Tech
BUSINESS
America First? TikTok Gives Control to Israeli Tech Company
The American algorithm of TikTok may shift to Oracle, raising fears of pro-Israel bias, censorship, and the illusion of free speech but geopolitics in Trump's America.
EUROPE
Britain vs Big Tech: Can the Online Safety Act Really Govern the Global Internet?
Even powerful nations can struggle when tech companies bring their legal firepower to a global fight. Now, Britain's ambitious new regulatory experiment is facing its first major test.
BUSINESS
Governments Buy Into Big Tech: The State as Silicon Valley Shareholder
Government ministries now sit at board tables once reserved for venture tech capitalists alone as public money floods into private firms.
BUSINESS
Solar Power: Europe Aims High While America Goes Practical
While European researchers launch plans for orbital power stations, Americans plug simple panels into backyard outlets.
BUSINESS
A Paper Tiger: Why EU Tech Keeps Arming Myanmar’s Junta
European navigation modules guide the junta in Myanmar through deadly skies above villages, while Brussels speaks of sanctions.
Popular
Hormuz Battle Tests European Energy Nerves
Renewed Gulf hostilities have driven shipping premiums to crisis levels again, leaving European economies exposed to a war fought far from their shores.
Europe’s Farm Lobby is Keeping Pesticides in the Fields
Europe's pesticide fight is no longer just about science or regulation. It is increasingly about whether the farm lobby is defending farmers, or using them to defend the chemical status quo.
How Vance Split With Trump Over Iran
A marathon podcast appearance revealed how far Vice President JD Vance has drifted from Donald Trump's Iran strategy, and how close he now stands to 2028.
Trump and Musk Stretch ‘Interference’ in Opposite Directions
"Interference" used to suggest covert foreign state action. Now it is being stretched to cover everything from intelligence claims to billionaire endorsements, and the word is losing precision in both directions.
Anime’s Cult is Fading in Europe But Why?
Japanese anime helped romanticise Europe for global audiences. If the industry weakens, Europe may lose one of its strangest and most flattering cultural mirrors.
