North America

  • 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

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 9
  • 2 min read

Trump-Harris debate will start final phase of election

The two presidential candidates have agreed to debate on September 10, effectively starting the election's final phase

United States
  • 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 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
  • 7 min read

Walz may help reorient the US Democratic campaign

Democratic candidates Kamala Harris and Tim Walz campaigned in Michigan yesterday on a swing through battleground states

United States
  • Aug 8
  • 2 min read

Economic development growth rates will be pressured

The World Bank’s annual development report explores ways countries can escape the so-called ‘middle-income trap’

International
  • Aug 8
  • 2 min read

Mexico’s US lawsuits will keep spotlight on arms trade

Mexico claims that the actions of US arms manufacturers undermine its stringent gun laws

Mexico