INT

  • Yesterday
  • 7 min read

China’s old-age reforms reduce long-run economic risks

The retirement age will rise for the first time in decades, as will mandatory pension contributions for formal workers

China
  • Yesterday
  • 7 min read

Pyongyang’s cyber-attacks will expand globally

North Korean cyber-attacks have intensified, increasingly targeting crypto and financial sectors across the world

North Korea
  • Yesterday
  • 2 min read

EU antitrust scrutiny on Microsoft will intensify

Independent browser developers are urging the European Commission to subject Microsoft to its Digital Markets Act (DMA)

EU
  • Yesterday
  • 2 min read

London police will scale up its use of biometrics

London’s Met Police used facial recognition technology 117 times this year, up from a total of 32 between 2020 and 2023

United Kingdom
  • Yesterday
  • 2 min read

Historically elevated food prices are the new normal

The world food price index rose in September by the most since the Ukraine war first started

International
  • Oct 3
  • 7 min read

The US election will be crucial for sanctions policy

The 2024 presidential election marks a critical juncture for US policy on economic sanctions

International
  • Oct 3
  • 2 min read

US free speech absolutists will limit content policies

Two weeks after being signed into law, California’s election deepfake law is blocked over First Amendment concerns

United States