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Geopolitical tensions test Taiwan’s chips industry
Concerns grow for Taiwanese semiconductors amid US-Chinese tensions and a possible Donald Trump re-election
TaiwanAI 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
InternationalTrump-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 StatesGoogle-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
InternationalElection 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 StatesWalz 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 StatesEconomic development growth rates will be pressured
The World Bank’s annual development report explores ways countries can escape the so-called ‘middle-income trap’
InternationalMexico’s US lawsuits will keep spotlight on arms trade
Mexico claims that the actions of US arms manufacturers undermine its stringent gun laws
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