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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
On Thursday, Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled that digital platforms are responsible for users’ content — a major shift in a country where millions rely on apps like WhatsApp, Instagram, and …
Brazil rules that social media platforms are responsible for users’ posts Read More
On a smog-choked late November morning in Delhi, a crowd of workers, union leaders and political allies gathered under a haze of winter pollution to send a message to one …
New laws in the Indian states of Rajasthan, Karnataka and Telangana advance app workers’ rights. Read More
A spike in immigration raids has spread fear across migrant communities in the U.S. A slew of new apps aimed at providing migrants support have emerged in recent years. Afraid …
New apps help immigrants navigate Trump’s deportation crackdown Read More
Young Indonesians applying for tech jobs via Facebook and Telegram are trafficked to scam farms. Scammers use deepfakes, voice clones, and other technologies to dupe victims around the world. Americans …
AI scam factories force trafficked workers to defraud global victims Read More
Microsoft has quietly implemented a policy blocking employee emails containing the words “Palestine,” “Gaza,” or “genocide” on its internal Exchange servers, according to No Azure for Apartheid, a group of …
Microsoft Bans the Word “Palestine” in Internal Emails Read More