The 2025 liber-net report on Germany’s state-funded content moderation network has renewed debate over how online speech is managed in the country. The report maps more than 330 organizations involved in moderation-related work, ranging from academic departments to non-profits and government agencies.
Investigative reporting has revealed a hidden world of commercial surveillance, where obscure companies offer tools capable of tracking world leaders, journalists, and ordinary citizens with startling precision. Central to these revelations is First Wap and its toolkit, Altamides.
Visa and Mastercard reached a 38 billion dollar settlement with U.S. merchants to end a two-decade dispute over credit card swipe fees. The deal lowers interchange rates and adds new flexibility for businesses while allowing both companies to deny wrongdoing. If approved, it could reshape how payment fees are managed across the U.S. retail and financial sectors.
Starting in 2026, Ireland will make its Basic Income for the Arts program permanent, providing 2,000 artists with a weekly stipend of €325. The initiative aims to reduce financial stress, foster creative work, and strengthen the country’s cultural sector by offering stable income support to artists and creative professionals.
The United States faces a growing financial challenge as corporate debt reaches record highs alongside a surge in AI investments. This article examines how rising borrowing and AI-driven market enthusiasm could combine to create risks for economic stability, exploring data, market trends, and policy responses shaping the future.
After years of shrinking budgets and rising demand, UK councils are being forced to cut back on core services. From less frequent bin collections to reduced social care, the effects are being felt in neighbourhoods across the country. This piece explores what’s changing, why it’s happening, and what it means for the future of local services.
Elon Musk has launched the America Party, a new political movement focused on fiscal responsibility, innovation, and centrist policy. This article explores its origins, platform, leadership, and potential role in reshaping the U.S. political landscape.
The China–Iran rail corridor is a 4,000 km freight route connecting eastern China to central Iran via Central Asia. Slashing delivery times from 40 to 15 days, it is reshaping Eurasian logistics, strengthening economic ties, and shifting the region’s geopolitical balance.
As climate change accelerates Arctic melt, nations race to exploit its untapped resources, control emerging sea routes, and assert geopolitical dominance. This article explores the Arctic’s transformation into a high-stakes arena of global power and peril.
In 2025, LA County implemented a 3% rent cap to combat rising housing costs. This new policy limits annual rent increases for rent-controlled properties, impacting tenants, landlords, and the broader housing market.
America’s middle class is grappling with skyrocketing living costs, job insecurity, and crushing financial burdens. Explore the heart-wrenching realities millions of families face as they struggle to keep up with rising expenses and uncertain futures.
The 2025 Morocco CNSS data breach exposed sensitive personal and business information, raising concerns about cybersecurity in the country. This breach has sparked controversy, legal debates, and urgent calls for stronger data protection measures.
In the U.S., police kill more than 1,000 people annually—more than most developed nations. Black Americans are 2.9 times more likely to be fatally shot by police than white Americans. The killing of George Floyd in 2020 sparked the largest civil rights protests in decades.
The FDA recalls Dunkin’ doughnuts after discovering that certain products may pose a health risk to consumers. While the specific cause behind the recall is still under investigation, food safety recalls like this are typically triggered when there is a risk of contamination or when a product contains allergens that were not properly disclosed on labels.
Argentina, a nation once ranked among the wealthiest in the world, has found itself grappling with severe economic challenges over the past 25 years. Then, one year ago, provocative libertarian economist Javier Milei was inaugurated as its new president.
The year 2024 proved to be an exceptional one for gold, as the yellow metal defied expectations and delivered impressive gains. By the end of the year, its price had surged by nearly 27%, marking one of its best performances of the century. This rally was the largest since 2010, with gold reaching a peak of $2,790 per ounce in late October before settling at around $2,626.80 by December.
In a bold move that signals a deepened commitment to the U.S. economy, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son has announced an unprecedented $100 billion investment over the next four years, aimed at fueling growth in artificial intelligence (AI) and related infrastructure.
As 2025 approaches, the possibility of a government shutdown continues to be a looming concern in Washington, D.C. Congressional leaders are under significant pressure to finalize essential legislation before the year ends, and the debate over how to pass a full-year budget has become increasingly urgent.
The 4-day workweek is rapidly transforming the way companies and countries think about work. As more and more businesses experiment with shorter workweeks, evidence is mounting that working less can actually lead to working more effectively. Across the globe, countries and organizations that have adopted the 4-day workweek are reporting impressive results, while the traditional 5-day workweek is being scrutinized for its inefficiency and negative impact on worker well-being.
The Assad regime in Syria has been a central force in the country’s political landscape for nearly five decades. It began with Hafez al-Assad in 1970 and was passed down to his son, Bashar al-Assad,
With proven reserves of approximately 2.5 billion barrels of oil and 8.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, Syria’s energy sector could play a crucial role in its long-term economic recovery. However, the road to recovery will be a challenging one, requiring both political stabilization and the rebuilding of critical infrastructure.
Decades of vaccine research led to one of the most successful public health projects in Texas. And we’re hopeful it could provide a road map for the use of mass wildlife vaccination to prevent future outbreaks.
The official poverty measure declined to 11.1% in 2023 from 11.5% in 2022. At the same time, the supplemental poverty measure, an alternative way to measure poverty introduced in 2011, increased to 12.9% in 2023 from 12.4% a year earlier.
Evacuating might seem like the obvious move when a major hurricane is bearing down on your region, but that choice is not always as easy as it may seem. Evacuating from a hurricane requires money, planning, the ability to leave and, importantly, a belief that evacuating is better than staying put.
Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris is headline news, as were the mere rumors that Beyoncé might perform at the Democratic National Convention. Donald Trump, too, has his pop culture supporters, including Kid Rock and Lee Greenwood.