After decades touting openness, Singapore sees threat of foreign meddling | Policy
Singapore – For decades, Singapore promoted itself as one of the world's most open and globalized economies to compensate for…
Economy
Meta presents team to combat disinformation and AI harms in EU elections | Elections
The tech giant's head of EU affairs says the team will bring together experts from across the company. Facebook owner…
Japan's stock market hits new high after surpassing 1989 peak | Economy
Last week, Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 made history by hitting its highest level in nearly 35 years. Japan's stock market…
Half of UK exporters say Houthi attacks in the Red Sea disrupt business | Conflict
The British Chamber of Commerce says 55 per cent of exporters report higher shipping costs and delays. More than half…
Debate on scrapping CFA begins as Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger forge new path | Characteristics
Abidjan, Ivory Coast – Since the Niger coup on July 30, fissures within the Economic Community of West African States…
After anti-'woke' backlash, Google's Gemini faces criticism over China taboos | Technology
Taipei, Twain – As Google finds itself embroiled in an anti-woke backlash over the Gemini artificial intelligence model's reluctance to…
The United States makes the first moon landing since 1972 with the Odysseus spacecraft | News
Odysseus is the first spacecraft built by a private company to land on the lunar surface. The United States made…
Google pauses Gemini's image tool for people after anti-'woke' backlash | technology
Tech giant says model is 'missing the mark' after controversy over failure to depict white people. Google has temporarily stopped…
'Tired, not demoralized': Ukraine's tech workers fight growing war fatigue | Russia-Ukraine War
When Russian forces crossed the Ukrainian border and advanced towards Kharkiv, Serhiy Evdokimov got into his car and started driving.…
Google's withdrawal of Internet archiving tool draws the ire of Chinese researchers | Technology news
Taipei, Taiwan – For China researchers, keeping up with the country's politics or economy is difficult enough due to its…