Escaping the trap of US tech dependence
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Democratic history is a timeline of states acting to curb over-mighty figures, from kings to business tycoons...
Merz is due in Bengaluru, often called India's Silicon Valley, after meeting PM Modi in Ahmedabad. The visit comes just weeks ahead of plans to sign a long-awaited free trade agreement between India a...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy aims to boost Ukraine's defense capabilities through technology by appointing Mykhailo Fedorov as the new defense minister. What do experts say?...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy aims to boost Ukraine's defense capabilities through technology by appointing Mykhailo Fedorov as the new defense minister....
Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos and Sundar Pichai attend the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. | Kenny Ho...
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Silicon Valley bosses who lined up behind the US president for his inauguration have fared well under his administration...
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An Amazon Web Services data center in Ashburn, Virginia, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. | Photo: Getty Images The Trump administration and a bipartisan group of governors are pressuring the PJM Interc...
Defence ministry to work with tech company Palantir to use information gathered over four years of war...
Tech giant moves to reverse concessions made to limit the shock of US President Donald Trump’s trade levies...
The rules allow banks to combine token activity with payments and financial services under central bank and tech park oversight....
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The standoff between the US and the EU over Greenland has heightened existing European concerns about over-dependence on the United States, particularly in the digital sector, with French President Em...
The FBI went to Microsoft last year with a warrant, asking them to hand over keys to unlock encrypted data stored on three laptops as part of an investigation into potential fraud involving the COVID ...
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Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images The Pentagon has a new pitch for young adults: skip the Army, and write code instead. Undersecretary of Defense Emil Michael said on the No Priors podcast...
Crypto majors are very green with Bitcoin making a new another 2-month high; BTC +2% at $96,7500; ETH +2% at $3,360, SOL even at $145; XRP -1% to $2.11. DCR (+30%), DASH (+10%), ICP (+10%) and ZEC (+7...
Google cofounder Larry Page reportedly purchased property in South Florida. EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/GettyImages Google cofounder Larry Page bought property in Florida amid California's proposed billionair...