Technology / Media / Telecoms
South-east Asian scam centres will continue to thrive
Regional states face a tough challenge to curb transnational scamming operations within their borders
South-east AsiaChinese dominance will influence global dysprosium use
Demand is rising from many uses for heavy rare earth dysprosium; Chinese refiners control 99.9% of global supply
InternationalUS anti-clean energy push hits world energy transition
The US policy shift away from clean energy and foreign aid towards fossil fuels will affect the global energy transition
InternationalCyber breaches of global telecoms will be persistent
After targeting US telecom firms, Chinese cyber groups have now been implicated in a breach of an Asian telecom provider
InternationalVK will secure another Kremlin bailout after losses
VK, Russia’s leading social media platform, has reported alarming financial results for 2024
RussiaChina’s open-source AI push fuels its global ambitions
Since DeepSeek AI's global success, Chinese firms are increasingly embracing open-source AI
InternationalNorth Korea will ramp up AI-powered hacks
Pyongyang’s intelligence services have formed a new hacking group to develop offensive hacking programmes
InternationalEuropean alternatives to Starlink remain far away
Negotiations between Italy’s government and Elon Musk's satellite internet operator Starlink have frozen
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