The quiet layoffs sweeping China’s tech giants
…However, the government has pledged to boost emerging industries such as AI and EVs to generate new jobs. The government says it aims to create more than 12 million urban jobs in…
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The global cybersecurity gap deepens as AI-powered attacks surge
…AI developers, software companies, security researchers, open-source maintainers, and governments across the world “all have essential roles to play,” Anthropic said. “The work of defending the world’s cyber infrastructure might…
Deadly deepfakes: A survival guide for the age of algorithmic war
…The Global Center on AI Governance is an Africa-based research collective dedicated to promoting responsible and equitable AI practices globally. In a conversation with Rest of World , Adams outlined how AI…
The global push to rein in Big Tech
…Innovation 5 March 2026 Meta’s Oversight Board races to govern the AI surge As generative AI explodes on social media, the board’s slow, human-led review model faces a breaking…
The AI black box grows darker
…AI firms comfortable with the government’s definition of “lawful use” are being rewarded: Anthropic insisting its models not be used for domestic mass surveillance and fully autonomous weapons resulted in the…
U.S. plans Peace Corps-style “Tech Corps” to counter China’s AI exports
…government announced an AI action plan, which includes pledges to export the country’s AI technology stack, including hardware, models, software, applications, and standards, and build an American AI alliance. The Tech…
Can social media age verification really protect kids?
Joanne Lee/Rest of World By Rina Chandran 19 February 2026 Governments worldwide are requiring social media platforms to check the age of young users. Age verification methods are often inaccurate, and…
From Chile to the Philippines, meet the people pushing back on AI
…continue to monitor AI companies and file complaints. They also tried to be involved in the country’s National Data Center Plan, but “dropped our dialogue with the government because we realized…
A Mexican surveillance giant you’ve never heard of is now watching the U.S. border
…use of advanced technology and AI. The platform is also deployed at the U.S.-Mexico border. In April 2022, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Chihuahua Governor María Eugenia Campos Galván signed…
War in the Gulf could tilt the cloud race toward China
…the $30 billion Stargate AI data center that houses Nvidia GPU clusters and proprietary OpenAI systems. Experts say the shock of these attacks could reshape how governments in the region assess cloud…