub. Environmentalists are skeptical Read More
Campaigners have called for a legal loophole to be closed which potentially allows foreign donations to flow into UK parties via cryptocurrencies. In a new warning from the non-profit watchdog Spotlight on Corruption, researchers …
Cryptocurrency Loophole Could Allow Foreign Billionaires to Secretly Bankroll UK Political Parties Read More