Chile turned to China for an undersea cable. The U.S. said no
… Under pressure from the U.S., which wanted to keep China out of global telecom projects, that plan was shelved. …
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Bangladesh’s gig workers are stuck in gas lines as Iran-U.S. war strains fuel supply
… Government officials later reported that the conflict had delayed ships carrying oil tankers, thereby exerting pressure on the country’s fuel supply. …
“Data embassies” and safeguarding digital assets during wartime
… The Gulf strikes will be “a catalyst for the data embassy model to go mainstream,” Mahmoud Abuwasel, disputes partner at law firm Wasel & Wasel, told Rest of World . “It solves the physical peril of localizing data in an active conflict zone.” Yet with worsening geopolitical tensions, conflict-free… …
The Great AI Divide: Navigating U.S. and Chinese dominance
… Zambian authorities gave in to this pressure, but it is not the only example that we’ve seen. The U.S. is also exerting pressure on civil society right now in the digital rights space, canceling visas, sanctioning individuals, researchers, and activists. …
The global tech boom is over. American AI companies won
… That leaves them vulnerable to shifting geopolitical winds and the risk that these companies might one day swallow their global competitors whole. …
The Chinese whiz kids of Silicon Valley
… Geopolitically, U.S.-China relations are at their lowest point in decades. …