INT

  • Aug 13
  • 2 min read

UK wage growth slowdown should support more rate cuts

Wages grew at the slowest pace since November 2021 in June but inactivity is rising worryingly

United Kingdom
  • Aug 12
  • 7 min read

Tungsten demand outpaces supply amid shift from China

Demand for tungsten is rising from military and other applications but the dominant supplier, China, is producing less

International
  • Aug 12
  • 2 min read

UN Treaty reflects a global divide on cyber regulation

After three years of negotiations, a UN committee last week approved the first international cybercrime treaty

United Nations
  • Aug 9
  • 7 min read

Geopolitical tensions test Taiwan’s chips industry

Concerns grow for Taiwanese semiconductors amid US-Chinese tensions and a possible Donald Trump re-election

Taiwan
  • Aug 9
  • 2 min read

Google-Meta ad row to prompt more online safety rules

Google and Meta made a "secret deal" to target Instagram ads to teenagers on YouTube, the Financial Time reports

International
  • Aug 9
  • 2 min read

AI will raise inequalities without sizable policy acts

The ILO and UN highlight that AI is widening economic and social inequalities and suggest ways nations can mitigate this

International
  • Aug 8
  • 7 min read

Election to determine the future of US automaking

US automakers face testing domestic and global markets, and their industry being a central and fractious election issue

United States
  • Aug 8
  • 2 min read

Ofcom letter will renew focus on UK Online Safety Act

Ofcom has issued an open letter to online platforms, raising concerns about their role in inciting violence

United Kingdom